Psychologist
Job Description
Title: Psychologist
Company Name: Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master in Psychology, any reported University
Job Context:
∎ Job Location: Cox`s Bazar
∎ Starting date of Job: March-2022
∎ Duration: 26 Months
∎ Reporting to: Clinic Manager
Job Responsibilities:
∎ BACKGROUND OF GONOSHASTHAYA KENDRA AND THE PROJECT:
∎ Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) is a National NGO. GK registered as a Public Charitable Trust in 1972 and started with two visions (a) "the fate of the poor decides fate of the country, and (b) "development of the country depends on development of women."
∎ GK has been active in responding to all significant natural disasters in Bangladesh since 1972 through the mobilization of its own and foreign resources. GK provided food aid, lifesaving medicine and treatments in its operational Upazila during flood of 1987, 1988, 2000, Tornado: 1989, Cyclone and tidal surge: 1985 1991, 1994, Cyclone SIDR 2007, Cyclone AILA 2009 in its operational areas.
∎ GK has experienced partnership with several UN agencies, INGOs, such as UNDP, UNHCR, WFP, WHO, World Bank, European Union, UNHCR, Christian Aid, Action Aid, We Social Movement, French Support Committee, Save the Children, Plan Bangladesh, Medico International and many others.
∎ GK is managing 43 health centers in 19 districts, two hospitals of 250 beds, the largest dialysis center in Bangladesh where 100 people could be treated simultaneously. GK is running one University, Medical College, Dental College, Medical Technical School, Pharmaceutical Industry and a Vocational training school providing short, long and customized courses for distressed women. GK has awarded numerous national and international awards for its work on health and disaster response.
∎ Gonoshasthaya Kendra Bangladesh and its partner Malteser International are two humanitarian organizations in Bangladesh that have been working on emergency programs since September 2017, post-emergency and development. GK is currently implementing a project funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and Malteser International (MI) of "Improving the health and nutritional situation of refugees in Cox's Bazaar and contributing to the peaceful coexistence of refugee and host communities". The goal of this project is to improve the health, nutrition, and psychosocial status of refugees while assisting host communities through health education in community level.
∎ MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
∎ PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
∎ Implement mental health & psychosocial activities in GK/MI health post.
∎ Assess the beneficiary's psychological condition by using psychological tools to detect the vulnerable cases
∎ Perform individual session for detected mental health cases and refer the severe cases according to GK/MI referral pathway
∎ Organize group sessions and support groups for the project beneficiaries
∎ Use participatory methods to identify activity needs according to target groups, in order to facilitate the enrolment of adults and children in HP activities
∎ When needed, provide psychological consultations and conduct group discussions activities through home visits for the most vulnerable cases
∎ Support CHWs to identify beneficiaries with vulnerabilities and to properly refer them to GK/MI, Health post
∎ Support CHWs in the facilitation of the outreach activities for beneficiaries at community level when needed
∎ Identify training needs for GK/MI, health post staff and contribute to training sessions in collaboration to Clinic Manager
∎ Train CHWs of GK/MI health post on psychological first aid
∎ Sensitize medical & paramedics staff of GK/MI PHC and health post to psychological and psychosocial issues
∎ Produce timely activity reports, including both quantitative and qualitative information on psychological activities.
∎ Reporting and attendance to different meetings
∎ Prepare weekly activities report to submit to Medical Coordinator
∎ Participate in a pro-active way to different meetings.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least three (3) years experiences with relevant position with NGOs/ INGOs
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork
∎ Fluency in oral and written English
∎ Proficiency MS office particularly excel with expertise in Quick books is preferable
∎ Good organizational skills
∎ Good communication skills
∎ Ability to cope with stress working in camp environment
∎ Good command of Chitagonian/Rohingya language and Bangla. English language skills an asset.
∎ Flexibility to perform other tasks and take initiative when required.
∎ Cultural awareness/ sensitivity and empathy to the target population
∎ Awareness and observation of universal medical ethics.
Salary:
∎ According to experience
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 8 Mar 2022
Company Information:
∎ 26 Feb 2022
∎ Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar
Category: NGO/Development
