Psychologist (Mental Health)

Job Description

Title: Psychologist (Mental Health)

Company Name: SAJIDA FOUNDATION

Vacancy: 01

Age: At most 40 years

Job Location: Sirajganj

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Master of Science (MSc) in Psychology

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At most 40 years

Education, Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of a Master's degree in Applied Psychology (e.g., Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, etc.).

• An M.Phil. degree or training and experience working with children and adolescents will add significant value to this role.

• At least 2 years of experience in the relevant field, particularly for individuals who have severe mental health conditions, in a multidisciplinary team.

Other Requirements:

• Well-developed oral and verbal communication skills in order to develop a professional and efficient relationship with relevant stakeholders.

• Interpersonal skills to connect with others and develop rapport with relevant personnel.

• Compassion and empathy.

• The ability to explain, encourage and build confidence.

• Observation and problem-solving skills.

• The ability to think critically and creatively while also working well under pressure.

• Decision-making skills and the ability to organize and plan your workload.

• Enthusiasm, sensitivity and patience to deal with a range of needs.

• Must have structured and organized skill and proficiency on MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint etc.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide individual or group counselling for individuals in distress, with mental health conditions or psychosocial disabilities, measuring progress using pre- and post-evaluation tools for their Mental Health recovery.

• Build the capacity of peer responders and community stakeholders to promote mental health awareness and provide care to targeted communities.

• Supervise conducting regular courtyard sessions to raise mental health awareness and promotion among target communities.

• Train teachers in Mental Health First Aid to enable them to provide basic emotional support and referrals to students.

• Develop training materials both in Bangla & English based on current global context and new academic discoveries.

• Conduct mental health specific training for the population of all strata (person with disability) as needed.

• Operationalize community sensitization campaigns (community setting, educational institutions, health care institutions etc.) to promote mental health awareness, reduce stigma & enhance service seeking behavior.

• Conduct supervision sessions for lay-counselors.

• Coordinate and sustain working relationship with stakeholders (Govt. representatives, community leaders etc.).

• Plan, coordinate, and monitor all mental health activities to achieve the goals of the project.

• Assist the project management team with administrative and logistical tasks aligned with the work plan and technical monitoring

• Assist to organize consultative workshops involving district-level stakeholders and community representatives.

• Ensure conduct training sessions for local health workers to strengthen knowledge and skills in mental health.

• Support project focal in other relevant project activities (project planning, assist in finance management, report writing, expense reconciliation report etc.).

• Regular field visits to pilot sites to develop contextual knowledge of each site, develop relationships with the field team, and provide support as necessary.

• Organize and celebrate national days related to mental health.

 Minor Responsibilities:

• Prepare the monthly action plan.

• Prepare a success story of the project each month and send to HO including photos and signed consent forms.

• Attend various meetings and training sessions as required.

• Rapport building and collaboration with related stakeholders especially local Government, local NGO’s, etc.

• Any other task assigned by organization.

• Insurance,Mobile bill,T/A
• Festival Bonus: 2

Monthly gross salary will be BDT 45,783.