Psychologist

Job Description

Title: Psychologist

Company Name: SAJIDA FOUNDATION

Vacancy: 05

Age: 18 to 40 years

Job Location: Dhaka, Gazipur, Manikganj, Sylhet

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 18 to 40 years

Education:

• Minimum master's degree in Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology. 

Experience:

• Minimum 2 or more years of experience in mental health service delivery, preferably within community or project settings.

• Training or experience in trauma-informed care

• Prior experience supervising Para-counselors, lay-counselors, or interns is preferred.

• Familiarity with standardized screening tools is preferred. 

Key Skills:

• Strong therapeutic, counselling, and clinical assessment skills.

• Ability to critically review and validate AI-generated clinical content for cultural and clinical appropriateness.

• Demonstrated ability to supervise, mentor, and provide structured feedback to Para-counselors.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in both Bangla and English.

• Ability to work effectively in community and field settings within a research-project timeline.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

The Culturally Aligned Generative AI Project is design to support para-counselors in low-resource community Mental Health settings. The goal of the project is to strengthen community-based mental health services in Bangladesh by improving the quality, accessibility, equity and effectiveness of care through culturally aligned, ethically responsible and evidence-informed AI-assisted decision support for para-counselors.

Job Summary:

The Psychologist will provide direct clinical services including advanced psychological screening, assessment, and counselling to project participants at the assigned site, and will supervise and mentor Para-counselors in the delivery of para-counselling and AI-assisted, culturally aligned decision-support sessions. The role also contributes to reviewing and validating AI-generated outputs for clinical and cultural appropriateness, capacity building of field staff, strengthening of referral pathways, and project documentation and reporting.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Clinical Screening and Casework

• Conduct advanced psychological screening tools for final cohort inclusion across the anxiety, depression, and psychosis strata.

• Provide psychological assessment, diagnostic formulation, and individual/group counselling for clients referred by Para-counselors.

• Manage an active clinical caseload at the assigned site, in line with site-level targets

• Deliver psychological first aid (PFA) and crisis intervention in emergency or crisis situations.

• Refer complex or severe cases, including psychosis, to specialized facilities and hospitals per service-mapping and referral protocols.

• Maintain accurate, confidential case records and session documentation.

2. AI-Assisted Decision Support and Quality Assurance

• Review and validate AI-assisted decision support outputs (case conceptualization and care planning suggestions) generated during Para-counseling sessions for clinical accuracy and cultural appropriateness.

• Provide structured, timely feedback to the AI development team on tool performance and areas needing refinement.

• Support the adaptation and pilot testing of the AI decision-support prototype at the assigned site.

3. Supervision, Training and Capacity Building

• Provide on-job training, clinical supervision, mentorship, and case consultation to Para-counselors at the assigned site.

• Review Para-counselor’s case notes, screening records, and para-counselling documentation, and provide structured feedback.

• Co-facilitate Menal health related training and screening-tools training for Para-counselors.

• Support Para-counselors to build the capacity to facilitate courtyard sessions and stakeholder engagement sessions.

4. Coordination, Documentation and Reporting

• Coordinate with the Field Coordinator on site-level scheduling of screening, counselling, and courtyard sessions.

• Contribute technical content to case studies, activity reports, and documentation of good practice.

• Support development and review of SOPs, screening tools, and clinical guidance materials

• Participate in project review meetings and contribute to donor and technical reporting as required.

• Undertake other duties as assigned, relevant to the role.

• Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays,Insurance
• Festival Bonus: 2