Senior Officer - Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services
Job Description
Title: Senior Officer - Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services
Company Name: ActionAid Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Minimum Salary: Tk. 115281 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO
Published: 14 Mar 2024
Education:
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Proficiency in local language will be an advantage.
∎ Training facilitation skills.
∎ Experience working with non-governmental organizations or with local government authorities.
∎ Able to take decision in a timely manner, prioritize and multi-task seamlessly.
∎ Orientation to gender sensitivity.
∎ Ability to work under extreme pressure and meeting deadlines.
∎ Team player with strong experience in multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environments.
∎ Minimum 3 years of working experience in GBV prevention & response, experience to work with community people specially with women.
∎ Technical Skills
∎ Proficiency in local language will be an advantage.
∎ Training facilitation skills.
∎ Experience working with non-governmental organizations or with local government authorities.
∎ Able to take decision in a timely manner, prioritize and multi-task seamlessly.
∎ Orientation to gender sensitivity.
∎ Ability to work under extreme pressure and meeting deadlines.
∎ Team player with strong experience in multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environments.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Implementing psychosocial activities and providing psychological consultations on regular basis.
∎ Ensure all work with survivors is confidential and that ethical practices are observed.
∎ Document data accurately in the intake forms and ensure they are under lock and key.
∎ Ensure that the MH Data Tool is accurately updated on a regular basis.
∎ Participate in the preparation of accurate reports for all Psycho-social related activities.
∎ Assess the survivors’ psychological condition by using psychological tools to detect the vulnerable cases and ensure psychological follow up.
∎ Maintain regular contact with all service providers and for referrals from other service providers.
∎ Participate in conducting trainings for medical and non-medical staff on Mental Health related topics.
∎ Conducting regular Awareness raising session with target communities as per requirement
∎ Producing timely progress reports, including both quantitative and qualitative information, on MHPSS activities
∎ Duration of Contract : Up to 30 June 2024
∎ Job Summary: This position will be working closely with project team in OCC and in community with an aim to improve the survivor’s mental health wellbeing and psychosocial conditions. Supporting the OCC team by providing guidance and capacity building for the implementation of qualitative psychosocial care and mental health activities. Assisting the case worker in the identification of women and girls in need of specific psychological counselling and ensuring individual or group support for identified survivors.
∎ Key responsibilities include (not limited to)
∎ Implementing psychosocial activities and providing psychological consultations on regular basis.
∎ Ensure all work with survivors is confidential and that ethical practices are observed.
∎ Document data accurately in the intake forms and ensure they are under lock and key.
∎ Ensure that the MH Data Tool is accurately updated on a regular basis.
∎ Participate in the preparation of accurate reports for all Psycho-social related activities.
∎ Assess the survivors’ psychological condition by using psychological tools to detect the vulnerable cases and ensure psychological follow up.
∎ Maintain regular contact with all service providers and for referrals from other service providers.
∎ Participate in conducting trainings for medical and non-medical staff on Mental Health related topics.
∎ Conducting regular Awareness raising session with target communities as per requirement
∎ Producing timely progress reports, including both quantitative and qualitative information, on MHPSS activities
∎ Relationships: The MHPSS Senior Officer will be directly reportable to the Project Manager. S/he must be located near the OCC (within 5 km).
Compensation & Other Benefits:
Employment Status: Contractual
Gender:
∎ Only Female
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
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Apply Procedure:
Company Information:
∎ ActionAid Bangladesh
∎ House # 8, Road # 136, Gulshan-1, Dhaka - 1212
∎ ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency working in over 40 countries, taking sides with poor people to end poverty and injustice together.
Address::
∎ House # 8, Road # 136, Gulshan-1, Dhaka - 1212
∎ ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency working in over 40 countries, taking sides with poor people to end poverty and injustice together.
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 18 Mar 2024
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 18th Mar 2024
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