Community Mental Health Worker

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 60 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of religion, creed or political affiliation. To develop this work from the Hebron district, we are recruiting a:

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKER

3 MONTHS CONTRACT 

CONTEXT:

Providing optimal preventive and psychosocial aid to people with mental health and psychosocial needs at community level according to MSF principles, standards and procedures in order to provide the most appropriate mental health support for patients.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

• Providing optimal preventive and psychosocial aid to people with mental health and psychosocial needs at community level according to MSF principles, standards and procedures in order to provide the most appropriate mental health support for patients

JOB PROFILE:

Main tasks

• Providing information and education to the affected population on mental health/psychosocial, also related to health (psycho-education), according to specific needs
• Working together with other team members to prepare/produce various mental health psychosocial education messages/topics, and medical messages according to specific groups and needs e.g. caretakers of Covid19 patients, population affected by violence, etc.
• Identifying and appropriately referring patients who need medical or mental health assistance and providing psychological first aid to identified community members in need.
• Organizing supportive activities in the community (art for children, discussion sessions, etc.), if required.
• Ensuring that all patients attending MSF activities are well informed about services provided.
• Visiting families in their home/tent/shelter if required, in order to facilitate defaulters' tracing or to offer psycho-education.
• Attending supervision sessions and educational sessions with members of the team.
• Maintaining monitoring data and producing regular work reports to the supervisor.
• Implementing MSF mental health, psychological support/psychosocial education and health promotion protocol regarding Covid in supported Covid19 context.
• Providing mental health, psychosocial education and health promotion support in supported Covid19 health structure/hospital.

Additional tasks:

• Results and Quality Orientation 
• Teamwork and Cooperation 
• Behavioural Flexibility 
• Commitment to MSF Principles 
• Stress Management 

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CANDIDATE PROFILE:

Education

• University degree in social work.

Experience

Knowledge

• Experience of minimum 1 year in social work, preferably in NGOs. 
• Desired knowledge in Hebron governorate including H2 and Area C 
• Strong communication, organizational and social skills (attentive listening, open attitude, empathy, sensitivity)
• Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team 
• Initiative, creativity and flexibility 
• Capacity to adjustment to change 
• Interest in helping vulnerable population

CONDITIONS:

• Very good in English and local language essential (Arabic).

Interested candidates should submit their application letter, CV with reference details to: 

Médecins Sans Frontières

Human Resources Departement _Hebron Project

[email protected] 

With the reference: CMHW MSF vacancy. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Deadline: Closing application date is Dec 25th 2021.