Field Psycho-Social Worker

International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is an international non-governmental development and relief organisation, working worldwide to provide food, shelter, economic self-sufficiency, and hope. All assistance is provided on the basis of need alone. IOCC has been present in Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza (JWBG) since 1997 providing assistance to vulnerable Palestinians and communities through various emergency relief and/or development programs.

IOCC is seeking highly skilled staff to be hired for the following positions of Emergency Psycho-Social (PSS) Support for Gaza Pre-School Children Project:

Field Psycho-Social Worker, Emergency Psycho-Social (PSS) Support for Gaza Pre-School Children: Six Positions, duration 8 months (approximately), renewable upon availability of funding.

Summary of the Position:

The Field Psycho-Social Worker (FPSW) will work under the direction of the Project Officer- Emergency Psycho-Social (PSS) Support for Gaza Pre-School Children, and the Program Director, IOCC Gaza Field Office in the management, implementation, supervision and monitoring of IOCC-JWBG Project: Emergency Psycho-Social (PSS) Support for Gaza Pre-School Children. S/he will be supervising both the coordination, logistical, administrative and technical components of the work, and will be required to liaise and work closely with, Local Partner(s), psycho-social support service providers, cooperating pre-schools and kindergartens, local communities, etc.  

Key Responsibilities:

These will include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Under the direct supervision and close coordination of the Project Officer – PSS, undertakes the community psycho-social (PSS) support work in all targeted kindergartens (KGs) as scheduled.
• Conduct psychotherapy sessions, individual, group or family counselling sessions and follow-up sessions within the functions (psychologist) for the children enrolled at the targeted KGs and their parents.
• Provision of psychological support services and intervention activities, including psychological first aid interventions to project beneficiaries as needed.
• Participation in the preparation and implementation of PSS support, education and awareness-raising interventions at KGs as planned.
• Conduct field visits to select kindergartens, communicate with KGs’ directors to fill the required data and collect the requested documents.
• Provide psycho-social support educational sessions and materials for the targeted KGs’ children and their parents, teachers and staff.
• Coordinate with psycho-social support services providers for referring the eligible cases for follow-up in the PSS clinics of those providers.
• Monitor, guide and coach KGs efforts related to fully integrating the PSS support interventions in the KGs activities.
• Assess the KGs’ environment and evaluate the needed renovation intervention related to PSS.
• Data collection and development of PSS case management files of children assessed at the KGs.
• Provide the Project Officer with daily field reports.
• Commitment to offer more volunteer time dedicated for the work purposes, if needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

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Knowledge and Skills: Psycho-social support work technical and social work skills; interpersonal communication skills; advanced verbal communication skills; fluency in Arabic and English; presentation and tutoring skills, computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Windows package; and good reporting skills.

 Competencies:  Ability to build strong personal and community relationships with all project stakeholders and beneficiaries, partner organization, beneficiary KGs and other contacts; sensitivity to cultural conditions and practices; tenacity in observing procedures, regulations, local laws and other requirements in implementing and maintaining IOCC programs; ability to think strategically, analyze issues, and make appropriate recommendations.

Education: Bachelor degree in psychology or psychological counselling from a recognized university.

Experience: A two-year experience in working on similar projects is preferred, working with international/local development and relief organizations, preferably in the country of assignment; focusing on emergency response and community work and project implementation.

Interested candidates should send their C.V. together with a cover letter stating their relevant experience to the following e-mail, with the title of the vacancy in the subject:

[email protected]

The closing date for applications is COB 24 July, 2022.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

No phone calls please.