الوصف الوظيفي

Role: MHPSS Field workers

Type: Consultancy Service

Duration: Six-month contract with possible extension Location: Gaza, Palestine

Reports to: Projects’ Manager

Position Summary

In collaboration with the Projects’ Manager and MHPSS technical officer team and the Emergency Field Coordinator, the MHPSS Field worker will support UPA's emergency response in Gaza.

The MHPSS Field worker will be responsible for providing expert services to community members in need of individual and/or group counselling. This involves MHPSS basic case management, individual counselling sessions, family counselling sessions, psychoeducation activities, and/ or group counselling sessions and recreational activities.

جميع الحقوق محفوظة لموقع جوبس.

متطلبات الوظيفة

Main Responsibilities:

· Understand and identify the psychosocial needs of affected people.

· Carry out Brief Individual and Group PFA and Counseling sessions for women and children, other groups (IDPs and non IDPs) to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties/distress within the response scope.

· Individually, provide PFA, basic individual psychological support, and counseling as needed and refer cases for the MHPSS coordinator for follow up and referral, as applicable

· Coordinate with the intervention coordinator, refer clients to other specialists or other institutions/service providers for further appropriate assistance, when necessary, to propose and/ or provide the best support available.

· Maintaining the confidentiality of client.

· Participate in the creation of any material needed for PSS counseling and psychoeducational activities.

· Implementing MHPSS awareness Sessions when it is required.

· Support recreational activities that are implemented by UPA in identified shelter/areas.

· Support the group activities and activation (recreational) activities for children in formal shelters ensuring that the supplier complies with UPA’s requirements and general technical oversight.

· Reporting and documentation for activities.

· Actively participating in team meetings.

· Regularly participate in supervision sessions lead by the technical officer.

· Perform any other relevant task/activity requested by the projects’ manager

· Perform other duties as assigned.

تفاصيل الوظيفة
المسمى الوظيفي MHPSS Field workers
آخر موعد للتقديم 15 - Sep - 2024
المكان قطاع غزة
نوع الوظيفة العقود والاستشارات
المستوى المهني مبتدىء
الراتب N/A
الدرجة العلمية البكالوريوس
الخبرة سنتان
آلية التقديم

Requirements:

· The qualified candidate will be a mental health PSS professional (psychologist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, or other related background).

· Experience working with NGOs with minimum of 2 years of professional experience in MHPSS projects in humanitarian settings.

· Good level of English.

· Good know-how with Excel, Word, and Power Point.

· Honest, hardworking, and self-motivated

· Strong interpersonal skills and Demonstrated skills to work in a fluid environment with changing priorities and plans.

· Willingness and ability to interact well and create positive working relationships with different teams, partners, networks and local actors and mobility

· Legal license of practicing Psychologist, Psych. Counselor, Mental Health Professional, is preferred.

· Ready to work long hours in an emergency response environment.

 

About UPA

UPA empowers Palestinians to improve their lives and communities through socially responsible and sustainable programs in health, education, and community and economic development.

 

Apply by sending your resume and cover letter to (employment@upaconnect.org) by 15 September 2024.

Applications will be reviewed and considered on a first-come, first-served basis.

نصيحة من جوبس لحمايتك : عند التقدم لاية وظيفة عن طريق الانترنت، لا تقم بإعطاء معلومات بطاقة الأعتماد او أية معلومات بنكية / مالية لصاحب عمل.