About IRC Organization:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people survive and rebuild their lives in the world’s greatest humanitarian disasters. The IRC was founded in 1933 at Albert Einstein’s request to provide lifesaving and life-changing help to refugees fleeing conflict or disaster. We are working to restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions of people who have been uprooted and are fighting to survive in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities. The IRC shows the road from danger to safety.
In 1988, the IRC launched a national program in Afghanistan. Our initiatives focus on child safety, education, economic well-being, health, and power, and range from humanitarian aid to early recovery and development efforts.
Vacancy details:
- Publish date: June 15, 2022.
- Deadline: June 21, 2022.
- The number of jobs: 62.
- Vacancy No: 418-22.
- Position Title: Mental Health and Psychosocial support counsellor-Multiple Province.
- Location: Badghis Bamian Helmand Herat Khost Laghman Paktia Logar
- Salary: NTA Grad F.
- Duration: 6 months.
- Work experience: at least years.
- Gender: Any.
- Required Education: Bachelor’s degree required.
- Type of work: full-time.
Duties and responsibilities:
Any additional IRC responsibilities provided by the MHPSS Supervisor or MHPSS Coordinator that is connected to the MHPSS
There under the direction of the MHPSS Supervisor and MHPSS Coordination, assist in the collecting of information about community behaviors in order to improve the quality of MHPSS services.
Collaborate and take part in any MHPSS-related field survey, data collection, or needs assessment coordinated by IRC. Attendance in IRC internal meetings, training, and one-on-one meetings with the MHPSS Supervisor or Coordinator The activities may alter as the situation changes.
Main responsibility:
- Within IRC Clinics, provide one-on-one (individual) and group counseling sessions to identified clients in accordance with the IRC integrated approach.
- Implement psychosocial activities, such as community mobilization, awareness-raising, and any other action connected to MHPSS Supervisor’s request.
- Assist the MHPSS Supervisor with training or seminars.
- Assist with the development of items, such as publicity materials.
- To deliver and promote IRC MHPSS project activities in the allocated sites, and engage with the community.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports, as well as monitoring and evaluation activity and project progress reports, including monthly reporting to the MHPSS Supervisor.
- Assist in the implementation of community and PHC-based preventative MHPSS programs.
- Organize recommendations.
Give MHPSS consultations in a primary health care environment:
- Provide individual or group consultations to PHC or referred beneficiaries in need of MH interventions.
- In coordination with the mental health team and PHC professionals, assist in the identification of psychosocial needs and the provision of necessary interventions.
- Data collection and reporting on a weekly basis.
- On cases requiring higher-level interventions, coordinate with the MHPSS supervisor.
Assist mental health patients with psychosocial support:
- Develop individualized treatment plans for MH beneficiaries in collaboration with the MHPSS Supervisor.
- Use participatory methods in collaboration with community mobilizers to adapt activities to the needs of various target groups (children, women, etc.).
Interventions on mental health in the community.
- On a community level, take part in identifying effective and culturally relevant techniques and treatments.
- Focus on disseminating information and gathering feedback to help populations in intervention areas develop knowledge and self-care behaviors.
- Group interventions should be initiated and facilitated.
At the community level, risk factors impacting mental health are analyzed, detected, and reduced.
- Explore and discover possible risk factors impacting the target population’s mental health state in partnership with the mental health team.
- To decrease and/or eliminate potential risk factors, collaborate with other stakeholders.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- A recognized institution must award a degree in psychology, counseling, social work, psychiatric nursing, nursing diploma, midwifery diploma, or a similar subject.
Years of Professional Experience:
- 1–2 years of professional experience in a relevant sector is required (clinical psychology, educational psychology, Psychiatric Nursing, or another related field), Working in the humanitarian sector, particularly in MHPSS initiatives, is a plus.
- Supporting medical teams and community-based organizations is a plus.
- Working with trauma survivors, particularly survivors of GBV, is a plus.
- Working on development and emergency projects.
- Research exposure.
- Good understanding of the operation’s region.
Skills:
- Strong facilitation and communication skills, as well as a thorough understanding of counseling and community mobilization methods and tools.
Technical expertise:
- Proactivity and the ability to collaborate with a diverse team would be highly valued.
- Communication and reporting abilities are required.
- Pashto, Dari, and English fluency.
- Computer abilities (MS Word, Excel, Access, and the internet) are a plus.
- Ability to collaborate intimately, professionally, and productively with people of all nationalities, ethnicities, genders, religions, races, tribes, and cultures.
How to Apply:
Potential applicants should send their applications to the attention of the Human Resources Department, together with copies of their CVs (NOT educational or work certificates), to the following address or email us at ([email protected] ).
(Applicants are advised to apply and include the position title, vacancy number, and location in their application; otherwise, they will be rejected from the entire process.)
(Counselor for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support-418-22-Nangarhar)
IRC Physically Office Address:
IRC Afghanistan Country Office – Kabul
Qala-e-Fathullah, Street 3, close to Takyakhana-e-Fatimia, District 10
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