Psychologist PRF-2312-01002-438 (Rapid Recruitment)

Position: Psychologist PRF-2312-01002-438 (Rapid Recruitment)

Job Location: (Nizip-Gaziantep )Turkey

Reporting to: MHPSS Officer – Senior Project Officer

Working area: (Nizip-Gaziantep )Turkey

Number of positions open: 1

Contract Duration : 2 Months

Last date for application: January 01, 2024

Key relationships:

Psychiatrist, MHPSS Officer, PSS workers, MHPSS staff

General objective of the position:

The psychologist is to provide Psychotherapy service through comprehensive assessment, Therapy plan, implementation, and follow-up in addition to participating in other MHPSS activities.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Working effectively with the other MHPSS team members to ensure a high quality of work with full respect for the Humanitarian Work Principles.
• Supporting the beneficiaries with creating their recovery plan (with step-by-step recovery goals) based on their needs and problems, in addition to the continuous follow-up according to their care plans.
• Participating in linking the beneficiaries with the suitable services to their needs when it exceeds the PSS Workers skills (Referral system and monitoring the internal and external referrals done) including the coordination with other service providers to fulfill the additional needs of the beneficiaries.
• Providing the needed psycho-education to the beneficiaries, their caregivers, and family members.
• Building the PSS support based on the beneficiaries’ strengths and supportive real-life elements.
• Taking in consideration the reported evaluations of Beneficiaries’ satisfaction into consideration to improve the PSS service quality.
• Ensuring the confidentiality of beneficiaries’ information documented in the assessment forms and the clinical soft and hard copies while ensuring good quality of documentation of the beneficiaries’ files and information.
• Participating in the ongoing group and individual technical supervision sessions.
• Providing weekly/monthly regular updates and reports to the supervisor.
• Participating in raising awareness regarding the MHPSS disorders and the rights of people who suffer from them on both individual and the community levels.
• Conducting outreach visits to the communities in Gaziantep on a regular basis.
• Active participation in advocacy campaigns and celebration of world days related to MHPSS such as (World Mental Health Day, International Day for people with disability…etc.).
• Facilitating group activities for beneficiaries and group activities of care providers of the beneficiaries.

THE CANDIDATE’S REQUIREMENTS

Mandatory Qualifications required

• A Turkish university degree in the relevant field of study (e.g. bachelor of Psychological counseling/Psychology or Sociology)
• One Year experience at least of working as a psychologist.
• Attended Psychotherapy Techniques training and having experience certificates.
• Having basic proficiency in using e-mails and filling in beneficiaries’ information on electronic forms.
• Commitment to the basic morals of working with vulnerable people and respecting confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and with a team at the same time.
• Ability to conduct individual and group psychotherapy sessions and group activities specifically in MHPSS issues

Languages:

• Intermediate written and spoken in Turkish and/or advanced written and spoken in Arabic

Competencies:

• Remote Management Tools and Techniques