Psychologist -PRF-2401-01004-447

Position: PRF-2401-01004-447-Psychologist

Job Location: Gaziantep -Turkey

Reporting to: MHPSS Team leader and technically Senior MHPSS officer

Working area: Gaziantep -Turkey

Number of positions open: 1

Contract Duration 7 Months

Last date for application: February 12, 2023

Key relationships:

Psychiatrist, Team Leader, PSS workers, MHPSS Center staff

General objective of the position:

Psychologists provide Psychotherapy services 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.
• Conducting comprehensive assessments of the situation of the individuals on the psychological, social, and mental levels.
• Conducting psychotherapy sessions with individuals with MHPSS Disorders and supporting their caregivers to understand the individuals’ problems and how they can support them.
• Conducting group psychotherapy sessions with groups of individuals with similar MHPSS Disorders.
• Conducting additional assessments such as (IQ tests…etc.) when needed.
• Following up on the recovery process through gradual coordination with the psychiatrist and the PSS workers for the beneficiaries who are receiving additional PSS and Mental Health Sessions.
• Continue coordinating with the other MHPSS Center’s team members to ensure linking the beneficiaries with the suitable services to their needs when it exceeds the MHPSS center’s abilities.
• Providing the needed psycho-education to the beneficiaries and their care givers and family members.
• Taking in consideration the reported evaluations of Beneficiaries’ satisfaction into consideration to improve the MHPSS 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 MHPSS disorders and the rights of people who suffer from them on both individual and the community levels.
• 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 university degree in the relevant field of study is mandatory. A university Degree in Psychology is desirable.
• three years experience at least of working as a psychologist.
• Attended Psychotherapy Techniques training and have experience certificates.
• 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:

• Advanced written and spoken in Arabic (native speaker)