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MHPSS Counselor

Date Posted: Feb 08, 2024
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  • Location:
    Herat - Afghanistan
  • Company:
    CARE AFGHANISTAN
  • Type:
    Full Time/Permanent
  • Shift:
    Rotating Days
  • Career Level:
    Entry Level Staff
  • Positions:
    16
  • Vacancy number:
    CARE-AF-0824
  • Experience:
    1 Year
  • Gender:
    Any
  • Salary:
    As per Company salary scale
  • Degree:
    Diploma
  • Apply Before:
    Feb 24, 2024
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Job Description

CARE is a non-governmental, non-political, non-profit, non-partisan and non-sectarian humanitarian organization, extending its relief and development assistance to those in need. CARE, as an International Confederation of 13 member organizations is one of the world's largest private humanitarian organizations working in more than 90 plus, countries committed to helping communities in the developing world achieve lasting victories over poverty.

 

Job Description:

  1. Summary of Key Functions
  • Select clients-friendly and secure place/corner/room for organizing consultation and awareness raising sessions in terms of compliance with confidentiality and privacy related issues in the field.
  • Conduct psychosocial counselling sessions with individual or group discussion for all target and vulnerable clients and provide required treatment, specific dignity kits including offering volunteer referral services. 
  • Keep special focus on keeping all clients’ individual consultation & referral data/records confidential and limited to official use only.
  • Identification of most vulnerable and affected individuals in internal displaced and host communities through awareness raising, regular health education and OPD triage and triage.
  • Report and share any unexpected issue or security related issues immediately to line manager or project office.
  • Work with local communities to help them for identify and refer vulnerable and shock affected individuals from host community and IDPs.
  • Advocate for local community support for minimizing further harm to vulnerable population via awareness raising and health education.
  • Assist target communities in developing & adapting safety plan for life threatening situations considering local context and available resources.
  • Considering the nature of work with these clients and local context, all possible measures should be in place to ensure confidentiality & privacy related issues of all clients to avoid any unwanted/unexpected stigma, harm, or any life-threatening condition.
  • Prepare and submit daily consultation, referral, and dignity kits distribution related reports to the team leader/in-charge.
  • Ensure active participation in local community mobilization activities in consultation with team leader.

 

The incumbent of the position is responsible for

 

Key relations 

 

  • Reports to health facility In-Charge and field supervisor
  • Coordinate with Members of the sub health centre (SHC), and the Provision of Essential Life-Saving Healthcare Services to Underserved Populations Affected by Earthquakes in Herat Province staff.  
  • Duty Locations Herat Province (Gulran and Kushk/Robat-e -Sangi districts)

 

  1. Key Results Expected

 

  • Increase access of affected and vulnerable individuals to professional psychosocial counselling services including required treatment/trauma care for all target population within the catchment area of the project.
  • Work for increasing local communities’ awareness level to identify, support and refer affected and vulnerable individuals for psychosocial services.
  • Prepare quality counselling, treatment/trauma care and referral reports with possible privacy and confidentiality.
  • Develop strong working coordination and effective communication channels with local communities for utilization of CARE sub health cetner psychosocial service and resources.

 

 

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

 

Safety and Security Responsibility:

We all have a responsibility to promote a safe and secure work environment, foster a safety and security culture, and ensure consistent application of, and compliance with, CARE Afghanistan safety and security policies and procedures.

Job Requirements

Core Competencies:

  • Detail-oriented and self-motivated.
  • Knowledge of health and hygiene education and infection prevention
  • Able to listen well, accurately communicate ideas, and to work well in a team.
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, with a range of individuals and groups.
  • Work enthusiastically and with patient
  • Culturally flexible and respect the multi-cultural environment.

 

 

Skills: 

  • Excellent skills of problem-solving and decision making
  • Strong communication skills
  • Patient counselling and advice
  • Willingness to work in COVID-19 situation but will be having PPE and IPC measurements provided.
  • Good teamwork spirit
  • Willingness to learn new skills.
  • Experience of psychosocial individual and group counselling

 

Education: 

  • Holder of a diploma in psychosocial counselling or bachelor’s degree in psychology from a recognized institute within the country/from abroad.

 

Work Experience:

  • The Candidate must have at least one-year previous experience in the provision of psychosocial counselling services in BPHS related health facilities.

 

Languages Skills:

  • Fluency in spoken and written Dari and Pashtu is a requirement. English Language skills is a plus point.

 

 

Safeguarding

CARE places human dignity at the center of its relief and development work. At the heart of CARE’s efforts to impact poverty and social justice is its engagement with marginalized communities, and vulnerable adults and children. Vulnerable adults and children are particularly at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. CARE commits to the protection from sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse and of vulnerable adults and children, involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel. CARE has a zero tolerance toward sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse. CARE takes seriously all concerns and complaints about sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse and child abuse involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel

CARE Afghanistan  participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we hereby request information from candidate’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the candidate left employment. All CARE Afghanistan’s offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Skills Required

Submission Guideline:

  • Please submit your completed CARE Standard Job application form (ACBAR: Application Form) along with updated CV to afg.vacancies@care.org.
  • Applications after the closing date (12:00 AM) and without CARE Application form will not be accepted.
  • Please Indicate the position title, Vacancy Number in the Subject Line (MHPSS Counselor CARE-AF-0824 Herat) otherwise your application will not be considered.
  • Please note that there is no telephonic inquiry and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted with and call for Interview.
  • The successful applicant will be expected to undergo a Background Check, Bridger check & Reference check and be compliant and sign up to Care Afghanistan’s Code of Conduct, PSHA (Prevention from Sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) and other Care Afghanistan policies prior to a final offer being made.
  • People with Physical Disabilities and Women are highly encourage to apply.
  • CARE IS COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARDING POLICY (Available at: Safeguarding)
  • CARE IS COMMITTED TO CODE OF CONDUCT (Available at: CARE Afg Code of Conduct (updated).pdf)
 

Submission Email:

Afg.Vacancies@care.org

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