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MHT Psychosocial Support Provider

Date Posted: Jun 16, 2022
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Job Detail

  • Location:
    Paktia
  • Type:
    Full Time/Permanent
  • Shift:
    Rotating Days
  • Career Level:
    Experienced Professional
  • Positions:
    2
  • Vacancy number:
    PU-AMI/HR/PAK /001773
  • Experience:
    1 Year
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Salary:
    As per Company salary scale
  • Degree:
    Bachelors
  • Apply Before:
    Jun 26, 2022

About PU-AMI

PU-AMI (known globally as Première Urgence Internationale, PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. PU-AMI’s teams are committed to support vulnerable communities and populations, those marginalized, hit by conflict, natural disaster or economic downturns. PU-AMI’s main objective is to contribute to reduction in morbidity and mortality, and provide emergency relief to those in immediate need in order to help them regain their dignity.

Afghan mission is the oldest of PUI missions, with the first medical intervention launched in 1979 just after the Soviet troops crossed the country’s borders. PU-AMI teams currently deliver the integrated health care, combined with nutrition, psychosocial support; water, sanitation and hygiene (wash), as well as trauma services. The organization implements projects mainly in eastern parts of the country, and increasingly in the South-East Region. Since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, PU-AMI has also positioned itself as one of the main actors in preparedness and response to the pandemic, implementing health and wash-cantered activities at health facilities and community level in Kabul and beyond.

Globally, PUI provides assistance to around 6 million people in 23 countries and across 5 continents: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and Europe.

Job Description

General responsibilities:

  • Provide psycho-social support, and psychological first aid to survivors who have experienced war trauma, torture, gender based violence GBV and when necessary to survivors of natural disasters.
  • Provide screening and assessment on psychological trauma.
  • Sensitize, problem solve, dialogue and mediate with the wider population about issues of war, torture, trauma and GBV.
  • Become proficient with PU-AMI data collection tools, conduct and submit screening, and assessments, and PSS providing reports in a timely and accurate matter.
  • Work closely with the database staff to ensure quality reporting.
  • Data entry of collected information from the field.
  • Ensure all work with clients is confidential and that ethical practices are observed in culturally appropriate way, especially with respect to gender sensitivities.
  • Perform community awareness on trauma and psychosocial support.
  • Refer patients when needed to more specialized services.
  • Engage in self-care through supervision, debriefings, and other shared sessions.
  • Attend all PSS/PFA related trainings given by PU-AMI.
  • PSS provider should follow up the cases when there is need.
  • S/he should develop action plan for the follow up patients
  • S/he should fill the necessary documents to ensure quality reporting
  • Attend the weekly MHPSS supervision/ on job training meeting.
  • Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the expatriate MHPSS advisor.

Job Requirements

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Degree/Certificate in psychology, counseling, social work, nursing or other related fields
  • Experience in working as a counselor or ability to be an empathetic counselor
  • Fluent in Pashtu and Dari languages, written and spoken.
  • Working knowledge of English is highly desired.
  • Knowledge of local areas and community structures and prior experience in working in community social/field works
  • Able to work in a stressful environment and move around with the Mobile Health Team
  • Good team player
  • Good written and verbal communication skills, with survivors, communities and professional partners
  • Able to maintain confidentiality
  • Able to work independently
  • Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
  • Good computers skills, particularly with Ms. Office Programs

Desirable

  • Psychosocial Counseling  Certificate from IPSO is highly desired
  • Experience in psychosocial activities
  • Good administrative skills
  • Experience in working with protection sectors

Skills Required

Submission Guideline:

Dear candidates,

To apply for this vacancy, please use the following link

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdk8xvXV3uMm2dEFQpGFqmAFcQxFMBw2blurdgVUf7DQSQRgw/viewform

If the link above does not work by clicking on it, please copy and paste it in the browser address bar.

Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the above criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

Make sure to press submit at the end of the application.

Note

You are allowed to apply only before the closing date

Due to a large number of applicants, we are unable to provide individual feedback.

-A maximum of 20 applicants/positions, with the most relevant qualification, will be shortlisted for the next step)

Qualified Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Academic certificates/diplomas. These will be requested if called for interview.

 

Submission Email:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdk8xvXV3uMm2dEFQpGFqmAFcQxFMBw2blurdgVUf7DQSQRgw/viewform

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