IRC Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.
IRC Ethiopia looking for “Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer”.
Applicants with a degree in BSc Degree may apply on or before 16th Aug 2023.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster.
IRC Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer Jobs 2023
The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 4th Aug 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer to be based in Asosa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | International Rescue Committee (IRC) |
| Position | Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer |
| Location | Asosa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | BSc Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Two years |
| Application Deadline | 16th Aug 2023 |
IRC Job Vacancy 2023
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the goals and objectives of the project are met as per the project proposal, work plan, and M & E Plan.
- Provide clinical mental health and psychosocial support service integration with RRS health center staff and cover the role in the absence of their staff.
- Develop the availability of mental health care for a broad range of emergency-related and pre-existing mental disorders through general health care and community-based mental health services.
- Conduct or facilitate training on MhGAP- humanitarian intervention Guide, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and interpersonal therapy to establish quality mental health service at RRS Health centers to ensure maximum and sustained knowledge and skill transfer.
- Creates strong linkages between the mental health and psychosocial support service provide in health facilities to the psychosocial support activities implemented at a community level through health social workers with close follow-up and supervision.
- Strengthen faith-based organization (FBO), and community-based organization (CBO) by providing different technical and information, education, and communication (IEC) materials in the camp on mental health and psycho-social supports.
- Develop strong partnership with Assosa hospital, other agencies, zonal, and Woreda partners implementing mental health and psychosocial support services in the targeted area.
- Conduct mental health and psychosocial support service gap assessment at community level and expand efforts to prevent harm related to alcohol and other substance use.
- Conduct rapid assessments to identify gaps in training, need for refresher training and additional skills strengthening of facility-based health workers; develop training plans to ensure coverage of skilled health workers who can deliver high-quality mental health services.
- Provide technical support for the development and use of mental health job aids and or social and behavior change communication (SBCC) material that support the demand generation activities on mental health.
- Develop community MHPSS awareness raising package in coordination with health promotion team, and protection team (CP, RaDO, and CWI).
- Represent IRC in coordination meetings, workshops, and task force meetings at the respective refugee camp.
- Provide technical support, coaching/mentoring to community health workers (IRC and RRS) on MHPSS.
- Work towards quality age and sex segregated data management system for mental health projects at the camp.
- Keep mental health program activity records both in soft and hard copies and provide activity reports as required by IRC and the donor timely.
- Take any responsibilities assigned by the health team.
Position in Organization:
- Requisition ID: req43605
- Job Title: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Officer
- Sector: Health
- Employment Category: Fixed Term
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Open to Expatriates: No
- Location: Assosa, Ethiopia
Qualification & Experience:
- BSc in Psychology or psychist nurse.
- At least two years working with significant Experience.
How to Apply IRC Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/43605?c=rescue
The Closing Date: 16th Aug 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Click To View |
| Official Website | www.rescue.org |
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