IRC Mental Health Psychosocial Support Officer Jobs 2022 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. IRC Ethiopia looking for “Mental Health Psychosocial Support Officer”. Applicants with a degree in BA Degree may apply on or before 20th Oct 2022.
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 Psychosocial Support Officer Jobs 2022
The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 10th Oct 2022 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Mental Health Psychosocial Support Officer to be based in Asosa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | International Rescue Committee |
| Position | Mental Health Psychosocial Support Officer |
| Location | Asosa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | BA Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Two years |
| Application Deadline | 20th Oct 2022 |
IRC Job Vacancy 2022
Responsibilities and Tasks:
- The CWI MHPSS will provide direct mental health counseling for very difficult cases to support CWI clients to heal from trauma and will adhere to the IRC CWI’s survivor-centered approach.
- The role will also require support for capacity-building, including but not limited to, enhancing staff expertise in psychological first aid, trauma counseling, subsentence abuse and self-care for secondary trauma.
- The CWI MHPSS will support other CWI staff in training for implementing partners from the health, protection, and legal sectors, and will support the design and roll-out of psychosocial programming in safe spaces to support the healing, resilience, and empowerment of refugee women and adolescent girls.
- Provide direct counseling support in difficult cases of PTSD, technically adhering to GBV guiding principles and the IRC’s survivor-centered approach to GBV case management.
- Provide guidance and technical support to CWI staff and refugee Social Workers treating cases of trauma, to ensure mental health standard processes are followed for optimal recovery and healing.
- Develop and deliver training as requested for IRC and partner staff on the most pertinent training topics to build internal knowledge and enable the best quality of services to beneficiaries.
- Develop guidelines and tools to specific areas of trauma, and stress management.
- Build positive working relationships with relevant GBV program partners and support CWI RO and CWI PO as requested in conducting training and coaching sessions for service providers in the camp and for government actors in the local community
- Work with program teams to develop a series of sessions on stress management, and self-care, and deliver these sessions to refugee diverse women and girls.
- Work with CWI management to amend on and support the development of safe space programming that responds to the mental health and psychosocial support needs of refugee women and adolescent girls.
- Contribute to the development of CWI IEC/BCC materials to ensure that mental health and trauma topics are well-presented for raising community awareness
- Work with CWI Response Officers and Social Workers to support their wellbeing and management of secondary trauma, and lead group activities and workshops as requested/needed.
- Work with IRC CWI management to develop more comprehensive strategies, guidelines, and programs for stress management and staff wellbeing.
Position in Organization:
- Requisition ID: req32057
- Job Title: Mental Health Psychosocial Support Officer
- Sector: Community Development
- Employment Category: Fixed Term
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Open to Expatriates: No
- Location: Assosa, Ethiopia
Qualification:
- BA/Master’s degree in psychology or related field.
Experience:
- At least 2 years of mental health and psychosocial programming experience.
How to Apply IRC Mental Health Psychosocial Support Officer Jobs 2022
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/32057?c=rescue
The Closing Date: 20th Oct 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
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| Official Website | www.rescue.org |
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