Psychosocial consultant in Odeska oblasna organizaciya Tovaristva Chervonogo Hresta Ukrayini

Requirements:

• Higher education in the field of social work.

• Understanding the basics of Protection, Gender and Inclusion (PGI).
• Ability to work with adults of vulnerable population categories and different needs.

• Ability to provide support, care and non-violent communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and reflect on one's own professional development.
• Understanding the different roles in mental health and their functions in the referral system.

• High level of empathy and kindness.
• Understanding protection, including risk management, remediation and security.

• Experience of providing social support to adults.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent documentation and time management skills.
• Good stress management skills and ability to regulate and manage own emotions.

Preferred

• Work experience in the humanitarian field.
• Experience/training in supervision.
• Experience working with various stakeholders and partners.
• Experience of working with state institutions, as well as NGOs and charitable organizations.

Values ​​

• Share the principles and values ​​of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

• To observe humanitarian principles, including impartiality and neutrality

• Be inclusive and non-judgmental
• Observe ethical norms and the principle of "Do no harm"

Obligations and responsibilities

• Conduct informational and educational sessions in the field of PZPSP to facilitate the provision of counseling services in communities and increase the level of public awareness of already available services.

• Liaise with health professionals and government services to disseminate well-being information and counseling in communities.

• Provide psychoeducation and information sharing for service providers to help destigmatize perceptions of mental health and access to counseling.

• Conduct group psychoeducational sessions for community members.
• Conduct counseling in order to identify the needs of people who apply for support, have been referred by partner organizations or identified during needs assessment.

• Conduct individual and group consultations for community members who have such a need based on the results of the needs assessment.

• Accompany PSP volunteers in their activities, provide advisory support if necessary.

• Follow up cases identified by outreach teams, conduct needs assessment and follow-up.

• Apply monitoring and evaluation tools to track the psychosocial well-being of recipients.

• Report regularly to the team psychologist and share any concerns about possible risks.

• Participate in regular supervisions and analyze own work.
• Give advice to other employeesand volunteers as necessary and upon request.

• Counselors must undergo mandatory training before starting work and use a structured approach to counseling in accordance with international humanitarian standards for providing psychosocial support. Training is provided by TCHHU.

Terms:

• full time;
• planned business trips within Ukraine.

Permanent place of work: office in Podilsk, trial period - 3 months.

Please send your resume with the designation of the position: [respond]

The presence of a motivation letter is welcome.

The competition will take placein two stages:

(1) assessment of resumes and motivation letters

(2) interviews with candidates invited based on the results of the first stage.

Due to the large number of requests, we contact candidates who fully meet the requirements of the vacancy.