Pool of Counsellor Educators
Interested applicants are requested to submit their application on the following link: https://forms.gle/ic9gQ9TRp3Q2dgWy9 by Thursday November 09th , 2023, as deadline.
Scope of responsibility:
Perform counselling and/or education sessions to patients, following different medical and mental health MSF protocols and procedures, in order to improve their psychosocial condition.
-Function responsibilities include:
- Identify the psychosocial, socio-economic and administrative needs for patients
- Actively promote the availability of counselling services and carry out, individual or in group counseling, basic psycho educational sessions, to patients, their families (when needed), in order to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties within the project scope.
- Refer patients to other specialists or other institutions for further assistance, when necessary in order to propose the best support available.
- Participate in the creation of any material needed for counseling activities and look after it,
- Keep files and statistics of daily activities and participate in team meetings to share experiences and discuss special cases with other counselors, preserving confidentiality
- Inform line manager of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day activities.
- Take active part in trainings, supervisions/intervisions and support the activities manager when necessary in doing sensitization for MSF staff or external partners about mental health /psychosocial issues.
- Discuss difficulties and problems in counselling with supervisor.
-Requirements:
Education:
Essential: bachelor’s degree in psychology or related/similar degree.
Experience:
Essential: 1 year experience of previous work experience as a counsellor educator
Essential: 1 year experience in group sessions
Desirable: Previous work experience with (I)NGO
Desirable: Previous experience in MMUs.
Languages:
Essential: Full professional proficiency using the Arabic Language
Desirable: Elementary to limited professional proficiency in English
Desirable: Elementary to limited professional proficiency in French
Competencies:
Results
Teamwork
Flexibility
Commitment
Service Orientation
-Personal qualification:
- Teamwork.
- Flexibility.
- Commitment
- Service
- Stress management
NOTE:
Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.
- Lebanon