Call for Self-care Trainer

JOB TITLE: Self-care Trainer

LOCATION: Beirut, Lebanon

ABAAD PURPOSE:

ABAAD aims at achieving gender equality as an essential condition to sustainable social and economic development in the MENA region. ABAAD has a proven record in working in addressing GBV in emergency settings.

JOB PURPOSE:

The self-care training consultant will be responsible for developing context-based training materials and modules, utilizing generic and context specific tools and resources. The training aim is to raise awareness on different topics related to self-care such as: definition and importance of self-care, psycho-social adversities, domains, tools and techniques of self-care.

REPORTING LINES:

Post holder reports to: Protection Capacity Building Coordinator.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Designing and implementing training cycles to 300 front-liners on the issue of self-care and relevant techniques and tools.

• Design and contextualize capacity building and training modules and materials (all strategies and techniques of self-care must be evidence-based practices), including needed theoretical information on the issue of anger and stress management.
• Prepare training files, including pre and post-tests to measure training impact, training evaluation and any relevant brochures and information materials in a portfolio to each trainee.
• Develop training agenda.
• Implement training to different groups of 300 individuals.
• Prepare training final report, to include comparison between pre and post-tests, participants’ evaluations of the training and any other relevant recommendations.
• Other relevant tasks.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Extensive experience in anger and stress management;
• Master’s degree in clinical psychology;
• Clinical experience/individual or group counseling/therapy;
• Substantial knowledge and understanding of the GBV framework and related cultural and contextual dynamics;
• Experience in providing group and individual support to service providers working with national and/or international NGOs in the region;
• Familiar with the Self-Care Curriculum for front-liners designed by the Lebanese National Mental Health Program;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic;
• Good facilitation skills;
• Showing active listening and ability to demonstrate empathy and non-judgmental attitude;
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.