Psychologist

Position: Psychologist -PRF-2307-01002-367

Job Location: MHPSS Center -Rehanli, Turkey

Reporting to: MHPSS Team leader and technically Senior MHPSS officer

Working area: Rehanli, Turkey

Number of positions open: 3

Last date for application: August 4, 2023

Summary of the position

Psychologists provide Psychotherapy services through comprehensive assessment, Therapy plan, implementation, follow up in addition to participating with other MHPSS activities.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Key relationships:

Psychiatrist, Team Leader, PSS workers, MHPSS Center staff

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Working affectively with the other MHPSS Center’s team members to ensure a high quality of work with full respect of the Humanitarian Work Principles.
• Conducting comprehensive assessments of the situation of the individuals on the psychological, social and mental level.
• Conducting psychotherapy sessions with individuals with MHPSS Disorders and supporting their care givers to understand the individuals’ problems and how they can support them.
• Conducting group psychotherapy sessions with groups of individuals with similar MHPSS Disorders.
• Conducting additional assessments such as (IQ test…etc.) when needed.
• Following up on the recovery process through gradual coordination with the psychiatrist and the PSS workers for the beneficiaries who are receiving additional PSS and Mental Health Sessions.
• Continue coordinating with the others MHPSS Center’s team members to ensure linking the beneficiaries with the suitable services to their needs when it exceeds the MHPSS center’s abilities.
• Providing the needed psycho-education to the beneficiaries and their care givers and family members.
• Taking in consideration the reported evaluations of Beneficiaries’ satisfaction into consideration to improve the MHPSS service quality.
• Ensuring the confidentiality of beneficiaries’ information documented in the assessment forms and the clinical soft and hard copies with ensuring good quality of documentation of the beneficiaries’ files and information.
• Participating in the ongoing group and individual technical supervision sessions.
• Providing weekly/monthly regular updates and reports to the supervisor.
• Participating in raising awareness regarding MHPSS disorders and the rights of people who suffer from them on both individual and the community level.
• Active participation in advocacy campaigns and celebration of world days related to MHPSS such as (World Mental Health Day, international Day for people with disability…etc.).
• Facilitating group activities for beneficiaries and group activities of care providers of the beneficiaries.

THE CANDIDATE’S REQUIREMENTS

Mandatory Qualifications required:

• A university degree in the relevant field of study (e.g., bachelor of psychological counseling /Psychology or Sociology.
• One Year experience at least of working as a Clinical psychologist, Counseling, and School Psychologists.

Languages:

• Fluent written and spoken in Arabic (native speaker)
• Upper-Intermediate written and spoken in Turkish.

Competencies:

• Remote Management Tools and Techniques