Youth For Tomorrow - Youth Center Psychologist

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Reporting all notes of concerns from the center, staff and coaches to the center coordinator and Mercy Corps
• Delivering awareness sessions training to coaches, parents and other community members
• Following-up on the Youth for tomorrow’s center case tracker
• Applying home visits for youth with severe vulnerability; also to follow with caregivers
• Meeting, advising and liaising with parents, coaches and center staff;
• Ensuring the PSS approach is integrated;
• Recommending, developing and administering appropriate therapies and strategies;
• Using psychological procedures to deal with youth cases;
• Establishing a collaborative working relationship with the youth based on trust and respect;
• Providing direct psychosocial support and refer internally and externally as needed, respecting confidentiality and the right of the beneficiary;
• Conducting discussion group, focus group with individuals, families;
• Working on daily basis with Mercy Corps Psychologist to handle all notes of concerns;
• Act as a focal person for all referrals in the respective centers and follow up on high-level cases;
• Provide training under the profound stress/attunement framework on child protection related issues, as well as psychosocial support, and be a part of the training team on this model;
• Provide guidance to youth and center teams in developing plans and issues-related campaigns (such as no violence) to support vulnerable youth;
• Facilitate outreach efforts to provide services to students, parents/guardians and staff.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Psychology; Masters is an addition;
• At least two years of relevant experience
• Experience in the field of psychology and vulnerability/disability;
• Interpersonal and psychotherapeutic skills;
• Excellent communication skills;
• An open-minded and sensitive approach when dealing with cases;
• The ability to explore emotional issues with cases;
• A healthy curiosity and research-minded approach;
• Analytical skills;
• The ability to work as part of a team;
• The capacity to look at how and why things are working, or not working, with clients;
• Independence and self-motivation;
• Self-awareness, self-knowledge, security and self-belief;
• Capability to working under pressure.