Full Time Psychologist (Detention Monitoring Project)

Job Description

• Provide guidance and work closely with the social workers (CM/PSS) to enhance the mental health of detainees, for individuals under counselling and/or treatment, as well as those benefiting from psychosocial support by social workers
• Provide individual counselling;
• Prescribe medicine upon need;
• Consult with prison doctors on mental health cases;
• Refer cases to prison authorities that requires a transfer;
• Protection monitoring (identified violations) at detention facilities documenting and referring situations of concerns to social workers for reporting to UNHCR;
• Provide other activities as deem fit;

Job Qualifications

• Ability to provide structured clinical assessments and clear action plan
• Ability to recognize mental health priority conditions as per the mhGAP
• Demonstrating a high level of cultural sensitivity, professionalism, politeness and objectivity when dealing with the beneficiaries under all circumstances
• Flexible, proactive, problem solver, team player, trustworthy, and willing to accommodate for difficult and unexpected situations

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• At least 2 years of experience as a clinical psychologist. 
• Having Lebanese colloquium certificate for clinical psychologists - License to practice the clinical psychology profession from the Ministry of Public Health is a plus

Working Area(s)

• Post is based in Beirut with scheduled visits in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Bekaa and South Lebanon