Psychosocial Support (Pss) Assistant - Baalbek

We are looking for a highly qualified and motivated Psychosocial Support (PSS) Assistant to conduct household visits in order to provide newcomer families and their children with psychosocial support, including information on available services, registration at UNHCR, key protection messages and basic psychological first aid (PFA). Assess and identify cases and make timely and safe referrals to protection, GBV and child protection teams, as appropriate. Ensure follow up as required in North Bekaa. Who are we? DRC has been operating in the Middle East and North Africa for over a decade, running a combination of livelihood, protection, advocacy and relief projects. DRC has six project offices throughout Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia/Libya, Turkey, and both a country and regional office in Jordan. DRC Lebanon has been assisting the Syrian displaced, fleeing Syria into northern Lebanon, since May 2011. This assistance has come through the provision of food and non-food items, various outreach activities (registration, follow-up and awareness sessions) rehabilitation of collective shelters and the implementation of quick impact projects. Duties Carry out daily household visits to newcomer families; Provide information to beneficiaries relating to service provision in Area of responsibility, whether DRC services or services provided by other agencies; Keep up to date on service mapping in AoR; Provide basic psychological first aid and key protection messages to newcomer families; Assess and identify protection cases and make appropriate and safe referrals (such as separation of family members, security, sexual and gender-based violence, etc.) as well as follow up on referrals; Contribute to the overall weekly and monthly report underlining protection issues and related trends and figures in coordination with the PSS officer..    About you To be considered for the Psychosocial Support (PSS ) Assistant position North Bekaa, you must hold Bachelor/Degree in Social work, political science, law or other related field you should be Comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well Ability to engage with community members in an open manner, maintain confidentiality and respect.Computer literacy preferred but not required,you should have Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility, Fluency in Arabic required.     We offer An interesting job in one of the best NGO’s in the world. DRC will offer the successful applicant a 6 months contract, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work by Mid of OCT 2014 and be willing and able to work in North Bekaa (Baalbek). Qualified Lebanese candidates are encouraged to apply and if selected will be offered a contract under Lebanese law and DRC Lebanon’s terms and conditions for national employees. Basic Salary: 1180 Commitments DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html). Application process Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.dk and find Current Vacancies.  All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note. Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees. Applications close Oct, o5 - 2014. The interviews are expected to take place the following week. _________________________________________________________________________________ About DRC The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than thirty countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the Red Cross/ Red Crescent and NGOs in Disaster Relief.