Pool of Counsellor Educators

Scope of responsibility:

Perform counselling and/or education sessions to patients, following different medical and mental health MSF protocols and procedures, in order to improve their psychosocial condition.

-Function responsibilities include:

•  Identify the psychosocial, socio-economic and administrative needs for patients
• Actively promote the availability of counselling services and carry out, individual or in group counseling, basic psycho educational sessions, to patients, their families (when needed), in order to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties within the project scope.
• Refer patients to other specialists or other institutions for further assistance, when necessary in order to propose the best support available.
• Participate in the creation of any material needed for counseling activities and look after it,
• Keep files and statistics of daily activities and participate in team meetings to share experiences and discuss special cases with other counselors, preserving confidentiality
• Inform line manager of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day activities.
• Take active part in trainings, supervisions/intervisions and support the activities manager when necessary in doing sensitization for MSF staff or external partners about mental health /psychosocial issues.
• Discuss difficulties and problems in counselling with supervisor.

-Requirements:

Education:

Essential: bachelor’s degree in psychology or related/similar degree.

Experience: 

Essential: 1 year experience of previous work experience as a counsellor educator

Essential: 1 year experience in group sessions

Desirable: Previous work experience with (I)NGO

Desirable: Previous experience in MMUs.

Languages: 

Essential: Full professional proficiency using the Arabic Language

Desirable: Elementary to limited professional proficiency in English

Desirable: Elementary to limited professional proficiency in French

Competencies: 

Results 

Teamwork 

Flexibility 

Commitment 

Service Orientation 

-Personal qualification:

• Teamwork.
• Flexibility.
• Commitment
• Service
• Stress management