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Psychosocial Support Field Officer

To attend trainings of Psychosocial support    To identify serious forms of distress and other mental health conditions   Ensure that the target population of RIs programs have access to mental and psychosocial support services Coordinate and collaborate with other departments and RI programs in implementing PSS consultations to beneficiaries Collect and track weekly data at community level, including the results of basic PSS consultations to beneficiaries during PSS interventions, in accordance with RI standard  statistical reporting forms Submit weekly  reports to the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer on  (a)# of beneficiaries accessing PSS activities; (b) # of beneficiaries accessing specialized PSS services Perform individual PSS consultations and emotional support to beneficiaries to address underlying distress. Report any problems in a timely manner to the supervisor Participate in the field work of nutrition, education and SGBV programs Perform any additional duties as requested by supervisor, such as to assist RI teams during regular visits to the location Assists in the psychosocial trainings to be conducted for the Education, Health and Nutrition and SGBV program actors. Assists in the preparation and follow up on the psychosocial publications Assists in the individual psychological support sessions in Education, Health and Nutrition and SGBV programs. Translates from English to Arabic and vice versa when needed Other program related tasks as agreed upon with the Supervisor. To participate in mass campaigns conducted by RI   QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS Being able to provide individual consultations and emotional support to beneficiaries Share the humanitarian mission of the organization Good communication skills Ability to communicate with vulnerable populations Proven experience in related field Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team Accuracy and promptness in performing duties Advanced knowledge in psychosocial / psychological interventions (Child protection, SGBV, positive discipline, art therapy...) Readiness to learn and adapt to new techniques and approaches. Awareness of refugee context following a context-sensitive approach. Compassionate while working with refugees. Maintains confidentiality and respect towards beneficiaries. Experience in working with children and vulnerable populations. Good interpersonal and written and oral communication skills Team player and adaptable to working under pressure and handling multiple tasks. Comfortable in conducting trainings. Takes initiatives and creative. Computer skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Native Arabic speaker with fluency in English.    
Application Deadline
Organisation
Salary Range
Unpaid Position
Contract Type
Full Time
Application Submission Guidelines
To be considered for this recruitment, please submit a cover letter, resume, salary history, 3 professional supervisory references (whom we may contact after interview) with the date of availability to . Incomplete applications will not be considered. The email subject line lebanonrihr@ri.org MUST include the following to be considered: “Psychosocial Support Field Officer – Lebanon”
Requires a Cover Letter?
Yes
Education Degree
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details
Bachelor degree in Psychology
Arabic
Excellent
English
Excellent
Hide guidelines for wrong answers
No