Pool of Volunteers - MHPSS

Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity.

Handicap International is changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion ». HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organization with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

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OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITIONS:

In the framework of its emergency preparedness, HI is looking at identifying a pool of volunteers that are interested and motivated to work in emergency situations. Volunteers will be involved in the identification and the response to rehabilitation needs of people with injuries and disabilities during emergency situations.

5. During Emergency preparedness:

The emergency volunteering members will have the following responsibilities:

• To participate in trainings conducted by HI and other specialized actors in the field of emergency preperdness
• To keep contact with HI or HI partner organizations and to particpate in meetings and refresher trainings on a Quarterly basis

5. During an emergency response and post emergency:

• The volunteers should be committed to the humanitarian asisstance principles : Do no Harm, Persons’ best interest and Child Protection policy, that will be provided in trainings during the emergency prepardness phase

This will be monitored through HI monitoring visits.

The following responsibilities are shared among all the volunteers:

• Intergrate and implement safe identification of cases, basic assessment (need of basic services, medical needs, rehabilitation, etc.), referral and follow up as part of a comprehensive approach
• Document referrals and report them to the appointed team leader (who will be defined during emergency phase)
• Partipate in team meetings
• Awarness raising and dissemination of IEC materials (tailored to the context and needs)
• Identify the main challenges and difficluties faced by people with disability, vulnerable, injured, and isolated people, and report the most urgent needs
• Participate in the specialized technical trainings that HI will conduct according to the context and needs in order to improve the team member’s intervention quality with beneficiaries.
• Respect and implement the quality requirements adopted by HI while working with beneficiaries (training will be provided by HI team)
• Ensure the secrecy and privacy of the information shared by the beneficiaries at all times.
• Uphold the humanitarian principles in daily tasks including the informed consent of the beneficiaries.
• Ensure HI internal standards, guidelines, and policies including safeguarding are respected.

Main responsibilities of the volunteer team leader:

• Compile and share the referral data with HI/or partner organization acoording to the pre-set process with respect of confidentiality
• Report to HI or HI partners using the monitoring tools and reporting forms on weekly/monthly basis.

MHPSS Specialist

The MHPSS specialist main responsibilities:

• Coordinate Mental Health and Psychosocial Support activities with different actors depending on needs and context
• Coordinate with the multidisciplinary team on the implementation of MHPSS activities and interventions

• Provide individual and group psychotherapy sessions: Assess mental health disorders, establish a treatment plan, conduct intervention plan, and prepare needed tools for intervention

• Report mental health risk factors within the community: Detect, assess and report risk factors impacting mental health within the community. Take part in the development and implementation of MHPSS activities addressing risk factors

• Conduct non-specialized community-based activities as needed: Train community reference persons according to needs and context. Offer family mediation sessions. Facilitate the implementation of focus groups when needed. Reduce the risk of burn-out and vicarious trauma, etc.

Requirements:

• Previous supervised clinical experience
• Previous experience in MHPSS within humanitarian field would be an asset
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Autonomy at work
• Ability to respect deadline and work under pressure
• Interested and motivated to work during crisis
• Basic Microsoft office and Internet use.
• Language: Fluency in English and Arabic