Psychologist - Retention Support - Saida

THE PROJECT

This project aims to provide an integrated multisectoral humanitarian response to conflict-affected and displaced populations in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, South Lebanon, and Bekaa, ensuring access to essential health, protection, and education services through community-based and mobile modalities.

Within the education component, the project seeks to enhance access to safe, inclusive, and quality learning opportunities for vulnerable children affected by conflict and displacement in Saida. Education interventions will include center-based educational support activities, as well as Education in Emergencies (EiE) interventions implemented in shelters and displacement settings. The project will also integrate psychosocial support and inclusive approaches to ensure that children with learning difficulties and disabilities can fully participate in educational activities, while contributing to their learning continuity, wellbeing, and resilience.

ASSIGNMENT

The psychologist is based in Amel’s community center in Saida, with regular visits to the collective shelters assigned to the project. She/He works in close collaboration with the social worker, under the direct supervision of the Field Coordinator. She/He is in charge of the identification, individual follow up and referral of the psychological cases among children enrolled in the project and their caregivers.

TASKS

Task #1 – Identification and referral mechanism

-  Identify the psychological needs of the children and their families through observation and the implementation of the internal referral pathways (receiving referrals from the social worker);

-  Identify protection concerns and provide psychosocial support to cases of concern as needed;

-  Collect, analyze, and synthesize information in order to implement and support intervention methods and techniques.

Task # 2 –Direct Psychological support

- Provide adequate psychological support to the children enrolled in the education program and to their caregivers according to the needs identified. The psychologist is conducting individual sessions and focus group discussions according to the intervention plan;

-  Coordinate and work directly with the social worker and the animators to develop intervention plans and follow up (suggest the needed sessions to be included in the PSS monthly plan);

- Keep track of patient numbers/cases through outpatient records;

-  Complete intake assessments, evaluations, treatment recommendations, reviews, and other documentation as necessary;

- Implement the Child Protection Protocol and follow up with the project’s team members to ensure that the protocol is carefully followed by all members.

Task # 3-Internal / External referrals

-  Being and remained fully informed of all psychological services provided by Amel community centers and Mobile Units through a close coordination with other sectors;

-  Contribute to develop a local mapping of the local stakeholders with the Field Coordinator and the Social Worker to develop Amel’s network and facilitate external referrals. The psychologist is only required to support on the psychological level;

- Each internal / external referral is discussed first with the social worker.

Task #4: Coordination & Monitoring and Evaluation

- Participate in training and initiate internal meetings in the psychologist’s area of expertise and depending on the needs;

- Weekly reports to be shared with the field officer and coordinators. The weekly report includes the exhaustive description of all activities, challenges, needs identified and the achievements of the week. The psychologist is required to fill the template with all information in a comprehensive way;

- Submit on a weekly basis the updated table of patients;

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements: 

• Master’s degree in Psychology and registration with the Order of Psychologists in Lebanon (OPL), established under Law No. 8/2017, is mandatory.
• 3 to 5 years of experience working with vulnerable populations, including refugees and children.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in challenging and multicultural environments.

Working Hours: The psychologist works 5 days a week an average of 20 weekly working.