- Under the supervision of the health Manager the MHPSS counsellor provides psychosocial and/or psychological interventions in an individual or group format.
- The MHPSS Counsellor will liaise with the mental health team (Medical team and MHPSS Counsellors) on the implementation of MHPSS interventions and activities, more specifically.
Main Responsibilities
- Deliver one-on-one (Individual) and group counselling sessions to identified clients within IMC Clinics, and in line with IMC integrated approach
- Develop psychosocial activities; community mobilization, awareness raising, and any other related activity requested by health manager.
- Support Health Manager in delivering training or workshops
- Support in the creation of materials including publicity documents.
- Engage with the community to deliver and promote IMC MHPSS project activities in the designated locations.
- Assist in writing monthly, quarterly, annual reports, monitoring and evaluation activity and progress reports of project activities including monthly reporting to the MHPSS Officer.
- Assist in the implementation of preventive MHPSS interventions at the community and PHC level.
Coordinate referrals.
Provide MHPSS consultations within PHC setting:
- Provide individual or group consultations to beneficiaries presenting in PHC or referred and in need of MH interventions
- Assist in the identification of psycho-social needs and proposition needed interventions in collaboration with the mental health team and PHC staff
- Weekly reporting activities and data collection
- Coordinate with Medical doctor on cases requiring higher level interventions
- Provide psycho-social support for mental health beneficiaries:
- Work directly with the medical doctor to develop individualized treatment plans for MH beneficiaries
- In coordination with community mobilizers use participatory methods to adapt activities in accordance to the needs of the different target groups (children, women etc)
Community mental health interventions:
- Participate in defining effective and culturally appropriate approaches and interventions on the community level.
- Focus on information dissemination and collecting opinions to foster knowledge and self-care practices for communities in areas of intervention.
- Initiate and facilitate group interventions.
Analysis, detection and reduction of risk factors influencing the mental health status at community level:
- In collaboration with the mental health team, explore and detect potential risk factors influencing mental health status of the target population.
Coordinate with other actors concerned to reduce and/or eliminate potential risk factors.
Others: - Any other related IMC tasks as assigned by the Health Manager
- Under the guidance of MHPSS Officer and MHPSS advisor support in the collection of information related to behaviours of the community to reinforce quality of MHPSS services.
- Collaborate and participate, in any field survey, data collection and/or needs assessment organized by IMC in relation to MHPSS.
- Participation in IMC internal meetings, trainings and individual meetings with the Health manager.
- Represent IMC at the Technical Working Group meetings
- The activities may change based on the changing context.
- To inform immediately security focal point in the case of any security problem.
- Note: This job description is not exhaustive and the staff member may be asked from time to time to perform duties over and above those described here.
- The staff member is also expected Experience working with survivors of trauma, including GBV.
- Working in emergency and development project.
- Exposure to research.
- Good knowledge of Borno state.
- Eligibility Criteria
Essential:
- Degree or HND in Psychology, Counselling, Social Works, Psychiatric Nursing, or related field from a recognized institution
- 1 – 2 years of professional experiences in relevant field (clinical psychology, educational psychology, Psychiatric Nursing, or another related field)
- Strong communication and facilitation skills
- Experience working in humanitarian sector is an asset – specifically in MHPSS programs
- Good knowledge of counselling and community mobilization methods and tools
- Good spoken and written English
- Good spoken and written Hausa, with at least one other local language: Kanuri and Marghi, Shuwa, Fulani,
- Willingness to work long hours and weekends when necessary
- Good computer skills (Microsoft word, Power Point and Excel)
- Proactive and ability to work with multicultural team would be highly appreciated
- Be committed to IMC’s values as an organization and motivated by its non-statutory, Not for Profit model
Desirable:
- Experience in supporting medical team and community-based organizations.
Key Competencies:
- Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills.
- Should be a team player and culturally sensitive.
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, email and utilization of the internet
- Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution and ability to deliver IMC’s strategic objectives.
- Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situation
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