Community Mental Health Worker

[Abbasi,Hawija,Iraq ]

 

ACCOUNTABILITIES

 

• Providing information and education to the affected population on mental health/psychosocial (psycho-education), according to specific needs
• Working together with other team members to prepare/produce various mental health psychosocial education messages/topics, according to specific groups and needs e.g. caretakers of malnourished children, population affected by armed conflict, etc.
• Identifying and appropriately referring patients who need medical or mental health assistance and providing psychological first aid to identified community members in need.
• Organizing supportive activities in the community (art for children, discussion sessions, etc.), if required.
• Ensuring that all patients attending MSF activities are well informed about services provided.
• Visiting families in their home/tent/shelter if required, in order to facilitate defaulters’ tracing or to offer psycho-education.
• Attending supervision sessions and educational sessions with members of the team.
• Maintaining monitoring data and producing regular work reports to the supervisor.
• Facilitating group activities (children and adults)
• Communicating all security information in a timely manner to line manager
• Keeping space of work organized and good management of materials and files
• Being aware of social and political situation and keeping information up-to-date
• Passing on all relevant information related to MSF scope of action and context to line manager
• Because of the nature of the work in MSF contexts, big flexibility is required and any other duties/tasks asked by your supervisor(s)

 

 

CONTRACT DETAILS

 

• Fix term contract if non DOH staff is hired and service agreement if DOH staff is hired.
• Intended start date: September
• Location: Hawijia and Abbasi

 

ACCOUNTABILITIES

 

• Providing information and education to the affected population on mental health/psychosocial (psycho-education), according to specific needs
• Working together with other team members to prepare/produce various mental health psychosocial education messages/topics, according to specific groups and needs e.g. caretakers of malnourished children, population affected by armed conflict, etc.
• Identifying and appropriately referring patients who need medical or mental health assistance and providing psychological first aid to identified community members in need.
• Organizing supportive activities in the community (art for children, discussion sessions, etc.), if required.
• Ensuring that all patients attending MSF activities are well informed about services provided.
• Visiting families in their home/tent/shelter if required, in order to facilitate defaulters’ tracing or to offer psycho-education.
• Attending supervision sessions and educational sessions with members of the team.
• Maintaining monitoring data and producing regular work reports to the supervisor.
• Facilitating group activities (children and adults)
• Communicating all security information in a timely manner to line manager
• Keeping space of work organized and good management of materials and files
• Being aware of social and political situation and keeping information up-to-date
• Passing on all relevant information related to MSF scope of action and context to line manager
• Because of the nature of the work in MSF contexts, big flexibility is required and any other duties/tasks asked by your supervisor(s)

 

 

CONTRACT DETAILS

 

• Fix term contract if non DOH staff is hired and service agreement if DOH staff is hired.
• Intended start date: September
• Location: Hawijia and Abbasi

REQUIRMENT

 

 

Education	•       No specific degree required
Experience	•       Preferably coming from the beneficiaries’ community and well accepted •       Desired experience in community and/or social work
Languages	Mission language desirable and local language/dialects essential
Knowledge	·          Desired knowledge of the affected population ·          Strong communication, organizational and social skills (attentive listening, open attitude, empathy, sensitivity) ·          Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team ·          Initiative, creativity and flexibility  ·          Capacity to adjustment to change  ·          Interest in helping vulnerable population
Competencies	•       Results and Quality Orientation L1 •       Teamwork and Cooperation L1 •       Behavioural Flexibility L1 •       Commitment to MSF Principles L1 •       Stress Management L2

 

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please send your application in English (CV, letter of motivation and any relevant certificates) to:

Email: [email protected] (please indicate in the subject “Community Mental Health worker”)

 

 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please submit any relevant certificate.

 

DEADLINE TO SEND APPLICATION: Thursday 12^th August 2021 (5:00pm)