JOB: Psychosocial Workers – Action Against Hunger
PSYCHOSOCIAL WORKERS – ACTION AGAINST HUNGER
Action Against Hunger is an international, apolitical, non-denominational and non-profit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) . For our operations in Cameroon, we are looking locally for: (02) Psychosocial Workers (M/F).
Base of reporting: MORA ET KOZA
Number of positions: 02
Duration of contract: 24 MONTHS
Start date: August 2023
Supervised by: SMPS Supervisor
Location: The candidate must have Mora and Koza as their place of residence
OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION : Organize and lead activities related to the mental health program and care practices – gender and protection, in the region within the project
IN PARTICULAR, YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES:
Mission 1: Implement psychoeducation sessions
- Create psychoeducation groups of 15 people maximum;
- Facilitate psychoeducation sessions using an animation guide and an image box;
- Participate in the development of educational materials and adapt them according to the targeted audience;
- Conduct activities for men and women, girls and boys according to the needs of the beneficiaries;
- Promote exchange and participation of beneficiaries;
- Clinically identify and evaluate, using standardized scales, following these sessions, people who need follow-up;
- Offer group psycho-social care activities to people who need follow-up;
- Evaluate the content of each workshop, analyze it and report it using the evaluation grids.
Mission 2: Participate in the collection of information concerning the needs of beneficiaries in terms of mental health
- Know how to recognize groups of individuals who are more vulnerable and in need of psychological support;
- Observe and collect information regarding the mental health needs of beneficiaries during program activities;
- Report this information systematically in each activity report.
Mission 3: Conduct psycho-social support groups with beneficiaries:
- Complete the beneficiary form using the clinical interview technique;
- Pass the standardized scales at the start and end of treatment;
- Lead and energize exchanges between beneficiaries by following the themes and recommendations of the group care protocol;
- Receive and contain the expression of important emotions;
- Maintain the framework of the sessions while showing flexibility and kindness;
- Allow the expression of all participants;
- Create a friendly and caring atmosphere;
- Know how to refer a person to individual therapy if the person is still in distress based on standardized scales.
Mission 4: Conduct individual interviews with adults – clinical interviews
- Complete the beneficiary form using the clinical interview technique;
- Pass the standardized scales at the start and end of treatment;
- Conduct individual interviews using an interview guide using different tools;
- Master the psychometric tools used as part of the protocol and have the beneficiaries elaborate on these tools;
- Master emotional stabilization techniques;
- Receive and contain the expression of important emotions;
Mission 5: Conduct training in mental health and care practices, gender and protection
- Pass the knowledge test at the start and end of training
- Master the training modules on specific themes (psychological first aid, psychosocial approach to malnutrition, relationships with caregivers, patients, etc.);
- Be able to speak in public, be an educator and adapt the content of the training to the public.
Mission 6: Respect strict confidentiality
- Ensure strict compliance with the confidentiality of data, property of the project beneficiaries and Action Against Hunger;
- Respect confidentiality regarding the content of clinical interviews, outside of discussions with the psychologists in charge;
- Evaluate the impact on our beneficiaries before and after treatment.
Mission 7: Work in coherence and collaboration with other Clinique Mobile teams
- Demonstrate adaptability;
- Communicate with people from other Clinique Mobile teams
- Coordinate your actions with the actions of other Mobile Clinic teams (Reproductive health and care staff
- Be creative;
- Have precise knowledge of the activities of other Clinique Mobile teams
- In order to be able to direct, when relevant, certain of our beneficiaries towards them.
SPECIFICATIONS
This job profile may be subject to permanent modifications depending on the evolution of activities. These modifications will be defined and discussed between the employee and Action Against Hunger.
Failure to comply with the terms of this job description will be punished by disciplinary measures stipulated in the Internal Regulations.
We remind you that to achieve the objectives of this mission, FIELD NIGHTS WILL BE MANDATORY (depending on the positions!)
DIPLOMA/LEVEL OF STUDY/EXPERIENCE:
- Diploma in social sciences, psycho-social work or similar
- Knowledge of stress and psychotrauma management
- Knowledge of psychological first aid and therapeutic group facilitation techniques
- Experience working with vulnerable audiences
REQUIRED SKILLS :
- Sense of confidentiality
- Good knowledge of psychological care and individual and group psychosocial support, adults and children
- Good knowledge of psychotrauma management
- Good knowledge of child development
- Good communication and adaptation skills
- Good communication skills
- Team spirit
- Ability to conduct interviews and lead groups – Ethics and professionalism
- Knowledge of NGOs and humanitarian principles
- Good knowledge of the area and customs
- Knowledge of local languages of the work area (Massa; toupouri moundang, Mandara, Fulfuldé, Kanouri, Arabe choua, etc.) and French. – .
- Commit to respecting and applying ACF’s gender policy
- Integrate the gender approach into activities
- Contribute to a working environment that takes into account the specificities of each person and avoid any discrimination
- Be physically able to travel in the field (80%)
Gender approach
- Commit to respecting and applying ACF’s gender policy;
- Integrate the gender approach into activities;
- Contribute to a working environment that takes into account the specificities of each person and avoid any discrimination;
Safeguarding
- ACF believes that everyone with whom it comes into contact regardless of their age, gender identity, disability, ethnic origin or any other grounds of discrimination has the right to be protected against any form of harm, abuse, neglect and exploitation. ACF will not tolerate abuse and exploitation by staff, related personnel, partners or suppliers.
RECRUITMENT PROCEDURE
The Action Against Hunger recruitment procedure includes 3 key steps:
1. A pre-selection based on the application submitted (only candidates whose skills and experience correspond to the profile described in the offer are selected for the written test) 2.
A written technical test
3. An oral interview
For each stage, only selected candidates are contacted.
Applications ( including a CV, cover letter, as well as references ) must be submitted ONLY by following the link: https://forms.gle/mU6iuJDMhzMLsLr17
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