General Description of the Organization:
Orange is a non-governmental civil society organization devoted to alleviating the suffering and improving the sustainability mechanisms of the conflict-affected population. Since its establishment, Orange partners directly with affected Syrian populations delivering programmes spanning sectors, including humanitarian and development programmes, in the Early Recovery, Food Security, Agriculture, Livelihoods, Education, and Protection, in addition to long term impact interventions focusing on the economic empowerment and the local value chains improvements to enable targeted communities to improve their living practices and their sustainable mechanisms.
Orange collaborates with variety of national and international non-governmental organizations, as well as local initiatives to adopt community-based approach that leads to improve the response’s impact to the humanitarian crisis and provides sustainable and alternative solutions.
Job Purpose:
As a Counsellor, you will play a vital role in providing essential mental health and psychosocial support services to individuals and groups in need. You will be responsible for delivering SH+ (Self-help plus), PM+ (Problem management plus), and MH GAP (Mental Health Gap Action Program) interventions, both on an individual and group basis.
Duties, objectives and competencies:
Individual Counselling:
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of clients’ mental health and psychosocial needs**.**
- Develop individualized interventions plans tailored to clients’ specific issues and goals**.**
- Provide evidence-based counselling, incorporating SH+, PM+, and MH GAP techniques**.**
- Monitor clients’ progress and adjust the plans as necessary**.**
- Maintain accurate and confidential client records**.**
Group Interventions:
- Facilitate group therapy sessions based on the SH+, PM+, and MH GAP programs**.**
- Create a supportive and inclusive environment for group participants**.**
- Encourage active participation and engagement within the group setting**.**
- Manage group dynamics and ensure a safe space for sharing and healing**.**
Psychoeducation:
- Provide educational materials and information to clients and their families on mental health topics**.**
- Promote awareness and understanding of mental health issues within the community**.**
Collaboration:
- Collaborate with other healthcare professionals, including psychiatrists, social workers, and other staff, to ensure comprehensive care for clients**.**
- Attend the supervision and team meetings and case conferences to discuss client progress and treatment plans**.**
Documentation and Reporting:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of counselling sessions and client progress**.**
- Prepare regular reports on program activities and outcomes.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field**.**
- Experience in providing mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian or crisis settings is a plus.
- Knowledge of SH+, PM+, and MH GAP programs and their application**.**
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills. ·
- Minimum of 2 years of proven experience in a similar position.
- Intermediate knowledge in PowerPoint & Word.
Orange’s Values and Principles:
We believe that:
- Maintaining a positive, healthy, and trusting relationship are central to making the partnership a success.
- Appropriately trained and resourced staff and volunteers are key to effective and efficient service and program delivery in the development sector.
We are committed to:
- Shared responsibility, accountability, and decision-making in any partnership.
- Providing access to high-quality learning to empower people and professionals in the development sector, particularly in the developing world.
- Learning from each other to strengthen and enhance the long-term sustainability of our services and programs for the benefit of children and communities that we serve.
Child Safeguarding & PSEAH policy
Orange aims to create an organization that is safe for children and women but is also aware of the need to keep child protection concerns proportionate and to guard against over-zealous attitudes. Child and women abuse thrives in closed and secretive atmospheres. Orange’s best protection is to create an open and aware culture where people are not afraid to speak about their concerns.
Any employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on behalf of Orange must sign the Child Safeguarding and PSEA– Declaration of Acceptance Form and comply with the Orange child safeguarding and PSEAH Policy which is a statement of Orange commitment to preventing abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into.
How to apply
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• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not have heard from us within two weeks after the application deadline, please consider your application as being unsuccessful.
•The position is to be filled ASAP.
• Women are highly encouraged to apply for this position.
