Psychologist At Syrian American Medical Society Foundation



Position: Psychologist PRF-2305-01005-346 (Rapid Recruitment)

Job Location: (Nizip-Gaziantep )Turkey

Reporting to: MHPSS Officer – Senior Project Officer

Working area: (Nizip-Gaziantep )Turkey

Number of positions open: 2

Contract Duration: 5 Months

Last date for application: JUNE 09, 2023

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Key relationships:

Psychiatrist, MHPSS Officer, PSS workers, MHPSS staff

General objective of the position:

Psychologist is to provide Psychotherapy service through comprehensive assessment, Therapy plan, implementation, follow up in additional to participating with other MHPSS activities.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

  • Working affectively with the other MHPSS team members to ensure a high quality of work with full respect of the Humanitarian Work Principles.
  • Supporting the beneficiaries with creating their recovery plan (with step by step recovery goals) based on the needs and problems, in addition to the continuous follow up according to their care plans.
  • Participating in linking the beneficiaries with the suitable services to their needs when it exceeds the PSS Workers skills (Referral system and monitoring the internal and external referrals done) including the coordination with other service providers to fulfill the additional needs of the beneficiaries.
  • Providing the needed psycho-education to the beneficiaries and their care givers and family members.
  • Building the PSS support based on the beneficiaries’ strengths and supportive real elements in their lives.
  • Taking in consideration the reported evaluations of Beneficiaries’ satisfaction into consideration to improve the PSS service quality.
  • Ensuring the confidentiality of beneficiaries’ information documented in the assessment forms and the clinical soft and hard copies with ensuring good quality of documentation of the beneficiaries’ files and information.
  • Participating in the ongoing group and individual technical supervision sessions.
  • Providing weekly/monthly regular updates and reports to the supervisor.
  • Participating in raising awareness regarding the MHPSS disorders and the rights of people who suffer from them on both individual and the community level.
  • Conducting outreach visits to the communities in Gaziantep on a regular basis.
  • Active participation in advocacy campaigns and celebration of world days related to MHPSS such as (World Mental Health Day, international Day for people with disability…etc.).
  • Facilitating group activities for beneficiaries and group activities of care providers of the beneficiaries.

THE CANDIDATE’S REQUIREMENTS

Mandatory Qualifications required

  • A Turkish university degree of relevant field of study (e.g. bachelor of Psychological counseling/Psychology only.
  • One Year experience at least of working as a psychologist.
  • Attended Psychotherapy Techniques training and having experience certificates.
  • Having basic proficiency in using e-mails and filling beneficiaries’ information on electronic forms.
  • Commitment to the basic morals of working with vulnerable people and respecting confidentiality.
  • Ability to work independently and with a team in the same time.
  • Ability to conduct individual and group psychotherapy sessions and group activities specifically in MHPSS issues

Competencies:

  • Administrative skills
  • Good skills in Microsoft office software

Languages

  • Upper Intermediate written and spoken in Turkish and/or Advance written and spoken in Arabic

Competencies:

  • Administrative skills
  • Good skills in Microsoft office software

How to apply

CONTRACT CONDITIONS

The contract duration is 5 months. The salary will be defined regarding the SAMS Turkey Office salary scale on-going.

This recruitment process is rapid recruitment: Note. Due to the urgency of this position, the vacancy may close before the deadline. Applications will be assessed as per received and vacancy might be closed before the end of the announcement as per qualifications availability.

Interested candidates may please send their resume and:

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