Counsel Educator at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Code: MT03400
Location: Pulka, Borno
Report to: Project Coordinator
Report to (functional): Project Coordinator Assistant
Contract Duration: 6 Months Renewable
Starting Date: 01 March 2020
Level: 5

Main Purpose

• Perform basic counseling and/or educational activities to patients, families, communities, following MSF protocols and procedures, in order to improve the health condition of the patients, survivors, new arrivals and vulnerable population.

Accountabilities:

• Actively promote the availability of MSF services
• Carry out, individually or in group, basic counselling and/or educational sessions, to patients, their families, hospital staff and/or the community
• Refer patients when necessary to other specialists or external actors in order to provide the best available support
• Collect and report specific information related to the target group
• Keep files and statistics updated about the counseling and/or educational activities
• Give testimonies to patients and in the community on own experiences as a patient

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Work with the social workers within the camps and community to;
• Attending new arrivals and give direct support within the scope of the project.
• Actively promote the availability of basic psychosocial support, PFA to patients, their families (when needed), in order to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties within the project scope.
• Identify protection concern within the project scope.
• Refer patients to other protection actors, for further assistance, when necessary in order to propose the best support available.
• Keep files and statistics of daily activities and participate in team meetings to share experiences and discuss special cases with the protection team, preserving confidentiality at all times.
• To fill up protection data questionnaires and to held FGD in order to evaluate the living condition of the population within the project scope.
• Inform supervisor of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day activities.
• Identify social needs of patients through a social assessment.
• Follow up on all protection cases in the Camps and Host community.
• Report and discuss the cases with the Social Worker and refer to mental health (when needed), hospitals and others facilities and provide services according to needs.
• Remain flexible for any work delegated to you by your supervisor

Requirements

• Education Formal: Degree in Social Work
• Experience: 1 year experience in related position. Makes part of the target group of patients and is willing to share his own experiences as a patient
• Languages: English, Hausa and Kanuri essential. Mandara is desirable
• Knowledge: Essential computer literacy ( word, excel and internet)
• Competencies Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service, computer skills

Salary

• NGN 3,014,622 (Annual Basic salary + 13th Month) As per the MSF salary scale (National contract).