Counselor Educator at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Scope of Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Perform counseling and/or education sessions to patients, following different medical and mental health MSF protocols and procedures, in order to improve their psychosocial condition.
• Identify the psychosocial, socio-economic and administrative needs for patients.
• Actively promote the availability of counseling services and carry out, individual or in-group counseling, basic psycho-educational sessions, to patients, their families (when needed), in order to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties within the project scope.
• Refer patients to other specialists or other institutions for further assistance, when necessary, in order to propose the best support available.
• Participate in the creation of any material needed for counseling activities and look after it,
• Keep files and statistics of daily activities and participate in team meetings to share experiences and discuss special cases with other counselors, preserving confidentiality.
• Inform line manager of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day activities.
• Take an active part in training, supervisions/interventions, and support the activity manager, when necessary, in doing sensitization for MSF staff or external partners about mental health /psychosocial issues.
• Discuss difficulties and problems in counseling with a supervisor or mental health activity manager.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree or HND or OND qualification with 1 year work experience.