Psychosocial Support Worker at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

General Objective / Summary

• Under the supervision of theDeputyMHPSS Advisor,thepsycho-social workerwillperformall MHPSS activitiesin the field, including case management and referral to other services.
• Besides this,S/Hewillfill indata records,and perform data entry onweeklybasis.S/He will take part inweekly officemeetings,attend formaltraining,on job training,and provideweekly case presentations.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Implementation of the PSS activities:

• Provide psycho-social support, and psychological first aid to survivors who have experienced psychological trauma, torture,gender-basedviolence GBV, domestic violence, and when necessary to survivors of natural disasters
• Work in collaboration with PHCC and outpost staff to receive referred beneficiaries, ensure follow up of referred PSS/ PFA beneficiaries, and provide guidance to health facility staff on PSS
• Provide screening and assessment on psychological trauma
• Sensitize, psycho-educate, problem solve,dialogueand mediate with thebeneficiary’spopulation about issues of war, torture, trauma,violenceand GBV
• Ensure all work with clients is confidential and that ethical practices areobservedin culturallyappropriate way, especially with respect to gender sensitivities
• Perform community awareness on trauma and psychosocial supportto beneficiaries and community leaders
• Refer patients when needed to more specialized servicesin link with the deputy MHPSS advisor
• Perform case follow up and case management when there is need
• Developaction plan for the follow up patients
• Engage in self-care through supervision, debriefings, and other shared sessions

Communication and reporting:

• Become proficient with the MHPSS data collection tools, conduct, andsubmitscreening and assessments reports ina timelyandaccuratemanner
• Fill in all reportingand data collectionforms in daily basistoensure quality reporting
• Weekly data entry of collected information from the field
• Attend the weekly MHPSS supervision/ on job training meeting
• Attend all MHPSS/PFArelated trainings given by PUI
• Assistwith any other related activities asdeemednecessary by the MHPSS advisor
• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.

Mandatory requirements

• Education degree: Degree / Diploma in psychology, counseling, social work,nursingor other related fields
• Language skills: Fluent in English and Hausa and Kanuri is a strong asset
• Work experience: Experience of 1 year in working as a psycho-social worker, or psycho-social counselor, or community social worker
• Computer skills: Excellentknowledge of the MSoffice software including Word, Excel, Outlook
• Other: Good reporting skills

Knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge of local areas and community structures
• Able tomaintainconfidentiality
• Knowledge of medical ethics

Assets
Interests:

• in the humanitarian sector

Transversals skills:

• Excellent communication, conflict solving and diplomacy skills to manage relationship in potentially tense situations
• Strong motivation to help people in need
• Ability to make decisions
• Understanding of the political situation in the area
• Ability to analyze and suggest improvements of the activities
• Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation
• Well organized and hard worker
• Able to manage stress and pressure
• Able to check validity of information, logical thinking
• Neutrality
• Reliability
• Teamwork.