Psychosocial Support Worker at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

General Objective / Summary

• Under the direct supervision of the MHPSS Supervisor, the psychosocial worker will perform all PSS activities in the field, including the provision of individual and group sessions, referrals to other services and conduct awareness sessions.
• Besides this, he/she will fill in data records, and perform data entry on a weekly basis. S/He will take part in weekly office meetings, attend formal training, on job training, and provide weekly case presentations.

Responsibilities and Task
Implementation and Monitoring of the PSS Activities:

• Provide psychosocial support to people in the community in psychosocial/psychological distress through individual and/or group sessions
• Refer people presenting symptoms of severe psychological distress, mental disorders and substance use to specialised services following the internal procedures
• Follow up on internal and external referrals (specialised services, basic services, etc.)
• Work in collaboration with other departments’ and provide guidance to them on PSS.
• Ensure the content of the session remains confidential and that ethical practices are observed in a culturally appropriated way, especially with respect to gender sensitivities.
• Perform community awareness on symptoms of mild to moderate psychological/psychosocial distress

Communication and Reporting:

• Fill in the PSS data collection tools and file them in a secured manner
• Fill in all reporting and data collection forms on a daily basis
• Do the weekly data entry of collected information from the field
• Attend the weekly PSS Team meetings
• Attend all PSS related trainings provided.as requested
• Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the PSS PM

Supervision of Psychological Awareness Volunteers:

• Manage the PAVs and ensure that they are compliant with the procedures
• Supervise the work of the PAVs by conducting regular field visits during awareness sessions and recreational activities
• With the support of the PSS PM, provide trainings to PAV on PFA, communication skills, self-care and other PSS related topics
• Participates in the recruitment process of PAV
• Follow-up with finance to ensure PAVs’ monthly incentives are paid on time
• Ensures that awareness sessions are appropriately conducted following the PSS guidelines
• With the support of the PSS PM, manage problems or difficulties encountered by PAV during community awareness session
• Ensures proper data collation of individuals reached during door to door/community awareness sessions

Logistics and Administration:

• Supports the logistical and administrative organization, planning, and preparation as directed by the PM
• Ensures the safety and proper use of materials and tools related to PSS activities during on-site works
• Supports the supply of materials to the work site as directed by the supervisor
• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.