Psycho-Social Worker at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) – 2 Openings

Job Title: Psycho-Social Worker

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-based violence 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, dialogue and mediate with the beneficiaries population about issues of war, torture, trauma, violence and GBV
• Ensure all work with clients is confidential and that ethical practices are observed in culturally appropriate way, especially with respect to gender sensitivities
• Perform community awareness on trauma and psychosocial support to beneficiaries and community leaders
• Refer patients when needed to more specialized services in link with the deputy MHPSS advisor
• Perform case follow up and case management when there is need
• Develop action 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, and submit screening and assessments reports in a timely and accurate manner
• Fill in all reporting and data collection forms in daily basis to ensure quality reporting
• Weekly data entry of collected information from the field
• Attend the weekly MHPSS supervision/ on job training meeting
• Attend all PSS/PFA related trainings given by PUI
• Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the MHPSS advisor.

Qualifications and Required Skills
Mandatory requirements:

• Language skills: Fluent in English and Hausa and Kanuri is a strong asset
• Education degree: Degree / Diploma in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Nursing or other related fields
• Work experience: Experience of 1 year in working as a psycho-social worker, or psycho-social counselor, or community social worker
• Knowledge and skills
• Knowledge of local areas and community structures
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Knowledge of medical ethics
• Computer skills: : Excellent knowledge of the MS office software including Word, Excel, Outlook
• Other: Good reporting skills

Assets:

• 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.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is on 12th December, 2024. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Official Job Website: https://www.premiere-urgence.org/