Organization Background:

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, the International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and healthcare to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated healthcare systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
To learn more about our mission, visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are

Project Background:

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, the International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and healthcare to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated healthcare systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
To learn more about our mission, visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are

Job Purpose:

He/ she will provide psychosocial support, basic GBV case management support to vulnerable population through individual counselling follow up support, referrals, psychosocial support group activities and dissemination of information on available services to encourage access to services.
She/he will collaborate with the MCHC in charge/ Training Officer oversee provision of psychosocial /group support, skills building with local partner, information sessions and other recreational activities to strengthen psychosocial support services.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Under the overall supervision of the HER project in charge of the BHC and the technical supervision of the MHPSS Technical lead of the implementing partner, the PSS Counselor will be responsible to:
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Provide psychosocial assessment and interventions in accordance with professional standards, both individually and in groups, for clients at the relevant health facility, through the identification of psychosocial problems and preparing them for receiving treatment.
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Provide individual and group services for clients in health facilities.
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Provide awareness-raising and psychoeducation for clients in health facilities.
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Perform assessment and interventions in compliance with the ethical standards of MHPSS.
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Actively participate in monitoring meetings with the mental health officer, midwife, community health supervisors, and, when needed, with community health workers.
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Work in a multidisciplinary team with health workers, doctors, and nurses in health facilities in mental health-related activities and attend regular team meetings.
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Record client information, organize related documents, register cases, and write case details in the casebook and specific register book and intake forms. Responsible for maintaining and confidentiality of all registered documents.
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Conduct open awareness-raising groups at the comprehensive health center level.
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Refer cases and track referrals through developed formal partnerships, follow-up mechanisms, and joint case management protocols with specialized facilities.
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Organize community-based awareness programs to identify and encourage individuals with psychosocial issues to seek treatment.
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Established a good working relations and network with health facility management team and mental health departments of the hospital for client referral.
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Submit monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to the relevant department.
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Perform other tasks assigned by the responsible head of the health facility/ relevant department/supervisor.

Organizational Responsibilities:
Policy Adherence
Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles, and respect international humanitarian law.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served byInternational Medical Corps.
Compliance & Ethics:
Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clearunderstanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest levelof integrity.
Safeguarding
It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerableand children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse ofchildren and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons.

Qualifications:Possession of a certified and registered certificate of completion of a psychosocial counseling training course from the Ministry of Public Health, in addition to having an educational background with academic documents from one of the country’s universities or from the Ministry of Public Health’s intermediate educational institutes.

Desirable:Possession of a certified and registered certificate of completion of a psychosocial counseling training course issued by the Ministry of Public Health.

Experience: Extensive experience providing individuals and groups psychosocial support. Good proficiency in Dari and Pashto languages;

Competency:

Strong communication, problem-solving, and social skills; ability to plan treatment for psychosocial problems; having professional counseling skills; and familiarity with the country’s health system

Submission Guideline:

Dear Applicant,

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. 

Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct his recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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Equal Opportunities:

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme:

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. The International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.