Terre des hommes
Job
Title: Psychosocial
Officer
Job ID: 20230302
Category: Collaboration
Open
positions: 1 (one)
Location: Dadaab,
Garissa
Working
time in %: 100%
Contract
duration: 3 months
Reports
to (Hierarchically (Functionally): Psychosocial Senior
Officer
Number
of subordinates: Assistant counsellors, Lay Counselors, Center Animators
and CFS Supervisors.
Context: Tdh has
been working in Dadaab within the socio-ecology model of child protection
system with a strong emphasis on children safety and well-being.
Case
management remains a central intervention to ensure children exposed to at-risk
environments are identified/protected, and those who experience abuse, neglect,
exploitation and violence receive immediate life-saving services in line with
their needs.
Tailor-made mental health and psychosocial services are provided to individual/group of boys and girls together with their parents in a safe place.
Outreach
services aiming at community-led advocacy and empowerment increased information
and knowledge on child protection issues.
Revitalizing
community intergenerational dialogues promoted open engagement on delicate
social issues and possible reversal of some retrogressive practices.
General
description of the position: Reporting to his/her immediate
supervisor,the Psychosocial Officer provides psychosocial support to the refgee
children and families in Hagadera, Ifo, Dagahaley Refugee Camps and eight
surrounding host community villages, monitor the activities in the three child
friendly centers and girls safe play areas and provide technical support to the
center supervisors, Animators. Lay counselors and Assistant counsellors.
Specific
Job Descriptions:
Responsibility:
Psychosocial support
Aim: To ensure all
psychosocial activites are done in Hagadera camp.
Responsibility:
· To
provide psychosocial support to selected cases of high risk or cases in need of
specialized psychosocial support or mental health interventions.
· Participate
in need assessments and project evaluations aiming at contributing to the
development of the child protection programme strategy for the refugee
community project in Dadaab Refugee Complex and in eight villages of Dadaab and
Fafi Sub-Counties host communities.
· To
support in the development of intervention criteria for the psychosocial cases
and design appropriate technical responses to psychosocial and mental health
cases.
· Provide
training and supervising the CP team and community based structures on the
management of children and families with basic psychosocial and mental
concerns.
· Train
CP team members on the child friendly interviews techniques and implementation
of psychosocial assessment.
· Under
the supervision of the Psychosocial Senior Officer, coordinate with the Case
Management and Empowerment Senior Officers on assistance response to cases of
children in need of psychosocial interventions.
Responsibility: Conduct
Mobile monthly CFS and monitor the two CFS in Hagadera and one CFS in
Alinjugur.
Aim: Conduct
mobile monthly CFS. Ensure effective and efficient implementation of CFS
activities in the three CFSs.
· Ensure
monthly mobile CFSs are conducted in the three camps and host villages.
· Train
and monitors lay counselors and CFSs animators on the mobile CFSs activities.
· Ensure
children who can’t access the centres are reached through various PSS
interventions.
· Ensure
the centre activities are conducted appropriately and they are safe and child
friendly.
· Provide
technical support to the centre supervisors.
· Monitor
the two girl safe play spaces.
· Plan
the leave schedule for the center supervisors, lay counselors and CFSs
animators.
· Ensure
that children living with disabilities are incorporated into centre activities.
Responsibility: Renovation
and maintenance of the CFS.
Aim: Conduct
situational anaylsis on what the center requires.
· Conduct
and assessment on host community and refugee camps CFSs and Girls safe play
areas while ensuring the CFSs are safe and well equipt with play materials.
· Plan
with the logistic team on what the centre needs.
· Train
the community members who are willing to volunteer on basic counselling skills
and Psychosocial First Aid (PFA).
· Ensure
all the activities are carried out in the center and they are safe for
children.
Responsibility: Provide
psychosocial support to the eight neighnbouring villages of Dadaab and Fafi Sub-
counties.
Aim: Ensure
chidren in the eight villages receive psychosocial services.
· Provide
group and individual therapy.
· Identify
and screen children with psychosocial distress.
· Work in
close collaboration with other departments.
· Provide
mobile CFSs in collaboration with the Child Protection Volunteers.
· Liaise
with the Sub-County Children’s Officer to support high risk cases that need
protection
interventions.
Responsibilty: Report
writing
· Develop
unit reports.
· Work
closesly with the MEAL Officer and Assistants for efficient documentation of
psychosocial work.
· Develop
referrals for high risk cases and ensure regular follow up of the cases.
· Participate
and represent Tdh in relevant working group meeting at the camp level.
· He/she
will conduct his or her duties in respect of the Charter of Terre des hommes and
the Tdh Child Protection Safeguarding Policy.
· Terre
des hommes expects that its staff professional conduct reflects proper
behaviour in accordance with local culture and traditions. He/she assures the
moral protection of the name of Terre des hommes and defends in all
circumstances the interests of the movement.
· Tdh
intervenes without any affiliation for politics, religion or financial profit.
He/she will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation
of political, racial or religious affiliation.
Child
protection policy
· Commit
to respect the Child Safeguarding Policy.
· Commit
to ensure the best implementation possible of the Child Safeguarding Policy in
Kenya, including participation in annual audit, and reviews and updates of
action plan.
· Commit
to inform the Country Representative and/or the Field Coordinator to deal with
any case of any allegations or possibility of transgression, even potential, of
the Child Safeguarding Policy.
Abuse
Prevention Policy – Operational Risk Management
· Commit
to respect Tdh Risk Management Policies including: Child Safeguarding Policy,
Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption Policy, Code of Conduct,
Whistle Blowing Policy.
· Commit
to ensure the best implementation possible of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.
· Commit
to inform supervisors and to deal with any cases, allegations, or possibility
of transgression, even potential, of the Tdh Risk Management Policies.
Competencies
This
position requires personal, social and leadership competencies, technical and
methodological competency.
Skills:
· Good
facilitation skills.
· Problem
solving skills.
· Competency
in computer applications and packages.
· Skills
in involving children in various PSS activities.
Requirements
· Minimum
bachelor Degree in Psychology. Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology
from a recognized university, clinical experience is a plus.
· Experience
in use of community based approaches for the management of psychosocial and
mental health issues.
· Experience
in application of innovative/creative and evidence based psychosocial and
mental health issues.
· Minimum
of three years’ experience with prominence in psychosocial and mental health
assignments.
· Experience
in case management including management of case conferences.
· A good
understanding of MHPSS framework and guidelines.
· Project
reporting and evaluation experience.
· Staff
supervision experience.
· Fluency
in English and Kiswahili. Knowledge of Somali culture, language and traditions
is a plus.
Languages:
· Fluent
in English and Swahili.
Other:
· Knowledge
of Garissa and Dadaab Refugee Camps or similar context.
Application
Modalities:
Interested
candidates who meet the criteria above are encouraged to send their
applications letter and detailed CVs to KEN.recruitment@tdh.ch.
Candidates
are required to indicate the position title on the subject line of the email
when applying.
Kindly
note only applications sent to this email address will be considered.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Female
candidates are encouraged to apply.
Closing
date for the application of this position is 10 March 2023.
Tdh’s
recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protect
children’s rights, which includes the prevention of all forms of child abuse.
Tdh
is an equal opportunity employer
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