Psychosocial Support Officer /PSS 64 views

General Objective

• The main responsibility of this position is to carry out an array of age and gender appropriate psychosocial support activities for the most vulnerable and at-risk children, adolescents and caregivers with respect to their culture and contextual sensitivities.
• The activities demands to be integrated into humanitarian coordination practices and guidelines.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Psychosocial Support:

• Conduct specific child-focused activities for psychosocial well-being and building resilience of most vulnerable and at-risk children and adolescents by ensuring a variety of activities that include active games, sports, expressive/creative activities, life skills, educational activities.
• Mobilize and empower adolescent boys and girls through different activities that suit their interest, promote their psychosocial well-being and create an opportunity for their direct social engagement at community level.
• Conduct emotional group support sessions for caregivers.
• Conduct awareness sessions on child protection issues and issues affecting the protection and well-being of children.
• Provide basic counselling sessions to support children and their caregivers to better cope with difficulties, distress and enhance their resilience.
• Identify vulnerable children and adults in a need of protection or support and conduct referral to the case management team.
• Establish and maintain positive and efficient relations with target beneficiaries, community members, humanitarian actors and all the other key stakeholders.
• Ensure availability of the PSS materials and safe storage and maintenance of the PSS materials.
• Prepare weekly activity schedule, keep record of newly registered beneficiaries, fill beneficiaries daily’s attendance lists and other reports as required by the line manager and ensure accuracy and timely submission.
• Under the guidance of the coordinator, conduct participatory monitoring activities to collect beneficiaries feedback and opinions on the quality and satisfaction of activities.
• Provide supervision, mentorship and guidance to PSS volunteers.
• Perform any other job-related duties as requested by the line manager.

Child Protection:

• Promote inclusion and equal access for every child, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable and at-risk children.
• Identify potential cases of children victims and/or at heightened risk of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect and any other child protection concern or threat and report to the CP coordinator.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding information and data of beneficiaries at all times.
• Ensure IHS Child Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection Minimum Standards are mainstreamed through all the programmatic activities.
• Report serious cases of abuse committed against children to the Child Protection Project Manager. Strict confidentiality must be respected.

Coordination & Representation

• Coordinates with other IHS staff to ensure implementation of standardized activities and with other departments (programme and support) of IHS as necessary
• Represent IHS project in coordination meetings held at site level in her/his field of expertise.
• Fully comply with IHS Code of Conduct and ensure Child Safeguarding Policy is upheld at all times.
• Ensure adherence to IHS standards and quality requirements in all the project activities.
• Adhere to and ensure the team under her/his responsibility follows IHS administrative and logistical regulations and procedures.

Duty place: Dabat, North Gondar

Contract period: 7 Months with possibility of extension

Organization: Innovative Humanitarian Solutions /IHS

Reporting to the Child Protection Coordinator

Requirements

• Language Skills: Fluent in local languages and in English (speaking/ reading/ writing).
• Education: University degree in Social Work, Social Studies, Psychology, Education or any other related discipline.
• Work experience: Minimum 2-year experience in the field of child protection / protection/SGBV/ PSS.
• Knowledge & skills: Excellent analytical and writing skills, creative thinking.
• Computer skills: Good knowledge of the MS office software.

Note

• Ensure to attach updated CV, Motivation Letter in a single file
• Due to the Emergency situation, applications will be processed on a rolling basis and Position could be filled before the expiration of advert.
• Only candidates who meet the selection criteria will be contacted for further steps of the recruitment.