PSYCHOLOGIST
Responsibilities
Providing Counseling and guidance;
Ensure referrals internally and externally;
Assesses the psychological and / or psychiatric health of the beneficiaries and performs a psychological evaluation;
Assess and address psychosocial needs of the beneficiaries, identify and follow-up cases that require special care;
Perform case management in cooperation with other project staff and potentially OMNES partners involved in services provision;
Implements individual and group counseling, focus group discussions, and psychological support sessions;
Participates in the planning and implementation of interventions for information and
raising awareness of beneficiaries;
Cooperates with interpreters where needed for the provision of services;
Closely cooperates with other team members, passing on crucial information and expressing the need for action clearly and concisely;
Keep case files and statistical records of the caseload and services’ provision;
Manage individual protection cases, including those on SGBV and child protection, and be in charge of drafting relevant case plans;
Find proper solutions to individuals, who are at most risk or victims of violence;
Set strategies and operational measures to effectively prevent SGBV and child protection risks;
Conduct needs/gaps and capacity assessments on SGBV and child protection response needs;
Undertake procedures implementation when referral(s) to other services are required;
Required qualifications and skills
University degree and work permit in Psychology;
Experience within the civil society sector, preferably working with vulnerable groups and refugees/migrants;
Minimum two-years professional experience in case management;
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team;
Ability to troubleshoot and ease potential tensions between the project’s beneficiaries;
Ability to perform fact-finding tasks and clearly articulate results in a fair and balanced way;
Previous experience in direct contact and exchange with vulnerable groups of beneficiaries is an asset;
Fluency in Greek and English required;
Proficient with MS Outlook, Excel, and Word business software;
Experience in community mobilization;
Cross-cultural awareness and flexibility;
Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening, and observation skills, including the ability to create trust, support, respect, and interact with women and girls of all ages, background, and diversity;
Strong team player and able to handle pressure well;
Well organized and efficient, with the ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate;
Good report writing skills;
Adhere to and promote GBV guiding principles.
Directly support and coach beneficiaries through the usage of simple communication and moral uplifting techniques;
Regular and ad hoc reporting and data/case files keeping;
If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and cover letters until 17/03/2021 to jobs@omnes.gr mentioning in the email subject “Psychologist_ IC_Omnes21”.