Psychologist

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 15/06/2021 to jobs@omnes.gr  mentioning in the email subject  “Psychologist_ INCL_Omnes21”.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, OMNES reserves the right to complete the process as soon as the suitable candidate has been identified. Interested candidates should submit their applications (CV and motivation letter) not later than June 15th, 2021.