Psychosocial Workers at Neem Foundation - Adamawa and Sokoto

Neem Foundation is Non-Governmental Organisation that is committed to improving the lives of those affected by the North- East insurgency in Nigeria through building inclusive communities, providing and raising the standards of psycho-social care and countering extremist narratives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Psychosocial Worker

Locations: Adamawa and Sokoto

Job Description

• Evaluate beneficiaries' knowledge and skills before and after the sessions; organise and direct sessions on identifying psychological distress, self-care strategies, and referral mechanism;
• Stimulate exchange and participation among the beneficiaries of different groups.

Education/Qualification /Skills & Experience

• University Degree in Psychology or any related field.  Masters Degree in Psychology is an added advantage.
• 2+ years experience in similar role
• Provides a basic range of psychological services to clients.
• Consults with other professionals, regarding the evaluation and treatment of clients.
• Provides psychological assessment, testing and evaluation, referral, consultation, programme planning, chemical dependency counselling/education, prevention service/activities, individual, couples, group and family therapy.
• Interact with clients to provide assessment, testing, diagnosis treatment, case management, follow up and treatment planning, with physicians to provide consultation.
• Collaborates and cooperates in a professional manner with co-workers, other departments and other agencies in order to assure effective continuity of care and services.
• Prepares and maintains mental health notes and narrative reports of mental health activities (in the appropriate charting format).
• Maintain clients’ records, as part of the Medical records system and follows policies of records and maintenance of client confidentiality
• Fluency in English & Hausa languages.

Application Closing Date
23rd February, 2020.