Psycho-Social Support Worker at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency.

PUI has been operating in Nigeria since 2016, initially establishing its presence in Borno State with a field office in Maiduguri. Over the years, PUI has expanded its humanitarian response to deep-field locations, including Monguno and Pulka, and more recently to Katsina State in Northwest Nigeria.

In Borno State, PUI has been a key actor in health, nutrition, protection, and psychosocial support. It supports health facilities in Maiduguri, Monguno, and Pulka, providing primary healthcare services, sexual and reproductive health (SRH), and the management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), both with and without complications, through Stabilization Centers. These interventions are integrated with specialized Gender-Based Violence (GBV) services and psychosocial support.

PUI has a strong track record of implementing projects funded by key humanitarian donors, including USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), and the UN’s Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF). Thanks to its long-standing presence, PUI has gained a deep understanding of the local context, allowing for an agile response to emergencies while also supporting long-term resilience-building efforts.

Since 2023, PUI has extended its response to Katsina State, with funding from the Crisis and Support Centre (CDCS) of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. PUI provides a comprehensive package of health, nutrition, protection, and psychosocial support services. This includes primary healthcare for all age groups, reproductive health services, community-based health and nutrition activities, and referrals for obstetric emergencies.

In early 2024, PUI expanded to Kurfi LGA, a hard-to-reach area, delivering primary healthcare, facility- and community-based nutrition interventions, protection services, and psychosocial support. These efforts are carried out in close collaboration with the Katsina State Ministry of Health, the State Primary Healthcare Agency, and other relevant authorities.

PUI is a key member of the Protection Sector in Northeast Nigeria, the GBV sub-working group, and the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) technical working group. It also co-leads the Health Sector at the LGA level in Monguno and contributes to various technical working groups, including Sexual and Reproductive Health, Family Planning, and GBV Case Management. With its strong operational presence, sectoral expertise, and established partnerships, PUI is recognized as a key humanitarian actor in Nigeria, delivering integrated and life-saving interventions to vulnerable populations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Psycho-Social Support Worker

Locations: Katsina and Gusau - Zamfara
Employment Type: Full-time

General Objective

• Under the supervision of the PSS Supervisor, the psycho-social support worker will perform all MHPSS activities in the field, including case management and referral to other services.
• Besides this, S/He will fill data records, and perform data entry on weekly basis.
• S/He will take part in weekly office meetings, attend formal trainings, on job training, and provide weekly case presentations.

Responsibilities and Tasks
Implementation of the PSS activities:

• Provide psycho-social support, and psychological first aid to survivors who have experienced psychological trauma, torture, gender based violence GBV, domestic violence, and when necessary to survivors of natural disasters
• Work in collaboration with PHCC and outpost staff to receive referred beneficiaries, ensure follow up of referred PSS/ PFA beneficiaries, and provide guidance to health facility staff on PSS
• Provide screening and assessment on psychological trauma
• Sensitize, psycho-educate, problem solve, dialogue and mediate with the beneficiaries population about issues of war, torture, trauma, violence and GBV
• Ensure all work with clients is confidential and that ethical practices are observed in culturally appropriate way, especially with respect to gender sensitivities
• Perform community awareness on trauma and psychosocial support to beneficiaries and community leaders
• Refer patients when needed to more specialized services in link with the PSSSupervisor
• Perform case follow up and case management when there is need
• Develop action plan for the follow up patients
• Engage in self-care through supervision, debriefings, and other shared sessions.

Communication and reporting:

• Become proficient with the MHPSS data collection tools, conduct, and submit screening and assessments reports in a timely and accurate manner
• Fill in all reporting and data collection forms in daily basis to ensure quality reporting
• Weekly data entry of collected information from the field
• Attend the weekly MHPSS supervision/ on job training meeting
• Attend all MHPSS/PFA related trainings given by PUI
• Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the PSS Supervisor.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with 3 - 10 years experience.

Salary
N406,146 monthly.

Application Closing Date
4th July, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.