Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters or exclusion from healthcare.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Counsel Educator
Code: MT03400
Location: Pulka, Borno
Report to: Project Coordinator
Report to (functional): Project Coordinator Assistant
Contract Duration: 6 Months Renewable
Starting Date: 01 March 2020
Level: 5
Main Purpose
- Perform basic counseling and/or educational activities to patients, families, communities, following MSF protocols and procedures, in order to improve the health condition of the patients, survivors, new arrivals and vulnerable population.
Accountabilities:
- Actively promote the availability of MSF services
- Carry out, individually or in group, basic counselling and/or educational sessions, to patients, their families, hospital staff and/or the community
- Refer patients when necessary to other specialists or external actors in order to provide the best available support
- Collect and report specific information related to the target group
- Keep files and statistics updated about the counseling and/or educational activities
- Give testimonies to patients and in the community on own experiences as a patient
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
- Work with the social workers within the camps and community to;
- Attending new arrivals and give direct support within the scope of the project.
- Actively promote the availability of basic psychosocial support, PFA to patients, their families (when needed), in order to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties within the project scope.
- Identify protection concern within the project scope.
- Refer patients to other protection actors, for further assistance, when necessary in order to propose the best support available.
- Keep files and statistics of daily activities and participate in team meetings to share experiences and discuss special cases with the protection team, preserving confidentiality at all times.
- To fill up protection data questionnaires and to held FGD in order to evaluate the living condition of the population within the project scope.
- Inform supervisor of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day activities.
- Identify social needs of patients through a social assessment.
- Follow up on all protection cases in the Camps and Host community.
- Report and discuss the cases with the Social Worker and refer to mental health (when needed), hospitals and others facilities and provide services according to needs.
- Remain flexible for any work delegated to you by your supervisor
Requirements
- Education Formal: Degree in Social Work
- Experience: 1 year experience in related position. Makes part of the target group of patients and is willing to share his own experiences as a patient
- Languages: English, Hausa and Kanuri essential. Mandara is desirable
- Knowledge: Essential computer literacy ( word, excel and internet)
- Competencies Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service, computer skills
Salary
- NGN 3,014,622 (Annual Basic salary + 13th Month) As per the MSF salary scale (National contract).
Application Closing Date
5:00 PM; 28th February, 2020.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send a CV, motivation letter, copies of Credentials, copy of NYSC Certificate and a copy of Practicing Licence (only PDF or Word) either by email to: [email protected] In the subject please to put the position and the reference for while you are applying.
Or
In-person to MSF SPAIN Office at Pulka, Gwoza LGA, Borno State.
Note
- Only short-listed applicants will be contacted
- Applications are non-returnable. Do not submit original certificates or credentials.
- MSF Encourages Women and People with Disability Status to Apply.
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