Psychologist SRF # 437
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Title: Psychologist FSR # 437
Location: Jarash and Ajloun
BACKGROUND
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide evidence-based psychological assistance to support clients and their families with mental health and psychosocial issues.
- Remain up to date on and provide evidence-based psychological interventions and advances in the field of psychology.
- Remain up to date with professional development opportunities.
- Support other psychologists and Case workers as part of a peer supervision model.
- Assist the case management teams in improving forms, care plans and mapping of community support services.
- Take on team coaching and mentoring of team members.
- Organize the development of initial care plan with focus on any immediate safety concerns.
- Participate in case conferences, supervision and training opportunities.
- Develop and deliver trainings for staff on topics relevant to psychological practice, lay counselling and case management.
- Develop care plans that are individualized and mutually developed with the client.
- Monitor on-going care plan development with special attention to safety issues.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Conduct risk assessments and advise staff on carrying out risk assessments and the development of safety plans.
- Coordinate the provision of case management and psychosocial services to clients, families, and significant others to enable these parties to deal with the impact of illness on individual family functioning and to achieve maximum benefits from services.
- Evaluate client satisfaction and quality of care provided.
- Offer direct therapeutic support for clients referred.
- Perform other job-related duties as requested by Supervisor
Qualifications:
- Accountability, Communication, Teamwork, Innovation, Results focus, Planning and Organizing, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement, making quality decisions, leading and empowering others, managing performance, Analytical thinking, Client focus, applying technical expertise, coping with pressure and setbacks and following instructions and procedures.
- Master’s Degree in Psychology, Clinical Psychology or Counselling Psychology.
- At least one-year experience as psychologist.
- license from the MOH is an asset and will be given priority.
- Current residence must be in Jarash or Ajloun
Code of Conduct
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report.
Compliance & Ethics
Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicates these values to staff and to partners and requires them to adhere to these values.
Equal Opportunities
International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.
This job description is subject to periodic review and adjustment in order to achieve International Medical Corps goals in Jordan, and any changes to the job description will be discussed and agreed
“I hereby certify that all the information provided through the application and CV are accurate and the supportive documents are available upon request, any false information provided will cause cancelation of the application and applicant will be subject to legal action”.
Our screening process will be on a rolling basis, once a candidate is selected the announcement will be closed.
