SAJIDA FOUNDATION
Requirements
Education
- Master of Science (MSc) in Psychology
- Minimum of a Master’s degree in Applied Psychology (e.g., Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, etc.).
- An M.Phil. degree or training and experience working with children and adolescents will add significant value to this role.
Experience
- At least 2 years
- The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO
Additional Requirements
- Age At most 40 years
Skills & Experience:
- At least 2 years of experience in the relevant field, particularly for individuals who have severe mental health conditions, in a multidisciplinary team.
Other Requirements:
- Well-developed oral and verbal communication skills in order to develop a professional and efficient relationship with relevant stakeholders.
- Interpersonal skills to connect with others and develop rapport with relevant personnel.
- Compassion and empathy.
- The ability to explain, encourage and build confidence.
- Observation and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to think critically and creatively while also working well under pressure.
- Decision-making skills and the ability to organize and plan your workload.
- Enthusiasm, sensitivity and patience to deal with a range of needs.
- Must have structured and organized skill and proficiency on MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint etc.
Responsibilities & Context
Major Responsibilities:
- Provide individual or group counselling for individuals in distress, with mental health conditions or psychosocial disabilities, measuring progress using pre- and post-evaluation tools for their Mental Health recovery.
- Build the capacity of peer responders and community stakeholders to promote mental health awareness and provide care to targeted communities.
- Supervise conducting regular courtyard sessions to raise mental health awareness and promotion among target communities.
- Train teachers in Mental Health First Aid to enable them to provide basic emotional support and referrals to students.
- Develop training materials both in Bangla & English based on current global context and new academic discoveries.
- Conduct mental health specific training for the population of all strata (person with disability) as needed.
- Operationalize community sensitization campaigns (community setting, educational institutions, health care institutions etc.) to promote mental health awareness, reduce stigma & enhance service seeking behavior.
- Conduct supervision sessions for lay-counselors.
- Coordinate and sustain working relationship with stakeholders (Govt. representatives, community leaders etc.).
- Plan, coordinate, and monitor all mental health activities to achieve the goals of the project.
- Assist the project management team with administrative and logistical tasks aligned with the work plan and technical monitoring
- Assist to organize consultative workshops involving district-level stakeholders and community representatives.
- Ensure conduct training sessions for local health workers to strengthen knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Support project focal in other relevant project activities (project planning, assist in finance management, report writing, expense reconciliation report etc.).
- Regular field visits to pilot sites to develop contextual knowledge of each site, develop relationships with the field team, and provide support as necessary.
- Organize and celebrate national days related to mental health.
Minor Responsibilities:
- Prepare the monthly action plan.
- Prepare a success story of the project each month and send to HO including photos and signed consent forms.
- Attend various meetings and training sessions as required.
- Rapport building and collaboration with related stakeholders especially local Government, local NGO’s, etc.
- Any other task assigned by organization.
Compensation & Other Benefits
- Insurance,Mobile bill,T/A
- Festival Bonus: 2
Monthly gross salary will be BDT 45,783.
Workplace
Work at office
Employment Status
Contractual
Job Location
Sirajganj
Job Highlights
Psychologist is responsible for conducting individual or group counselling sessions to provide specialized mental health support and technical guidance to field staff and volunteers.
Company Information
SAJIDA FOUNDATION
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Address:
Sajida Foundation, Otobi Center (5th Floor), Plot- 12, Block- CWS(C), Gulshan South Avenue, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212
Business:
NGO.