ECCD and MHPSS Counsellor (Only Female)
Job Description
Title: ECCD and MHPSS Counsellor (Only Female)
Company Name: Concern Worldwide
Vacancy: 6
Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
Minimum Salary: Tk. 35904 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ 1 to 2 years
Published: 9 Apr 2024
Education:
∎ Graduation degree in clinical/Counselling/Psychology.
∎ Graduation degree in clinical/Counselling/Psychology.
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Candidates experienced on MHPSS or ECCD are encouraged to apply from other educational background as well.
∎ 1-2 year experience in MHPSS/ ECCD/ Nutrition. For technical persons (Psychologist), experience can be flexible.
∎ Motivation to work in the humanitarian field and sharing of EMERGENCY’s values and mission.
∎ Good knowledge of child and/or adult development.
∎ Knowledge and experience of early childhood care and development (ECCD) programs and techniques, theory and practice.
∎ Knowledge of humanitarian MHPSS.
∎ Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize with all beneficiaries and their cares.
∎ Sense of confidentiality
∎ Capacity to keep accurate records of activities and report in a timely manner.
∎ Willing to work any location under listed camp area of Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazila.
∎ Capacity to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
∎ Ability to read and write in English.
∎ Good communication and facilitation skills.
∎ Report preparation and documentation. Ability to work in team, respect team decisions and support multi-cultural team members.
∎ Must be well organized.
∎ Fluency in Rohingya dialect will be preferred.
∎ Person Specifications:
∎ Candidates experienced on MHPSS or ECCD are encouraged to apply from other educational background as well.
∎ 1-2 year experience in MHPSS/ ECCD/ Nutrition. For technical persons (Psychologist), experience can be flexible.
∎ Motivation to work in the humanitarian field and sharing of EMERGENCY’s values and mission.
∎ Good knowledge of child and/or adult development.
∎ Knowledge and experience of early childhood care and development (ECCD) programs and techniques, theory and practice.
∎ Knowledge of humanitarian MHPSS.
∎ Key Competencies:
∎ Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize with all beneficiaries and their cares.
∎ Sense of confidentiality
∎ Capacity to keep accurate records of activities and report in a timely manner.
∎ Willing to work any location under listed camp area of Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazila.
∎ Capacity to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
∎ Ability to read and write in English.
∎ Good communication and facilitation skills.
∎ Essential Competencies:
∎ Report preparation and documentation. Ability to work in team, respect team decisions and support multi-cultural team members.
∎ Must be well organized.
∎ Fluency in Rohingya dialect will be preferred.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ The ECCD Counsellor will be responsible for overseeing the ECCD activities based in assigned camp.
∎ Focus on child friendly and age appropriate ECCD (play that develop their physics, their minds and their creativity).
∎ Support timely, quality & consolidated ECCD programme development and planning.
∎ Ensure that all material is counted for, in good condition and stored tidy and securely. An inventory list must be made monthly by using register book.
∎ Create and maintain a supportive and caring environment for children
∎ Support and guide to children to use and explore during learning and play activities in ECCD zone with materials tools and resources.
∎ Sharing the importance of ECCD to mothers/caregivers.
∎ Develop and maintain positive relationships with children and parents.
∎ Follow and ensure the safety of the ECCD zone and ECCD kit.
∎ Ensure that all children arrive are properly registered and have safe care as long as they stay there.
∎ Follow up on children’s absence.
∎ Ensure that health, nutrition and hygiene are promoted in the sites
∎ Builds and maintains effective relationships, with nutrition team, colleagues, members
∎ Identify Psychological, emotional and behavioural difficulties; diagnose; develop action plan and provide psychological and psychosocial support at individual, group and family level.
∎ Refer beneficiaries with specific needs of specialized psychological support to external services and follow-up on all referrals.
∎ Organize and implement more specific psychosocial support activities through different methods including mediation activities, creative or recreational activities, group discussions, group daily activities, etc.
∎ Observe and intervene in order to understand the part Care practices plays in the causes of malnutrition and the barriers to a good acceptance of the treatment.
∎ Organize and animate sessions for mother - child dyads in difficulty (e.g. psychosocial stimulation through play, massage, etc.)
∎ Produce educational and alertness support media for children (individual or collective inside and outdoor games, drawings, songs, dances, plays, toy making, etc.)
∎ Make sure no child is left alone, regardless of her/his status (unaccompanied, accompanying person, beneficiary)
∎ Make toys and games available that are clean and in good condition
∎ Favour the child’ psychomotor growth.
∎ Contribute to the mapping of relevant actors (referral network) and set up of referral systems to other services available.
∎ Write specific reports for critical cases.
∎ Prepare regular and ad-hoc reports as requested and timely submit to ECCD and MHPSS Supervisor
∎ Participate in trainings as requested and other assigned tasks report by supervisor
∎ Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities
∎ Type of Contract: Fixed Term Contract up to 31 December 2024
∎ Job Purpose: The ECCD (Early Childhood Care and Development) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Counsellor is responsible for centre-based implementation and monitoring of ECCD service delivery in INF and also answer to the identified needs on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) issues. By providing, awareness raising session on ECCD and MHPSS at community level, direct psychological and psychosocial support to the beneficiaries, produce regular reports on activities, assessments and follow-up. She will be responsible to perform other activities requested by her supervisor based on project need.
∎ Main Duties and Responsibilities:
∎ ECCD and MPHSS activities Implementation:
∎ ECCD:
∎ The ECCD Counsellor will be responsible for overseeing the ECCD activities based in assigned camp.
∎ Focus on child friendly and age appropriate ECCD (play that develop their physics, their minds and their creativity).
∎ Support timely, quality & consolidated ECCD programme development and planning.
∎ Ensure that all material is counted for, in good condition and stored tidy and securely. An inventory list must be made monthly by using register book.
∎ Create and maintain a supportive and caring environment for children
∎ Support and guide to children to use and explore during learning and play activities in ECCD zone with materials tools and resources.
∎ Sharing the importance of ECCD to mothers/caregivers.
∎ Develop and maintain positive relationships with children and parents.
∎ Follow and ensure the safety of the ECCD zone and ECCD kit.
∎ Ensure that all children arrive are properly registered and have safe care as long as they stay there.
∎ Follow up on children’s absence.
∎ Ensure that health, nutrition and hygiene are promoted in the sites
∎ Builds and maintains effective relationships, with nutrition team, colleagues, members
∎ MHPSS:
∎ Identify Psychological, emotional and behavioural difficulties; diagnose; develop action plan and provide psychological and psychosocial support at individual, group and family level.
∎ Refer beneficiaries with specific needs of specialized psychological support to external services and follow-up on all referrals.
∎ Organize and implement more specific psychosocial support activities through different methods including mediation activities, creative or recreational activities, group discussions, group daily activities, etc.
∎ Observe and intervene in order to understand the part Care practices plays in the causes of malnutrition and the barriers to a good acceptance of the treatment.
∎ Organize and animate sessions for mother - child dyads in difficulty (e.g. psychosocial stimulation through play, massage, etc.)
∎ Produce educational and alertness support media for children (individual or collective inside and outdoor games, drawings, songs, dances, plays, toy making, etc.)
∎ Make sure no child is left alone, regardless of her/his status (unaccompanied, accompanying person, beneficiary)
∎ Make toys and games available that are clean and in good condition
∎ Favour the child’ psychomotor growth.
∎ Contribute to the mapping of relevant actors (referral network) and set up of referral systems to other services available.
∎ Write specific reports for critical cases.
∎ Reporting Learning and strengthen capacity and cross cutting
∎ Prepare regular and ad-hoc reports as requested and timely submit to ECCD and MHPSS Supervisor
∎ Participate in trainings as requested and other assigned tasks report by supervisor
∎ Accountability
∎ In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):
∎ Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Standard benefits as per organizational policy: Festival allowance (02), Baisakhi allowance, Provident fund, Gratuity, Group Life and Hospitalisation Insurance coverages, OPD coverage, Mobile ceiling and other admissible benefits as per organisational policy.
Employment Status: Full Time
Gender:
∎ Only Female
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
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Company Information:
∎ Concern Worldwide
∎ House # 15 SW (D), Road # 07, Gulshan-01, Dhaka -1212.
∎ Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world`s poorest countries. With its head quarter in Ireland, Concern has been working in Bangladesh since 1972.
Address::
∎ House # 15 SW (D), Road # 07, Gulshan-01, Dhaka -1212.
∎ Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world`s poorest countries. With its head quarter in Ireland, Concern has been working in Bangladesh since 1972.
Application Deadline: 16 Apr 2024
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 16th Apr 2024
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