FUNCTION & POSITION:
Psychosocial Support Officer
LOCATION:
Amman, Jordan
REPORTING TO:
Psychosocial Support Project Manager
OVERALL PURPOSE:
Coordinate, facilitate, monitor and supervise the psychosocial support activities, community-based awareness, mobilization and referral activities related to the PSS Programme and in line with the programme objectives.
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
The Psychosocial Support Project aims to improve the access to psychosocial support care and increase the overall PSS wellbeing through training of community health volunteers, conducting community-based adult peer-support groups, adult psychosocial support sessions, family psychosocial support sessions (caregivers and adolescents) and provision of dignity kits to the targeted beneficiaries.
FUNCTIONAL LINKS
Internal:
External:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Training (10%)
Supervision (35%)
Data collection and Open Data Kit development (15%)
Staff interaction (10%)
Other Responsibilities (30%)
QUALIFICATION / EXPERIENCE:
Educational Qualifications
ESSENTIAL:
DESIRABLE:
Work Experience
ESSENTIAL:
DESIRABLE:
Languages
ESSENTIAL:
DESIRABLE:
Excellent written and spoken English.
SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES:
Organisational capacity
ESSENTIAL:
DESIRABLE:
Communication
ESSENTIAL:
DESIRABLE:
Excellent written communication
Relational
ESSENTIAL:
DESIRABLE:
Flexibility
DESIRABLE:
Personal
ESSENTIAL:
DESIRABLE:
JOB COMMITMENT
Working Location: Amman ,Irbid and Zarqa, Field-based (70%), Medair office (30%), and accompaniment to other institutions/partner organisations, external meetings.
Starting date: May 2023
Duration of commitment: 4 months – this position is conditional on funding.
Professional references will be checked before offering this position to the successful candidate The successful candidate must be legally allowed to work in Jordan
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