Responsibilities and particular assignments  

General responsibilities: 

Psycho-Social Support Responsibilities: 

• Sensitize, problem-solve, dialogue, and mediate with the wider population on issues related to war, economic crises, torture, trauma, and GBV. 

• Conduct community awareness sessions on psychological distress and available mechanisms of psychosocial support. 

• Provide group and individual psychosocial support to mothers and caregivers of malnourished children at the health facility level. 

• Refer patients to specialized services as per area-wise service mapping when necessary. 

• Promote individual and familial self-sufficiency and resilience. 

• Preserve beneficiaries' safety, confidentiality, and independence. 

Data Collection and Reporting: 

• Conduct screening and assessment of psychological distress among beneficiaries. 

• Utilize PU-AMI data collection tools proficiently to collect, screen, and assess data accurately and submit reports in a timely manner. 

• Collaborate closely with PSS Supervisor and database staff to ensure quality reporting. 

• Perform data entry of collected information from the field/health facility level. 

• Craft individualized progress reports to share relevant data with stakeholders. 

• Fill necessary documents to ensure quality reporting. 

• Provide monthly-based reporting and ensure confidentiality in data protection. 

Working Environment and Coordination: 

• Provide psycho-social support and psychological first aid to survivors who have experienced war trauma, torture, gender-based violence (GBV), and natural disasters. 

• Work closely with the health facility director and nutrition counselor to ensure internal referral. 

• Follow the instructions of the director and PSS supervisor for on-the-job training. 

• Attend timely stimulation sessions. 

Professional Development and Self-Care: 

• Engage in self-care practices through supervision, debriefings, on-the-job training, and shared sessions. 

• Attend all PSS/PFA-related trainings facilitated by PU-AMI. 

• Participate in weekly MHPSS supervision/on-the-job training meetings. 

• Follow up on MHPSS cases as needed and develop action plans for beneficiaries' progress. 

Additional Responsibilities: 

• Assist with any other related activities as required by the expatriate MHPSS Coordinator or Deputy MHPSS Coordinator. 

• Undertake any official Tasks assigned by the managers of MHPSS departments and other relevant program departments to improve project activities. 

Objective 1: Management of PSS Project Activities  

Activities/Main duties: 

•  Provide psycho-social support, and psychological first aid to survivors who have experienced war trauma, torture, gender-based violence GBV and when necessary to survivors of natural disasters. 

• Providing psycho-social support to pregnant and lactating mothers and caregivers of children with malnutrition in group and/or individually, as applicable and informed by activity design.  

• Work with and for individuals with psychological distress and psychosocial disabilities as per cultural context and following activity guidelines/SOP. Provide necessary awareness, psychoeducation as per screening and admission criteria for Group PSS Sessions and/or individual consultation to beneficiaries with psychological distress.  

• Follow programme guidelines on admission and discharge of beneficiaries from intended PSS interventions and timely share activity data with PSS Supervisor and database officer.  

• Sensitize, problem solve, dialogue and mediate with the wider community groups and leaders about issues of war, economic crises, torture, trauma and GBV on mental and psychological well-being of individuals and families and promote activities that foster unity and social cohesion.  

Objective 2: Reporting and documentation 

Activities/Main duties: 

• Timely prepare and share weekly, monthly or quarterly activity data and report as per the project’s scheme. 

• Ensure provision of ad-hoc base reports for some specific issues such as security, challenges against the work progress and so on.  

• Maintain project data and beneficiary information confidential and keep the data-records in locked cabinets at the respective work-stations.  

• Discuss data related challenges and difficulties (*including project activities) with Project Supervisor and PSS Supervisor during their field visits and/or supervision sessions and find amicable solutions in consultation with MHPSS Coordinator.  

Objective 3: Code of Conduct and Responsibilities   

Activities/Main duties: 

• Follow PU-AMI Code of Conduct, humanitarian and IASC MHPSS principles while delivering PSS services to wider groups of communities in crises.   

• Ensure safety, dignity, and confidentiality across project activities for the beneficiaries and other actors being served by the program. 

• Prioritise appropriate selection of beneficiaries following project guidelines and promote and protect mental health and psychological well-being of all concerned.  

• Report project-specific challenges and difficulties timely and amicably to project supervisors, and find mutual solutions in the larger interest of the project.  

• Attend project team meetings, progress review sessions, supervision sessions, orientation and refresher trainings as planned by the project team.