Responsibilities and particular assignments

General responsibilities:

• 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.
• Provide screening and assessment on psychological distress.
• Sensitize, problem solve, dialogue and mediate with the wider population about issues of war, economic crises, torture, trauma and GBV.
• Become proficient with PU-AMI data collection tools, conduct and submit screening, and assessment data, and PSS providing reports in a timely and accurate matter.
• Work closely with PSS Supervisor and the database staff to ensure quality reporting.
• Data entry of collected information from the field/ MHT level.
• Ensure all work with clients is confidential and that ethical practices are observed in culturally appropriate way, especially with respect to gender sensitivities.
• Perform community awareness on psychological distress and available mechanism of psychosocial support.
• Refer patients when needed to more specialized services as per the area-wise service mapping.
• Engage in self-care through supervision, debriefings, and other shared sessions.
• Attend all PSS/PFA related trainings facilitated by PU-AMI
• PSS provider should follow up the MHPSS cases, as and when there is need.
• S/he should develop action plan for the follow up beneficiaries.
• S/he should fill the necessary documents to ensure quality reporting.
• Attend the weekly MHPSS supervision/ on-the-job training meeting.
• Provision of the psychosocial support to the mothers and caregivers at the MHT level.
• Crafting individualized progress reports to share pertinent data with stakeholders.
• Promoting individual and familial self-sufficiency and resilience.
• Preserving beneficiaries' safety, confidentiality, and independence.
• Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the expatriate MHPSS Coordinator.
• Any official task by the managers of MHPSS departments and other relevant program departments for the purpose of the project and activity improvement.

Objective 1: 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, and orientation and refresher trainings as planned by the project team.