Job Description and Requirements
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Job Title: Child Protection Counselor [Covering Maternity] (FSR #599)
Location: Mafraq
JOB SUMMARY
Child Protection is the prevention of and response to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence against children. Child Protection case management is the process of helping individual children and families through direct social-work-type support, and managing information well. Within child protection case management, there should be appropriate involvement of children throughout the process, as well as full consideration of the best interest of the child.
The position of Child Protection Counselor will be a counseling professional with a formal degree in psychology and or counseling. The position requires the Child Protection Counselor to work closely with the child protection case management team to support identified children and their families through counseling-based intervention. The Child Protection Counselor will also run support groups for children with specific and common issues and protection concerns, as well as train Child Protection Case Managers to run support groups. In addition, the Child Protection Counselor will run parenting support classes and will train staff and volunteers on a range of topics related to child protection, PSS, and psychological support.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
1. Assist the case management teams in improving quaity and timely documentation and implementation of care plans, as well as mapping of community support services WGBM in vulnerable situation.
2. Contribute to the case management file, including assessments, treatment plan and quality assurance measures (HoNOS) and client functioning scale.
3. Monitor on-going care plan development with special attention to safety issues and stabilizing the family from the effects of domestic violence.
4. Coordinate the provision of social services to clients, families, and significant others to enable these parties to deal with the impact of illness on individual family functioning and to achieve maximum benefits from healthcare services.
5. Conduct review for appropriate utilization of services from admission through discharge/termination.
6. Evaluate client satisfaction and quality of care provided.
7. Ensure involvement of local authorities, community leaders, and community groups in creating community network which increases access to better health and social services for vulnerable population in the camp.
8. Provide psychological assistance with the aim to improve the social and psychological functioning of clients and their families, maximizing overall community well-being.
9. Offer specialized and direct therapeutic support for SGBV cases.
10. Moniter and take lead on quality assurance procedures in all IMC's supported clinics
11. Take lead on new hire orientation and training.
12. Provide regular updates and reports to senior management staff as required; contribute to donor reports and internal IMC reports as required.
13. Perform other job-related duties a requested by Supervisor
DELIVERABLES:
1. Provide group and individual counseling and guidance to clients
2. Develop care plans that are individualized and mutually developed with the client.
3. Assist and train case managers on supporting group's techniques and evaluation.
4. Conduct in-take and psychosocial assessments of each client.
5. Work in close collaboration with the protection case managers and MHPSS team.
6. Oversee the referral to specialized psychological service providers for higher level care and other services needed.
7. Conduct psychosocial and awareness activities in IMC safe spaces and clinics.
8. Deliver training on PFA, SOP and PSS of most vulnerable cases (SGB V, early marriage)
9. Contribute to proposals and report writing of PSS activites.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
1. Advanced degree, Master or Bachelor in Psychology and Counseling
2. Minimal of 1 year of experience in similar position.
3. Familiarity with international humanitarian operations, coordination structures and the mandates of donors, UN agencies and other NGOs.
4. Ability to exercise sound judgement, to remain felxible to a changing environment and to make decisions independently.
5. Strong communication skills English/Arabic, both oral and written.
6. Ability to create and implement PSS and awareness activities work plans
7. Bachelor or Master Degree in any related field.
Child Safeguarding
International Medical Corps is committed to child safeguarding and expects all employees to strictly adhere to the values and principles of the International Medical Corps Child Safeguarding Policy.
Code of Conduct
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report.
Compliance & Ethics
Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicates these values to staff and to partners and requires them to adhere to these values.
Equal Opportunities
International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.
This job description is subject to periodic review and adjustment in order to achieve International Medical Corps goals in Jordan, and any changes to the job description will be discussed and agreed
“I hereby certify that all the information provided through the application and CV are accurate and the supportive documents are available upon request, any false information provided will cause cancelation of the application and applicant will be subject to legal action”.
Our screening process will be on a rolling basis, once a candidate is selected the announcement will be closed.