Consultant for the population in Volinska oblasna organizaciya Tovaristva Chervonogo Hresta Ukrayini

Background

The Community Counselor, working at the Focused Psychosocial Support level, will provide individual and group counseling to community members, conduct psychoeducational sessions, and help identify community members who require referral to specialized mental health and advocacy services. 

Responsibilities and Responsibilities

• Conduct awareness and education sessions in the field of HCWSP to facilitate the provision of counseling services in communities and increase public awareness of services already available.
• Build links with health professionals and government services to disseminate information about well-being and counseling in communities.
• Implement psychoeducation and information sharing for service providers to help destigmatize perceptions of mental health and access to counselling.
• Conduct group psychoeducational sessions for community members.
• Conduct counseling to identify the mental health needs of people seeking support, referred by partner organizations or identified during needs assessments. 
• Conduct individual and group consultations for community members who have such a need based on the results of the needs assessment.
• Accompany PSP volunteers in their activities, provide advisory support as necessary.
• Follow up cases identified by outreach teams, conduct needs assessment and follow-up.
• Apply monitoring and evaluation tools to monitor psychosocial well-being recipients.
• Provide case management services, including assessment and follow-up, following safe referral practices and ensuring confidentiality, respect for dignity and risk management at every stage.
• Report regularly to the team psychologist and share any concerns about possible risks.
• Participate in regular supervisions and review own work as a consultant and case manager.
• Provide consultations to other employees and volunteers as necessary and upon request. 
• Counselors must undergo mandatory training before starting work and use a structured approach to counseling in accordance with international humanitarian standards for providing psychosocial support. Training is provided by TCHHU. 

Desirable

• Experience in the humanitarian field.
• Experience/training in supervision. 
• Experience working with various stakeholders and partners
• Experience working with government agencies as well as NGOs and charities

Values

• Share the principles and values of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
• Adhere to humanitarian principles, including impartiality and neutrality
• Be inclusive and non-judgmental
• Follow ethical standards and the principle of "Do no harm"