Country: Philippines
Closing date: 18 Jun 2017
The Center for Victims of Torture is hiring a Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Trainer to join a mental health capacity building project. The MHPSS/Trainer will strengthen the quality of psychosocial services provided at a locally-run, torture treatment organization, and build the capacity of the organization to better meet the mental health needs of torture survivors. Activities include assessment, training, clinical supervision, program evaluation and community collaboration.
- Location: Manilla, Philippines
- Start date: immediately
- Duration: 1 year employment agreement
Project Description:
The Partners in Trauma Healing (PATH) project supports independent, torture treatment organizations around the world to provide high quality mental health services to survivors, and to build sound, financially stable organizations. The project focuses on 3 areas: mental health treatment and healing, program evaluation, and organizational development. The MHPSS Trainer plays a critical role in strengthening psychological services.
Organization:
The Center for Victims of Torture works toward a future in which torture ceases to exist and its victims have hope for a new life. We are an international nonprofit dedicated to healing survivors of torture. We offer rehabilitation services to those who have been tortured, train partners around the world who can prevent and treat torture, and advocate for human rights and an end to torture. We are headquartered in Minnesota with offices in Africa and the Middle East.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic Clinical Support: Collaborate with the partner center staff on developing MHPSS services. Support the development of effective clinical policies, practices and tools when required.
- Clinical Supervision: Provide individual and group clinical supervision to local MHPSS practitioners that includes case discussions, live supervision, and supervision of supervisors with emphasis on self-care components.
- Case Management: Provide mentoring and modeling in order to improve the case management system of the partner.
- Training: Design and carry out training programs, including formal training sessions, mentoring, modeling and supervision. Continually assess development of counselors and adapt training to meet their needs. Build capacity of staff members to design and conduct trainings.
- Assessment: In collaboration with the project and partner research teams, develop clinically appropriate assessment tools and strategies. Support project team in data collection and assessment of organization’s existing systems and methods of mental health service delivery. Support implementation of Integrated Capacity Building Plan. Develop work plan for the year, in collaboration with the partner center staff.
- Reporting: Write and submit regular reports regarding clinical and training activities. Mentor staff on report writing.
- Other duties: Participate in other program and organization-wide activities, meetings and trainings. Complete administrative responsibilities. Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations
- Advanced degree (Master’s degree, PhD or equivalent) in clinical social work, clinical psychology, clinical counseling
- 4 years of experience providing mental health/psychosocial support service to a variety of target groups including torture and trauma survivors, prisoners, adults, families, and adolescents.
- 4 years of experience providing training on MHPSS topics for participants with different professional backgrounds and knowledge.
- 3 years of experience supervising MHPSS practitioners
- Experience working with locally-run NGO partner organizations and negotiating multiple relationships within and between organizations.
Preferred education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations
- 6 years of experience providing mental health/psychosocial support services.
- 5 years of experience supervising MHPSS practitioners
- Experience working with a torture survivor-led organization.
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)
- Understand of MHPSS and human rights
- Experience working/living the Philippines is preferred
- Experience conducting program needs assessments, program development, program evaluations and reporting.
- Knowledge and experience with case management services
- Flexibility, adaptability, diplomacy and self-sufficiency to work within a local partner organization.
- Training and experience in cross-cultural sensitivity and adaptation
- Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to changing program requirements, client needs and political climate.
- Understanding of and extensive experience implementing culturally appropriate mental health interventions, including individual, group and community-based approaches for people who have suffered torture and trauma.
- Understanding of and experience developing curricula and providing training for mental health counselors on counseling approaches, sensitization on the effects of trauma and conflict, and designing interventions.
- Appreciation and desire for participating in and receiving clinical supervision
- Excellent skills in organization, attention to detail and time management (including the ability to meet deadlines)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word and Excel)
- Fluency in English
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills
- Ability to travel by car for up to 8 hours/week.
How to apply:
Submit resume, cover letter and salary expectations to http://cvt.simplicant.com/