Turkey: Technical Adviser Psycho-Social Support
Country: Turkey
Closing date: 12 Jun 2013
Malteser International is the worldwide relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta for humanitarian aid. Its mission is to provide emergency relief as well as to implement rehabilitation measures and to facilitate the link between emergency relief and sustainable development.
Malteser International has been delivering humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Turkey since 2012. The Government of Turkey estimates that there are currently around 400,000 Syrian refugees in the country, 30.000 of them reside in and outside camps in Kilis. To relieve some burden of the local health infrastructure which is increasingly over-strained by the influx of Syrian refugees into the region, Malteser International will set up a temporary field hospital in Kilis. The ultimate objective of the programme is to transfer the field hospital to Syria, once the security situation has been stabilized. The medical assistance for civilian Syrian refugees will be accompanied by activities in the area of psycho-social support and conflict transformation in order to strengthen the Syrian civil society.
Programme activities will be implemented through our longstanding Turkish Partner IBC (International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation) who is also implementing our current projects for Syrian refugees in Turkey and in Syria.
In support of our work in Kilis, TURKEY, Malteser International is looking for a Technical Adviser Psycho-Social Support
Responsibilities:
- Carry out an initial assessment related to trauma and stress symptoms, in cooperation with the medical team and set up a relevant plan of action
- Establish a sufficient data base for information collection and analysis
- Identify community groups, which are motivated to become peer educator for psycho-social care
- Carry out training for peers on basic mental health issues, active listening and life skills, among others and according to need
- Establish a referral system for serious mental health issues with the Malteser International field hospital and the Hospital in Kilis
- Supervise and provide technical and managerial support to the peer educators and link those activities within the project
- Ensure sound and qualitative services to prevent distress and suffering and help people to cope better and to enable them so that they resume to their normal lives
- Enable local staff members to implement the psycho-social care component independently through regular training and supervision
Qualifications:
- Medical Doctor or Nurse or Social Worker with an expertise in psycho-social care and support; specialisation in Psychiatry/Psychotherapy is an asset
- Minimum of 5 years experience in the field of psycho-social care
- Experience of training in basic mental health for non-professionals
- Excellent ability to increase capacity of people and transform those into active survivors
- Excellent ability to work in a team, to mediate and to effectively motivate people
- Sensitivity and openness for a dynamic and cultural challenge
- Physical and mental strength
- Fully computer literate (Microsoft Office)
- Fluency in English (written and spoken), knowledge of Turkish and/or Arabic would be an asset
Conditions:
- Start Date: July 2013
- Duty Station: Kilis, Turkey
- Duration of contract: 6 months (extendable)
- Salary according to qualification and experience, insurance package, (possibly) accommodation in team house, return flight
- Please note that it is an unaccompanied position
How to apply:
If you are interested in this position, please apply online at http://goo.gl/JOVKn until 12 June 2013.
