Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization. Our organization offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. We have been working in Nigeria since February 1996. A Memorandum of Understanding between Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Federal Government of Nigeria facilitates this. MSF-OCA employees are guided by a Code of Conduct which aims to strengthen and support ethical cultures throughout MSF-OCA, based on the core values that guide our medical humanitarian mission.
We are recruiting to fill the position below
Type Job : COUNSELOR EDUCATOR
Location :(Aliero, Gwandu, Jega, Maiyama) Birnin kebbi
The following vacancy is open to all residents in Kebbi.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Perform counselling and/or education sessions to patients, following different medical and mental health MSF protocols and procedures, to improve their psychosocial condition.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Identify the psychosocial, socio-economic, and administrative needs for patients.
- Actively promote the availability of counselling services and conduct, individual or in group counselling, basic psycho educational sessions, to patients, their families (when needed), to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties within the project scope.
- Refer patients to other specialists or other institutions for further assistance, when necessary, to propose the best support available.
- Participate in the creation of any material needed for counselling activities and look after it.
- Keep files and statistics of daily activities and participate in team meetings to share experiences and discuss special cases with other counsellors, preserving confidentiality.
- Inform line manager of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day activities.
- Take active part in trainings, supervisions/interventions and support the activity manager, when necessary, in doing sensitization for MSF staff or external partners about mental health /psychosocial issues.
- Discuss difficulties and problems in counselling with supervisor
Specific Accountabilities
- Provide mental health and psychosocial support to newly admitted caregivers who present with psychological distress or whose children are in isolation, ICU or have died at the ITFC.
- Together with the CHEs in ITFC, ATFCs and the general hospitals, provide support for the medical team by conducting orientation for newly admitted caregivers and patients.
- Conduct HIV counselling to patients/mothers of children aged 6-59 months in ITFC and ATFCs.
- Conduct HIV/TB adherence sessions to caregivers of children aged 6-59 months in ITFC and ATFCs; adherence sessions for patients on treatment for meningitis at the general hospitals.
- Manage conflict and LAMA prevention in ITFC and the identified general hospitals MSF is providing support.
- Provide Psychological First Aid (PFA) and counselling to caregivers and patients under treatment for meningitis at the identified general hospitals.
- Conduct counselling (family, group or individual) for caregivers in ITFC, ATFCs and the general hospitals.
- The list above is nonexhaustive, it’s a summary and as the activity evolve it shall be updated accordingly.
Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications:
Education- Essential: Degree/Diploma in counselling, social work, psychology or other similar degree/diploma.
Experience– • Essential: 1-year experience in the field of counselling or psychology.
• Desirable: Experience with MSF or other INGO.
Languages– • Essential: Local languages (Hausa, Fulani, Suru)
• Desirable: English.
• Essential: Basic knowledge of Microsofot Outlook, Excel, Word,
Powerpoint
Competencies:-
- Commitment to MSF principles- L1.
- Flexibility-L1
- Stress management- L2
- Results and quality orientation- L1
- Service-L1
- Teamwork-L1
MSF is an equal-opportunity employer, both men and women are encouraged to apply.
Method of Application
Interested candidates should submit their application, including a cover letter, resume, and copy of relevant certificates in Hard Copy to MSF Office Badariya area opposite Mopol Quarters Kebbi state
Subject:”Application for the Post of Counselor Eductator”
Application Deadline:20th MARCH 2025
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for an interview; MSF Belgium takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their applications.
Important:
Applications should be sent through the indicated channel (hard copy) containing the right subject, meeting all requirements, otherwise application will not be entertained.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next recruitment steps.
MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the process at any stage of recruitment.
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