Psychologist- Egypt Country Office
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TEAM/PROGRAMME: Education
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LOCATION: Cairo
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GRADE: 5
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POST TYPE: National
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Child Safeguarding:
Level 2 - the responsibilities of the post will require the post holder to have and direct regular contact with or access to children or young people
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ROLE PURPOSE:
The psychologist will provide the psychosocial support needed for children and their families identified through activities of child protection, health and education. Also psychologist will conduct psychological and technical training for number of teachers from different community schools.
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SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Project Officer
Dimensions: Save the Children works in 11 regions in Egypt with a current staff complement of approximately 250 staff and current expenditure of approximately US $11 million each year
Staff directly reporting to this post: none
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KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Contribute in the design of intake forms, session’s plans and follow up forms for children and their families.
- Collaborate with the MEAL team to administer the psychometric assessments upon need and deliver reports accordingly.
- Conduct one to one and group counseling sessions with children and families referred from project’s sites
- Put rehabilitation plans for identified cases and follow up on them regularly.
- Preparing and submitting reports on all cases and their progress.
- Assist the PSS/project team in material development, training deliveries on topics regarding needs identified.
- Help implement and supervise case management system.
- Identify, assess, refer severe cases to appropriate psychological/psychiatric service providers
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SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
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QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- A university degree in psychology.
- 2-3 years of experience in family and/or child counseling, experience in working with migrants and refugees is an asset.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including team leading and influencing.
- Extensive experience in delivering trainings
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in Arabic and English are required.
- Comfortable with high levels of ambiguity and able to take decisions independently in fluid context;
- Experience with refugee/marginalized communities desired;
- Commitment to Save the Children values and Child Safeguarding
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Date of issue: 30.05.2017
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