Job Summary :
Under the direct supervision of project officer in Balkh province, she/he is responsible for providing individual and group psychosocial support and basic mental health counselling services to vulnerable individuals, including children, adolescents, and adults affected by conflict, displacement, poverty, gender-based violence, or other psychosocial stressors. The position ensures that services are delivered in a confidential, ethical, culturally appropriate, and good manner, in line with national and international MHPSS standards.
Main responsibilities:
Key tasks and Responsibilities:
1. Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Services:
• Conduct individual and group counselling sessions to address stress, trauma, grief, and other psychosocial issues.
• Provide psychological first aid (PFA) and emotional support to clients in crisis.
• Use standard psychosocial assessment tools to identify needs, risks, and appropriate interventions.
• Maintain confidential and secure case records and follow organisational data protection protocols.
• Provide mental health and case management services and consider the confidentiality and do no harm principle while providing case management.
• Ensure all aspects of work are in line with Tdh MHPSS intervention guidelines, key aspects of Psychological First Aid (PFA), and relevant aspects of the IASC guideline
2. Referral & Case Management:
• Identify and refer clients to specialised services (medical, protection) as needed.
• Strengthen and maintain referral pathways with relevant service providers.
3. Community Outreach & Awareness:
• Lead awareness sessions on mental health, coping strategies, stress management, and psychosocial wellbeing.
• Engage communities to reduce stigma related to mental health issues.
• Conduct community mobilisation activities in coordination with supervisors and partners.
• Prepare and deliver training for the purposes of capacity-building on psychosocial support, including PFA and case management trainings, where appropriate
4. Reporting & Coordination:
• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly reports on counselling activities, referrals, and outreach and submit to the supervisor regularly.
Child Protection
• Child Protection: Use observation skills to detect any behavioral changes or specific vulnerability in children that may be a reason for concern and share these observations with the immediate supervisor and the social workers' team at joint weekly staff meetings to determine appropriate responses.
• Ensure that all child protection-related activities are in line with child protection minimum relevant standards, and enhance program/activities based on CPMS.
Safeguarding Policy ( Global Code of Conduct)
• Global Code of Conduct ( GCC ) Child Safeguarding Policy (CSP), Policy on the Protection from sexual exploitation and Abuse ( PSEA ), Directive on staff misconduct at workplace and GBV, Operational Risk Management: Undertake to adhere to the Terre des hommes safeguarding policy and the principles connected to children's rights
• Undertake to ensure the best possible practical implementation of the safeguarding policy (Global Code of Conduct) and the management of operational risks in his/her area of intervention and within his/her team.
• Make sure all volunteers and visitors sign/underset and Tdh Global code of conduct at a glance and my commitment to child safeguarding.
Safety & Security
• Report instantly if you observe any security threat, hear any report or any suspicion, rumors about the safety of the staff and its beneficiaries
• Strictly follow Tdh security policy and the regional security plan.
• Ensure and facilitate prompt sharing of information and action on all events relating to security issues
