MHPSS Counsellor

Position Title: MHPSS Counsellor

2025-05-25 Sar-e Pol Full Time 8

Job Location:	Sar-e Pol
Nationality:	National
Category:	Health Care
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	As per OHW salary scale
Vacancy Number:	635
No. Of Jobs:	4
City:	Gosfandi, Sancharik & Suzmaqala Districts

Organization:	Organization of Human Welfare (OHW)
Years of Experience:	Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
Contract Duration:	5 Months
Gender:	Female
Education:	Bachelor degree in the relevant field
Close date:	2025-05-25

About Organization of Human Welfare (OHW):

The Organization of Human Welfare (OHW) is a non-governmental organization and is a non-political, not-for-profit, and impartial organization with no bias towards a particular religion, ethnicity, or political belief. It has its own independent legal status and entity. OHW is operating since 2007 in the country with active membership with the national clusters and international donor agencies in Afghanistan including SWABAC, ACBAR, AICS, BAAG, AWN and most of the national and international Clusters operates based in Afghanistan.

Job Descriptions:

Job Description:

To provide quality specialized psychological services for individuals and groups through counseling, including structured and unstructured psychosocial support programs based on OHW MHPSS SOP and curriculum. The PSS Counsellor receives referrals from the case management team for the cases that need specialized psychosocial support

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensure quality of specialized services provided for most vulnerable cases.
Ensure correct individual psychological support for cases internally referred by OHW case management teams and collaborate with the case management team to provide holistic service to the beneficiary.
Ensure correct individual psychological support for cases referred by other agencies based on coordination, interagency support, and mutual agreements.
Provide a clinical psychological assessment for all cases, identifying the appropriate therapy or service to be provided.
Draft a case plan based on the identified mental health issue and closely monitor and document the psychological recovery of cases.
Ensure all cases have clear mental well-being outcomes outlined in the case plan, with progress tracked regularly.
Ensure the family and other support systems are involved in supporting the mental wellbeing of the beneficiary.
Consult with the PSS team leader / MHPSS Specialist for critical and complex cases to chart the most appropriate case plan.
Ensure that referral to the psychiatrist is done based on the mental health condition and as a last resort.
Provide regular updates to the case worker on the beneficiary's progress.
Inform the PSS team leader/MHPSS specialist about any difficulty met in OHW activities implementation or problems observed in team dynamics.
Attend the awareness sessions arranged by COVs to provide awareness of psychosocial stressors. Spread awareness in the community about mental well-being and psychosocial support.
Ensure structured group PSS sessions are conducted as per protocol and the psychological well-being of participants is tracked.
Ensure individual PSS and vice versa complement group PSS as per need.
Design activities with psychological purposes for vulnerable children, youth, women at risk, and men attending collective PSS. Hold PSS sessions regularly in the CFS for children.
Be available to train on psychological support and first aid OHW staff when requested.
Produce and maintain accurate clinical records of the beneficiaries.
Write technical reports on specific cases identified during the individual psychological support sessions.
Case files and technical reports must be archived in a locked and secure location; access to them should be restricted only to relevant, authorized protection program staff.
Provide the supervisor with bi-weekly and monthly reports on the activities conducted.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in social or psychology science from National or International Universities
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in providing clinical or psychological services
Cultural awareness
Context understanding
Communication Skills in local language
Organizational Behaviour Skills
Pashto, Uzbek and Dari skills are required.
Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet).
Commitment to OHW principles.
Comply with all relevant OHW policies and procedures.
Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from supervisors in the field.
Ability and willingness to travel and stay overnight at service delivery point.

Submission Guidelines:

Interested and qualified candidates should send their cover letter with updated CVs to OHW’s HR department – Vacancies@ohw.org.af.
Applications should be received by OHW’s HR department on 25-May-2025 before 4:00 PM. And clearly, indicate the vacancy number and job title (MHPSS Counsellor /635) in their email subject line. Otherwise, their applications will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a Test/interview.