JOB DESCRIPTION – MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT (MHPSS)

Organization: CARE

1. Company Mission

CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice.

2. Key Responsibilities

A. Community-Based MHPSS Service Delivery

  • Lead the implementation of community-based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) activities for children, adolescents, caregivers and vulnerable adults.

  • Facilitate psychosocial support sessions, support groups and resilience-building activities.

  • Support the implementation of MHPSS activities within Child-Friendly Spaces and community platforms.

  • Ensure that activities are culturally appropriate, inclusive and conflict-sensitive.

  • Promote wellbeing and social cohesion among affected populations.

B. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Capacity Building

  • Train staff, volunteers and community structures on Psychological First Aid (PFA) and basic psychosocial support.

  • Build the capacity of frontline workers to identify and refer individuals requiring specialized support.

  • Support caregivers and community members in strengthening positive coping mechanisms.

  • Develop and disseminate MHPSS awareness materials.

C. Community-Based MHPSS, Referrals and Resilience Building

  • Identify individuals, children, adolescents and caregivers requiring focused or specialized mental health and psychosocial support services, and facilitate timely referrals to appropriate health, protection and mental health service providers.

  • Monitor referral outcomes and follow-up actions, and maintain up-to-date information on available mental health, psychosocial and protection services within project areas.

  • Support Protection, Child Protection and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Case Workers in addressing psychosocial needs identified through case management processes and referral pathways.

  • Strengthen community support networks, peer-support groups and community-based mechanisms that promote psychosocial wellbeing and resilience.

  • Facilitate activities that foster social connectedness, inclusion, recovery and positive coping strategies among crisis-affected populations.

  • Conduct community awareness sessions and dialogues on mental health, stress management, psychosocial wellbeing and available support services.

  • Promote community-led and culturally appropriate approaches to psychosocial wellbeing, resilience and social cohesion, with particular attention to vulnerable and at-risk groups.

D. Monitoring, Quality Assurance and Reporting

  • Develop and maintain MHPSS activity records and monitoring tools.

  • Monitor service quality and adherence to MHPSS standards and guidelines.

  • Collect, analyse and report MHPSS indicators and beneficiary feedback.

  • Contribute to assessments, programme reviews and donor reporting.

  • Document lessons learned, promising practices and programme outcomes.

How to Apply

To apply, access the following link:

Job Details – ThornSoft Recruitment Portal