MHPSS Psychosocial Worker

Delivers community-based mental health and psychosocial support for veterans, families and vulnerable groups in Zaporizhzhia. The consultant runs awareness and healthcare-staff sessions, assesses service gaps, provides basic support and records timely programme data.

Department: Response, Recovery, Resilience – Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Unit

• Plan and deliver community MHPSS awareness sessions for veterans, families and vulnerable groups
• Provide psychoeducation and information on available mental health and psychosocial services
• Deliver information sessions on basic psychosocial support for healthcare-facility staff
• Conduct key-informant interviews and focus groups to identify needs, access barriers and service gaps
• Provide basic individual or group psychosocial support within non-specialised MHPSS levels
• Enter activity data within 24 hours and maintain beneficiary attendance and disaggregation records
• Coordinate delivery with the Senior MHPSS Associate and align activities with IOM standards

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, counselling, social work or a related field with at least two years of relevant experience
• Fluency in Ukrainian

• Category B consultancy
• Initial contract duration is three months
• No travel is required