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About OCCD

Organization for Community Coordination and Development (OCCD) established and registered with the Ministry of Economy in 2013, is a non-profit, non-governmental, non-political, and independent organization. OCCD works in partnership with Government, development and implementing partners in Health, Education, Agriculture, and Livestock, Research and Development

Job Description

Job Summary

The psychosocial counselor is responsible for implementation of psychosocial care and practice integrated with the health intervention in target province

Job Description

• Identify the psychosocial care needs of the mothers and care takers in the MHT and design methodology for improving the psychosocial
• Assess the existence of a psychosocial care service within the health facilities, work to improve/strengthen psychosocial care services in the MHT
• Participate in elaborating teaching aids and adapting them according to the target population needs

• Provide children and accompanying adults with the opportunity to play together and to improve the mother/child relationship;
• Conduct stimulation activities for the mothers and children according to the beneficiaries’ needs
• Conduct individual counselling for the mothers and care takers
• Evaluate the beneficiaries’ knowledge before and after the sessions
• Provide support to the health instructor and take part in appetite testing as often as possible
• Organize and direct sessions on breast-feeding practices or on child development 

• Provide as much help as possible to any parent/guardian whose child experiences difficulties during the appetite test
• Stimulate exchange between beneficiaries in discussion /working groups on a particular theme and make them more dynamic.
• Be capable of receiving and restraining expressions of strong emotions
• Identify the beneficiaries and attendants who need special attention (unusual behaviour, aggressiveness, isolation, food refusal, etc.)
• Ensure that these persons are given support through interviews, individual counselling and by referring them to the medical team in sensitive situations;
• Inform the supervisor or psychologist of any information or observations made following an educational activity session
• Assist other HF team in providing monthly report  
• Keep the files concerning social activities up to date

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION
• computer skills
• Ability to work effectively in team
• organizational and planning skills

Submission Guideline:

Interested candidates should submit their resumes along with the cover letter to recruitment-af@occd.org.af

PLEASE REMEMBER TO WRITE THE VACANCY#, POSITION, AND PROVINCE IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR EMAIL. NOTE: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Submission Email:

recruitment-af@occd.org.af