Global Psychosocial Support Counselor & Consultant

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

IFRC in Dubai seeks a Psychologist or Psychotherapist to provide confidential psychological support to staff and volunteers, as part of the Occupational Health Safety and Wellbeing Unit. The consultant will deliver individual counselling, debriefings, briefings and training, and contribute to PSP reporting and policy development.

Required: university degree in psychology or psychotherapy with licensing, proven trauma/counselling experience, ability to work with multilingual staff, fluent English

Qualifications

• University degree and professional qualifications in psychology or psychotherapy, licensed.
• Experience in trauma management and critical incidents.
• Counselling in non-mother tongue language.
• Preferred training in psycho-traumatology or critical incident debriefing.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual counselling with confidentiality.
• Deliver PSP briefings and debriefings to staff, individually or in groups.
• Support self-assessment on mental health and related knowledge.
• Provide critical incident debriefings to staff upon request.
• Develop and maintain confidential file management with the OHSW unit.
• Deliver trainings, webinars or workshops on stress management and PSP elements.
• Contribute to the PSP reporting schedule while maintaining client confidentiality.
• Attend regular and ad-hoc HR meetings and support guideline development.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Multicultural teamwork

Public speaking

Stress management

Education

Psychologist or Psychotherapist

Job description

IFRC in Dubai seeks a Psychologist or Psychotherapist to provide confidential psychological support to staff and volunteers, as part of the Occupational Health Safety and Wellbeing Unit. The consultant will deliver individual counselling, debriefings, briefings and training, and contribute to PSP reporting and policy development.

Required: university degree in psychology or psychotherapy with licensing, proven trauma/counselling experience, ability to work with multilingual staff, fluent English