Psychosocial Workers at Neem Foundation – Adamawa and Sokoto

Neem Foundation is Non-Governmental Organisation that is committed to improving the lives of those affected by the North- East insurgency in Nigeria through building inclusive communities, providing and raising the standards of psycho-social care and countering extremist narratives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Psychosocial Worker

Locations: Adamawa and Sokoto

Job Description

Evaluate beneficiaries’ knowledge and skills before and after the sessions; organise and direct sessions on identifying psychological distress, self-care strategies, and referral mechanism;
Stimulate exchange and participation among the beneficiaries of different groups.

Education/Qualification /Skills & Experience

University Degree in Psychology or any related field. Masters Degree in Psychology is an added advantage.
2+ years experience in similar role
Provides a basic range of psychological services to clients.
Consults with other professionals, regarding the evaluation and treatment of clients.
Provides psychological assessment, testing and evaluation, referral, consultation, programme planning, chemical dependency counselling/education, prevention service/activities, individual, couples, group and family therapy.
Interact with clients to provide assessment, testing, diagnosis treatment, case management, follow up and treatment planning, with physicians to provide consultation.
Collaborates and cooperates in a professional manner with co-workers, other departments and other agencies in order to assure effective continuity of care and services.
Prepares and maintains mental health notes and narrative reports of mental health activities (in the appropriate charting format).
Maintain clients’ records, as part of the Medical records system and follows policies of records and maintenance of client confidentiality
Fluency in English & Hausa languages.