Main Purpose:

The counselor works directly with the patients and their families in order to offer psychosocial support & corneal donation and counseling respecting the confidentiality and appropriate ethics; keeps record of sessions and updates database and client’s files regularly. Provides psychosocial support and corneal donations through counseling . Responsible for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. 

Responsibilities/Activities:

General:

Provide psycho-social support through counseling 

  • Provide corneal donation/counseling to patients through individual and family counseling.
  • Conduct group discussions and education sessions when needed.
  • Collaborate closely with medical teams and HP team: Corneal donation  awareness, discussion of problematic cases, mutual referrals (including externals).

Monitoring, evaluation and reporting 

  • Use the client files for each counseling sessions respecting confidentiality
  • Update the database regularly and monitor data.
  • Write the Sitrep regularly for MH activities
  • Make presentations & organized Awareness Seminars

Back Up

  • The employee may be required to perform other tasks, take on other responsibilities, and work in other locations, depending on the needs of the project, including during the holidays of the employees with similar jobs

 Requirements

Education

  • Masters degree in social Sciences or equivalent

Experience

  • Desirable 2 year experience in counseling, community and/or social work or relevant.

Languages

  • Proficient in English, Urdu and any other relevant local languages

Competences 

  • Good interpersonal & communication, respectful behavior and honest, organized, disciplines work attitude
  • Ability to work under stress and in difficult circumstances
  • Flexibility and adaptability to work in other MSF locations in remote areas with marginalized communities, in case of emergencies to work longer hours, extra days to meet the needs of the program.
  • Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary and international team.
  • Commitment to humanitarian values as outlined in the MSF Charter

Job Details

Functional Area:
Total Positions:
1 Post
Job Shift:
First Shift (Day)
Job Type:
Job Location:
Gender:
No Preference
Minimum Education:
Masters
Degree Title:
Master's in Social Sciences or Equivalent
Career Level:
Experienced Professional
Minimum Experience:
2 Years (2 or more years experienced in social work or equivalent work will be preferred)
Apply Before:
Apr 16, 2019
Posting Date:
Apr 05, 2019

PEBS Eye & General Hospital

Healthcare / Hospital / Medical · 51-100 employees - Karachi

PEBS Eye & General Hospital is a project of Pakistan Eye Bank Society.It is NGO and providing heath care standard facility to the poor people on free or nominal charges. The aim is to provide healthcare medical facility to poor people at any cost even free of charge any amount,if they can not afford.

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