TITLE: Therapist x 2
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Greece
LOCATION: Thessaloniki, Greece
CONTRACT LENGTH: 6 months
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
The role holders will have detailed understanding of RTI’s Child Safeguarding and protection Policy as they will be involved in programmes for children.
ROLE PURPOSE:
We are looking for two full therapists in Northern Greece.
The therapists (a psychologist, counsellor, psychotherapist or social worker, child specialist) will work with other members of the RTI team in providing psychosocial support to the more vulnerable individuals and families living in refugee camps in Northern Greece, as well as offering support to volunteers working with refugees.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Refugee Support:
· Attending camps and community shelters where Refugee Trauma Initiative operates to work directly with refugees: offering psychosocial support to the most vulnerable refugees (particularly children) on an individual, group and family basis.
· Developing and planning tailored programmes on what is observed from the field and after doing an assessment. Providing goals for the programme, method and activities.
· Adhering to referral system to ensure beneficiaries are able to receive appropriate and adequate support.
· Documenting the work that is being done for Monitoring and Evaluation and report-writing purposes.
Volunteer Support:
· Training and support of volunteers: working alongside other members of the RTI team who have primary responsibility for running debriefing sessions and providing trainings to volunteers on issues relevant to working with refugees, including the consequences of trauma, child protection, impact of migration and being a refugee on families and mind-body techniques
Liaison and collaboration:
· Attending team meetings and mental health meetings within the team to discuss the work, the progress, difficulties, challenges, and how to develop our psychosocial support work in the field.
· Attending meetings with our partners in the field to discuss follow ups.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice):
The person appointed to this position needs to be flexible, able to work independently and as part of small closely-knit team, and manage and prioritise a wide range of pressing needs. The ever- changing nature of this work requires a supportive environment in which caring for others as well as one’s self is a high priority, which means it is important to be a team player. In addition, the person needs have a strong sense of resilience, stamina and to be able to assess risk and safety issues for themselves, other team members as well as for refugees and volunteers with whom they are working.
Accountability:
· Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling RTI values.
Ambition:
· Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development
Collaboration:
· Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
· Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives;
· Communicates clearly and confidently with others
· Invests time and energy to actively develop self
Creativity:
· Develops and implements innovative solutions to adapt and succeed in ever-changing and uncertain global and working environments.
Integrity:
· Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence.
· Displays consistent excellent judgement.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Essential:
· Qualification as a mental health professional (psychologist, psychotherapist, social worker, family therapist or counsellor)
· Fluent in Arabic and English
· Experience in working with trauma, loss, refugees and/or other vulnerable groups of people
· Experience of cross-cultural work
· Ability to be flexible and work in a fluid context
· Capacity to use one’s own initiative and to work collaboratively with others
· Readiness to reflect on personal-professional resonances
· Driver’s license
· Clear police record and if based in UK, DBS certificate (the latter will not preclude you)
Salary Package
SALARY: Competitive
BENEFITS:
· Transport, accommodation, flights to the region and one flight home will be provided
· Access to a therapist for supervision
· Opportunities for training and development will be provided when Possible
Refugee Trauma Initiative (RTI) helps men, women and children cope with the multiple and varied trauma many experience as refugees, which could include rape, torture, or the deaths or disappearances of loved ones.
Our highly qualified and trained professionals have many years of experience working with trauma and work to:
We provide both group and individual support tailored to the needs of refugees in their own language.
We also provide training and psychological support to the volunteers and aid workers working in the camps.
