Social Worker/Case Manager

Main activities:

Provide psycho-social support and case-management and awareness sessions

Assess the needs people coming to or referred to the CMHC

If necessary, refer people in need of mental health support/treatment to specialized services

Provide proper case-management for the people enrolled in the CMHC’s services.

Provide psycho-social support, including home-visits and psychoeducation to people reaching out the CMHC.

Work directly with the case-management team to develop individualized treatment plans and the best care plan.

Follow -up cases.

Organize and facilitate awareness sessions at the PHC level for the people in the waiting areas.

Provide mental health activities in the Community Mental Health Centre

Work with a multidisciplinary team on mental health issues from the PHC Centres and the CMHC.

Assist in the assessment of mental health needs and proposition of interventions in collaboration with the mental health team and PHC staff.

Report on mental health activities and data collection.

Participate in MDM internal meetings and individual meetings with the MH coordinator, project manager and/or CMHC supervisor.

When required participate in regular meetings with key actors, NGO’s/INGO’s, and RHUH departments.

When required, participate in network/coordination and case discussion meetings concerning mental health.

Participate in updating the service mapping.

Utilize the referral form to refer to PHC or to other organizations

Sensitisation and capacity building among PHC staff about mental health:

Prepare awareness/training sessions about MHPSS for non-medical staff at PHCs, refugee community and host population.

Advocate on all mental health related issues and/or concerns through events organized by MDM, RHUH or MOPH.

Behaviour:

To behave with self-restraint at all times and respect the dignity of the beneficiaries.

To be able to work as part of a team and participate in all activities of the mental health unit.

To believe in concepts of equity, human rights, neutrality and impartiality.

Demonstrate motivation at work.

Demonstrate willingness to improve own knowledge and skills by participating in any capacity building activities.

Respect each team member’s position, work and specialty.

Adapt to special situations or demands from supervisor.

Requested Competence/Skills/Profile

University degree in Social Work required.

At least 1-2 years of experience in NGO work.

Experience working within the field of Mental Health will be valued.

Belief in a comprehensive and holistic approach towards positive mental health.

Arabic and English languages are mandatory.

Good coordination and communication skills are a key factor to this position.

Excellence in organizing, planning and prioritizing tasks.

Ability to identify strengths and weakness and in proposing shared solutions for the continuous improvement of providing quality services.

Strong ability to observe, analyse, report and take initiative.

Ability to work with a team as well as to work independently.

Ability to seek, collect, and critically analyse data and information needed to achieve the tasks.

Clear commitment to the project thematic.

Ability to communicate any technical or non-technical topic with clarity and to share any important project information with the team.

Proficiency with Microsoft word.

Ability to self-reflect on your work, to recognize what needs improvement and to propose solution

This position is a full time position based mainly in Beirut:

From Monday till Thursday at Rafic Hariri Hospital  

Every Friday at MDM office (Beirut /Zahle)