Protection Assistant – PSS
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The Protection Assistant – PSS will design, implement, and monitor psychosocial support activities in Dabat, Ethiopia, focusing on non-specialized individual and group counselling, trauma healing, capacity building, and referral services for vulnerable populations.
Responsibilities
- Implement structured and non-structured PSS activities for children, adolescents, women, men, and caregivers
- Facilitate group sessions such as life skills, peer support groups, child-friendly space activities, and community-based PSS sessions
- Provide basic individual psychosocial support in accordance with PSS principles
- Plan and organize awareness sessions on stress management, coping mechanisms, and positive parenting
- Organize community dialogues and psychoeducation sessions
- Identify individuals showing signs of distress and provide psychological first aid
- Refer cases to appropriate specialized MHPSS service providers
- Maintain confidentiality and adhere to survivor-centered approaches
- Work closely with community leaders, caregivers, volunteers, and facilitators to promote psychosocial wellbeing
- Mobilize community members to participate in PSS activities
- Maintain accurate attendance records, activity reports, and basic MOVs and monitoring tools
- Support data collection while ensuring confidentiality and data protection standards
- Plan and conduct trainings and orientations for community volunteers, facilitators, and caregivers on basic PSS concepts
- Coordinate with other protection team members to ensure integrated service delivery
Skills Required
Psychosocial supportTrauma counselingCapacity buildingReferral coordinationCommunity engagementData collectionBasic PFACommunicationConfidentiality management
Fields of Study
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Related fields
How to Apply
Upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than three pages) in English through the application portal; find contact details below.