Starting Date: ASAP

Status: Full Time

Child Safeguarding Policy: Level 3 – Job holder will have regular contact with children.

Reports To: ASC Senior Psychologist

Position Summary: The Child Psychologist / Child Psychotherapist is expected to provide basic services (referrals, briefings, intake and registration, link up with existing aid provision opportunities) while at the same time identify vulnerabilities and provide specialized counseling, specifically to children and their caregivers. He/She will provide his/her services from the Athens Solidarity Center (ASC).

Responsibilities

– Psychosocial Services-Psychological Aid Provision

• Provide comprehensive package of Psychological Aid Services to beneficiaries in (and if requested out of) the ASC Premises
• Providing F2F Counseling and Guidance
• Ensure referrals internally and externally
• Identify vulnerabilities and facilitate their access to available aid
• Lead psycho-educational groups for children and adolescents in areas of stress management, communication, collaboration, relaxation, etc;
• Provide psychoeducation/family counseling sessions to family members/caregivers of children and adolescents when needed and lead parental groups related with their parental role

– Data base and Case related info management

• Filling and registering all cases and actions to the database
• Brief and Full psychological History taking
• Maintain hard and electronic files archive updated

– Other Duties

• Brief and debrief beneficiaries for running programs availability and inform for any relevant change

Required qualifications and skills

Essential

• Child Psychologist / Child Psychotherapist Degree
• At least 2 year of experience in relevant position (at least 12 months in project serving refugees and migrants population)
• Familiar with Refugee and Migration Issues and local issues
• Understanding and willingness to promote gender equality and understand vulnerabilities
• Understanding of psychological needs and issues for survivors of Gender-based Violence
• Cross Cultural Awareness and flexibility
• Computer literate & numerate
• Well organized and efficient
• Good interpersonal & communications skills
• Fluent in English and Greek (both written and spoken)

Desired

• Field working experience
• Specific studies or proven engagement in refugee focused projects (e.g assessments, surveys, missions in Islands or to the borders)
• Knowledge of Arabic, Farsi, Pashtu, Urdu, French or Ukrainian/Russian language will be an advantage

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the email subject “Child Psychologist _ Athens”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Recruitment processes reflect SN’s commitment to keeping children safe from harm and abuse. Employment is subject to SN Child protection standards, including background checks and adherence to SN Child Safeguarding Policy.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process as soon as a suitable candidate has been identified. Interested candidates should submit their applications (CV and motivation letter) no later than August 11^th, 2023.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.