Mental Health Specialist

5 days ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Medecins Sans Frontieres Full time

About the Role

As a mental health specialist with Medecins Sans Frontieres, you will play a crucial role in supporting individuals affected by post-traumatic stress, survivors of sexual violence, and those living with HIV/AIDS and/or tuberculosis. Your primary focus will be on clinical work, where you will provide individual consultations, organize psycho-pedagogical activities, and train the team to ensure continuity of care.

Key Responsibilities

  • Recruit, train, and supervise locally hired mental health professionals to ensure the continuity of care.
  • Adapt tools and strategies to meet local cultural needs and contexts.
  • Support the program and team by suggesting improvements aligned with MSF's objectives and strategies.
  • Provide individual clinical consultations and organize psycho-pedagogical activities.
  • Organize training sessions for the team.

Requirements

  • Full and current registration as a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, or certified clinical social worker.
  • Minimum two years of relevant post-qualification work experience.
  • At least six months of clinical experience within the last two years.
  • Professional experience in mental health issues associated with at least two of the following areas: HIV/AIDS, post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual violence, trauma, tuberculosis.
  • Experience in individual and group counseling.
  • Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training).
  • Excellent command of English, as well as French (level B2) or another language (Arabic, Spanish).
  • Relevant travel or work experience in contexts similar to where MSF works (armed conflicts, disasters, public health emergencies, or situations of healthcare exclusion).
  • Available to work six to 12 months.

MSF Core Competencies

  • Behaviour flexibility: Level 2 Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation.
  • Teamwork and cooperation: Level 2 Shares information and coordinates with team and others.
  • Result and quality orientation: Level 2 Works towards objectives, preserving established standards.
  • Commitment to MSF principles: Level 1 Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF's principles.
  • People management: Level 2 Gives feedback and sets limits.
  • Cross-cultural awareness: Level 3 Demonstrates an integrating attitude.
  • Stress management: Level 2 Manages own stress.
  • Understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI): Level 1 Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context.

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