AMAN-Psychologist

Child Safeguarding:

Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Psychologist Maternal Mental Health is responsible for delivering structured group-based psychosocial support sessions for pregnant and lactating mothers (PLMs) with provision of focused individual support based on assessed needs.

The role contributes to strengthening maternal emotional well-being stress management adjustment to motherhood and positive caregiving practices as part of an integrated maternal and child health response.

The post holder will also support the capacity building and ongoing supportive supervision of Community Health Workers (CHWs) to enable the safe delivery of Psychological First Aid (PFA) and adapted Layer 2 and Layer 3 MHPSS interventions in line with SCI MHPSS standards while ensuring early identification of mothers requiring specialized care and appropriate referral to mental health medical or protection services through established referral pathways.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: MHPSS Officer

Dotted line reporting to the: CO Health Technical Advisor

Staff reporting to this post: NA

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

1. Capacity Building and Supportive Supervision of CHWs

Provide orientation and structured capacity-building sessions for Community Health Workers (CHWs) on safe delivery of basic psychosocial support and focused MHPSS interventions ensuring alignment with SCI standards.

Conduct regular supportive supervision sessions to ensure quality safe delivery and adherence to SCI standards.

Support CHWs in identifying mothers at risk and applying basic psychosocial support techniques appropriately.

Participate in joint reflection sessions and case discussions as needed.

2. Early Identification and Referral

Identify mothers showing signs of elevated psychological distress or psychosocial risk.

Conduct basic psychosocial screening using SCI-approved tools when required.

Refer high-risk or complex cases to specialized mental health medical or protection services through established referral pathways.

Follow up on referred cases in coordination with relevant service providers and internal project focal points as appropriate.

4. Coordination and Integration

Coordinate closely with Health Nutrition MHPSS and Case Management teams to ensure holistic support for PLMs.

Contribute technical input to integrated maternal and child health programming.

Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and internal referrals as required.

5. Documentation Quality and Reporting

Maintain accurate confidential session records and referral documentation.

Use SCI monitoring tools to track participation needs and emerging trends.

Contribute to reporting lessons learned and recommendations for program improvement.

Ensure adherence to safeguarding confidentiality and data protection standards.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

Take responsibility for assigned tasks and manages resources efficiently modeling Save the Children values.

Ambition:

Sets challenging goals for personal development and actively engages in project activities to support overall team success.

Collaboration:

Works effectively with team members partners and community stakeholders valuing diversity and maintaining open communication.

Creativity:

Contributes to innovative approaches in community engagement and problem-solving in field activities.

Integrity:

Demonstrates honesty openness and a commitment to Save the Childrens safeguarding policies and practices.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential

• Bachelors degree in psychology or a related field.
• Minimum of three to four years of experience providing community-based psychosocial or mental health support preferably to women mothers or caregivers.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating structured group-based psychosocial sessions.
• Experience in providing focused individual psychosocial support based on assessed needs.
• Experience in providing orientation mentoring or supportive supervision to community-based workers or facilitators.
• Strong understanding of maternal mental health stress and caregiving dynamics.
• Experience in referral systems and coordination within multidisciplinary teams.
• Fluency in Arabic and good working knowledge of English.

Desirable

• Previous experience in NGO or humanitarian settings.
• Experience working within integrated maternal and child health or community health programs.
• Prior training and practical experience in structured evidence-informed MHPSS approaches (e.g. Psychological First Aid (PFA) Problem Management Plus (PM) self-help or stress management interventions).

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process which includes rigorous background checks reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.