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Psychologist (Health Assistant)

Job Description

Project # / Name: Healing and Resilience Project                         
Position Title: Psychologist (Health Assistant)        
Duty Station: Mukalla    
Period: 3 Months
Reports To: Project Coordinator    
Ref: HR25/004

Job Summary 

The Psychologist will provide psychosocial support to children and their families enrolled in the Heart Project before, during, and after surgery. The role involves emotional counseling, trauma support, and preparation of families for the surgical process. Additionally, the Psychologist will oversee non-medical program supplies, maintain updated records of monthly surgery cohorts, and support program activities, including Hope Day celebrations.

Key Responsibilities: 

1. Psychosocial Support & Counseling:

  • Provide preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative psychosocial support to children and their families to prepare them emotionally for surgery.
  • Offer psychological support to children during hospitalization and post-operative recovery.
  • Conduct individual and group counseling sessions on stress management, coping mechanisms, and emotional resilience to help families cope with stress, anxiety, and emotional challenges related to surgery.
  • Facilitate support group sessions for caregivers and families to share experiences and strengthen coping mechanisms.
  • Develop child-friendly psychological interventions to ease hospital experiences.

2. Post-Operative Follow-Up & Monitoring:

  • Conduct post-surgery follow-ups to assess children’s emotional well-being and support their reintegration.
  • Provide guidance and counseling to families on long-term emotional support for their children.
  • Document progress and challenges, ensuring continuity of psychosocial care.
  • Facilitate psychoeducation sessions to help families understand congenital heart disease and its impacts.
  • Assist in organizing and participating in Hope Day celebrations, ensuring meaningful engagement with SPRY, families and children.

3. Program Management & Coordination:

  • Maintain and regularly update the list of children scheduled for surgery in monthly cohorts.
  • Compile and submit monthly psychosocial support reports, highlighting key cases, challenges, and progress.
  • Manage the program’s non-medical supplies, ensuring timely availability of items needed for patient support.
  • Support the coordination of patient follow-ups and communication with family’s post-surgery and after home discharge.
  • Maintain accurate records and documentation for each child and family receiving support.
  • Contribute to project evaluations by assessing the psychosocial impact of the program.

4. Management of Non-Medical Supplies:

  • Oversee inventory and distribution of non-medical supplies to the children 
  • Ensure that all psychosocial support materials (e.g., play therapy items, educational materials) are available and well-managed.
  • Coordinate logistics for child and family support activities.

5. Team Collaboration & Capacity Building:

  • Work closely with the medical and programs teams to ensure a holistic approach to patient care.
  • Train hospital staff and volunteers on basic psychological first aid and child-friendly communication.
  • Provide input into program development, ensuring psychosocial aspects are integrated into the project.

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counseling, or a related field.
  • Minimum 3-5 years of experience in providing psychosocial support, preferably in a healthcare or humanitarian setting.
  • Experience working with children and families facing medical or emotional trauma.
  • Strong counseling and emotional support skills.
  • Ability to handle sensitive cases with confidentiality and cultural sensitivity.
  • Experience in report writing and program documentation.

Preferred Skills:

  • Familiarity with trauma-informed care and child psychology.
  • Experience working in healthcare or humanitarian programs.
  • Proficiency in Arabic and English

How to Apply

Qualified candidates meeting the above qualifications and requirements are requested to send their CVs in English to YemenHR@samaritan.org before midnight of March 30th ,2025 with the vacancy reference subject: Psychologist (Health Assistant).