Psychosocial Worker (PSW)-Damascus

Job Title: Psychosocial Worker (PSW)

Job location: Syria – Damascus- Dwilaa

Report to: MHPSS Officer

ABOUT MEDGLOBAL

MedGlobal is a global humanitarian non-profit organization providing medical and health education services to people in need, including refugees and displaced people, in disaster and underserved regions. The organization is composed of medical and public health professionals of diverse backgrounds.

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JOB SUMMARY

The PSW is responsible for Ensure a comprehensive assessment of the social needs of beneficiaries affected by the psychological impacts of the Mar Elias Church explosion and facilitate their connection to community services with the aim of supporting the psychosocial recovery pathways of affected individuals and families.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The PSW has the following responsibilities and duties:

1.      Conduct comprehensive social assessments to identify the needs of beneficiaries and their families, with a focus on risk factors and protection concerns.

2.      Provide direct social support to families and facilitate their access to essential services (such as healthcare, relief assistance, and legal protection).

3.      Work closely with the psychologist and psychiatrist to develop integrated and individualized intervention plans.

4.      Coordinate with local authorities, church institutions, and relevant community actors to ensure a multi-sectoral response.

5.      Prepare regular reports including quantitative and qualitative indicators on cases and activities.

6.      Fully adhere to principles of confidentiality and privacy and uphold professional ethics in social work practice.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Should have the following skills, education, and experience:

·        A university degree in Social Work, Social Counseling, or a related field.

·        A minimum of two years of professional experience in social work, particularly in emergency contexts or community-based settings.

·        Good knowledge of local referral systems and available community services in Damascus and surrounding areas.

·        Strong communication, assessment, and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.

·        Fluency in Arabic is required; proficiency in English will be considered an asset.

·        Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

CODE OF CONDUCT

MedGlobal Code of Conduct reflects the profession’s core set of beliefs and values of care, respect, trust, and integrity. These beliefs and values are fundamental to MedGlobal employees, volunteers, interns, consultants, officers’ coordinators, and directors to guide their practice and conduct.

The Code is organized into categories, as follows:

1.      Always act with fairness, honesty, integrity, and openness; respect the opinions of others and treat all with equality and dignity without regard to gender, race, color, creed, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

2.      Provide a positive and valued experience for those receiving service within and outside MedGlobal.

CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to MedGlobal, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work.

MedGlobal is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

DISCRIMINATION, ABUSE AND HARASSMENT POLICY

MedGlobal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise), based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status. MedGlobal employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside the organization.

At MedGlobal, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We strongly encourage women and individuals from all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds to apply