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Exciting International Career Opportunities in Mental Health
Here we are once again! One week after the 2024 election and holding space for a lot of emotions, causes, and human rights issues.
With a lot of uncertainty presented to us due to our not so distant future, let’s take an active role and fuel some agency for ourselves in navigating the mental health job market right now.
Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? We've curated a list of five incredible job opportunities in the mental health field.
Job 1: Mental Health Psychosocial Services Assistant (Temporary) - Aruba
Company: HIAS
Location: Remote
Brief Description: “The MHPSS Assistant will provide support to the Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Department in overseeing the implementation of MHPSS activities. The assistant will be responsible for assisting with program planning, implementation, and reporting to ensure the smooth running of MHPSS services. This role aligns with the HIAS Refugee Rights Framework by assisting in efforts to uphold the rights of forcibly displaced migrants and refugees, ensuring protection from violence and discrimination, and supporting their recovery from the trauma of displacement.”
How to Apply: Link to apply.
Job 2: Emergency Response Roster - Mental Health Psychosocial Support Advisor
Company: World Vision
Location: Global - International Assignment Fixed Term
Brief Description: “As a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Advisor during a response, you will provide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support technical guidance for programming, clinical supervision, and capacity building of staff, implementing partners and guiding mental health and psychosocial support interventions. You will ensure effective implementation and monitoring of psychological intervention of mental health and psychosocial support, in relation to all tasks related to support of field and office operations…….”
How to Apply: Link to Apply
Job 3: Mental Health Counselor Roster - Humanitarian - Washington D.C.
Company: The KenTerra Group
Location: Washington D.C. - Remote - Hybrid
Brief Description: “In preparation for upcoming opportunities, we are seeking licensed mental health professionals for regular full-time and part-time positions. Candidates must have demonstrated experience working on international humanitarian assistance operations or with professionals working in that sector……”
How to Apply: Link to Apply.
Job 4: Clinical Care Navigator - After Hours - Remote
Company: Lyra
Location: Remote
Brief Description: “As a Care Navigator, you’ll be doing the important, meaningful work of managing crises, providing in-the-moment telephone support to clients with complex behavioral health issues, ensuring client safety, and connecting clients to high-quality, evidence-based providers and facilities. This position does not involve providing in-person services or therapy but instead focuses on supporting clients in connecting to care, exclusively by phone and email……”
How to Apply: Link to Apply
Job 5: Capacity Building Training Consultant
Company: UNDP
Location: Remote
Brief Description: “The consultancy has the below main objectives:
To develop a training material on key concepts, principles, good practices, and considerations when providing services to women with disabilities victims and survivors of violence, in addition to the key roles and responsibilities that the concerned parties play within the NRS- with focus on the case conference phase, and
To deliver 8 days capacity building training to the MoSD’s social counselors, police officers from (FJPD) at the PCP and sharia prosecution
To foster collaboration, coordination and cooperation between the different service providers.
To support service providers to effectively handle and respond to complex cases, particularly those involving multiple types of violence, such as: domestic violence, discrimination, neglect and others, while, ensuring a holistic approach to each case…..”
How to Apply: [Link to job posting or application instructions]
Good luck applying for these jobs and please share if you have success in landing the positions.
Carry on and see you last week.