Psychotherapist/Trainer

Qualifications:

Required education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Clinical Psychology or Counseling.
• At least 5 years’ experience providing psychotherapy to children, adults, families and groups.
• Experience or competencies in managing and supervising staff, including supervision and professional development leadership to staff of varying experience.
• Experience working in Iraq

Preferred education, experience, certificates, licenses or registrations

• Certification or licensure as a Psychologist or therapist.
• Work experience with survivors of torture
• Experience supervising mental health counselors.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• Required: Computer literacy in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Required: Excellent Oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Required: Cultural sensitivity awareness in working with diverse staff and client populations, including a demonstrated track record of developing inclusive approaches to working with ethnic and religious diversity in contexts of geopolitical complexity
• Required: Understanding of and experience in adapting and implementing culturally appropriate mental health interventions, including individual, group and community-based approaches for people who have suffered torture and war trauma.
• Required: Understanding of and experience developing curriculum and providing training for mental health professionals using interactive methodologies. Experience providing training and sensitization on the effects of trauma and war.
• Required: Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability to work in challenging areas, changing conditions, procedures and/or policies, client needs, program needs, and required tasks.
• Required: Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Required: Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels.
• Required: Strong leadership, analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills including effective time management and work load organization.
• Required: Commitment to the ethical and sensitive implementation of project activities, including a commitment to confidentiality, diversity, equity, and inclusion, quality service provision, and the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (including online).
• Required: Ability to consistently promote and represent a humanitarian and human rights understanding of their work internally and externally, including promoting acceptance of differences and non-discrimination.
• Required: Commitment to and role modeling of human rights approach including: maintaining respect regarding any sensitive issues such as religion, minority or political affiliation and treating colleagues equally regardless of differences. Strong commitment to serve beneficiaries of CVT’s project regardless their religion, gender, disability, minority affiliation or political background.
• Required: Demonstrated commitment to the organization’s interdisciplinary approach in trauma rehabilitation service delivery.
• Preferred: Skilled at carrying out needs assessment and program evaluations.
• Preferred: Experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Interested and eligible candidates may send their CV and cover letter by Wednesday, April 15, at 5:00 PM to [email protected] specifying the position title in the email subject line.