Day Center Supervisor

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Médecins Sans Frontières - Belgium

TITLE: Day Centres Supervisor

TERM: Full -time

LOCATION: Sevan, Gegharkunik marz, Armenia

JOB DESCRIPTION: Under the direct supervision of the expatriate MSF Psychologist, the DC's Supervisor will participate in the set-up of the Day Centres and Community Centres, supervise and ensure the well functioning of the Centres and facilitate meetings.
This job requires high level of availability and mobility and is based in MSF office in Sevan.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in psychology.
Personal skills:
- Staff management skills;
- Conflict management skills
- Social skills and ability to be affirmative;
- Organizational skills;
- Ability to communicate;
- Self-criticism;
- Leadership skills;
- Initiative;
- Excellent listening and team working skills;
- Training skills;
- Reporting skills;
- Representation skills;
- Maturity and competence.

Preferred qualifications:
- Solid knowledge about psychopathologies and their respective treatments;
- Group animation skills;
- Previous work experience with children;
- Previous work experience related to Mental Health is an advantage.

Additional skills:
- Fluent in English (written and spoken) and knowledge of Russian languages.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Please, submit applications (CV, Motivation Letter, 3 Reference Letters) to:
Médecins Sans Frontières-Belgium office
Aaddress: 48 Manushyan St., Yerevan
Tel: 27-62-27
E-mail: msfb@arminco.com
Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this job opportunity through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am, Thanks.

OPENING DATE: 10 February 2005

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 21 February 2005

about: The Outpatient Mental Health Project is constituted by a network of 4 Day Centres in Sevan, Gavar, Tchambarak and Vardenis, a Mental Health Centre in Sevan and Regional specialists in all the regions of the Gegharkunik marz. It is a pilot project run by the MoH and Médecins Sans Frontières-Belgium aiming to provide outpatient mental health services through a multidisciplinary approach in the marz. The Gegharkunik marzpetaran and its municipalities as well as local partners (Vardenis neuropsychiatric Internat, Mission Armenia) are implementing partners of the project.