Individual Consultant – Senior Clinical Supervisor – Action Against Hunger – Action Contre La Faim (ACF)

CONTEXT

Since 2021 Action Against Hunger (ACF) has been implementing the “Enhancing the Self-Reliance Refugees through Integrated Livelihoods and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support” project in Irbid, Mafraq and Zarqa. This project aims to build resilience and improve the economic outcomes for refugees and vulnerable Jordanian communities in these locations. ACF along with its partners is engaged in the provision of both community-based MHPSS services as well as specialized services. In order to provide clinical and technical support to ACF and partner’s MHPSS teams, ACF is looking looking for an External Senior Clinical Supervisor.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Type of contract: Service Contract – Consultant

Reporting to: Deputy Country Director Programs, under the supervision of the MHPSS Regional Technical advisor.

Subordinates: NA

Collaboration with: MHPSS Deputy Project Manager, Project Manager

Unit/department: MHPSS Department

Location: Amman, Irbid, Mafraq, Zarqa

Overall purpose of the role:

Ensuring clinical supervision, and more generally contribute to capacity building, of ACF and partner’s MHPSS teams, guaranteeing quality of care and adherence to best clinical practices and ethical standards.

Clinical supervision is integral in assuring quality and safety of services delivered by ACF’s and partners’ psychologists and psychosocial workers.  The purpose of clinical supervision is to facilitate reflective practice and promote identification with the profession of MHPSS in humanitarian settings while promoting self-care. The Senior Clinical Supervisor will work with the Deputy Project Manager, under supervision of the MHPSS Regional Technical Advisor.

Objective 1 : Ensure clinical supervision of ACF psychologists and partner’s psychosocial workers

• Conduct weekly group clinical supervision with ACF Psychologists , focused on reflective practice, on therapeutic alliance and relationship, on cases follow-up and treatment, as well on secondary traumatic stress inherent in the nature of MHPSS service provision in Jordan
• Conduct monthly clinical supervision with ACF partner PSS workers, focused on reflective practice, on therapeutic alliance and relationship, on cases follow-up and treatment, as well on secondary traumatic stress inherent in the nature of MHPSS service provision in Jordan
• Provide ad-hoc individual supervision to psychologists and psychosocial workers, on demand, related to challenging cases through case studies, didactics, coaching and mentoring, face to face ideally, but remain available for remote support (the individual supervision shall not exceed 2 per month and per staff).

Objective 2: Contribute to technical capacity building of ACF and partner’s teams

• Conduct monthly field visits and group technical supervision in collaboration with Deputy PM, to supervise the quality implementation of protocols of intervention of ACF team and partners
• Contribute to identify the training needs and professional development of psychologists and psychosocial workers
• Contribute to the design of training and IEC material in collaboration with the DPM and the RTA if needed

DELIVERABLES

1. Provision of weekly group clinical supervision of 2.5 hours for ACF psychologists
2. Provision of bi weekly clinical supervision of 2.5 hours for ACF partners
3. Provision of individual support, once a month for each psychologist of ACF with a monthly report containing an analysis of the same
4. Technical Review of any IEC material developed for MHPSS

ESTIMATED HOURS

The hours estimated below are Indicative for the Consultant to understand the scope of work. The consultant will be expected to charge per hour of work done in each month.

Expecting starting date is during January 2025, however, it is subject to adjustment and will be discussed and agreed with the selected consultant during the period of contracting.

Total Hours Per Month:(33.5h) as detailed below:

• Bi Weekly Remote Group Clinical / Supervision for ACF Psychologists: Total hours per month: 5h – Type of Work: Remote
• In Person Group Clinical Supervision for ACF Psychologists: Total hours per month: 4.5h – Type of Work: In person
• Partner PSS Workers Bi Weekly Monthly Supervision: Total hours per month: 9h – Type of Work: In person
• Individual Support ACF Psychologist: Total hours per month: 14h – Type of Work: In person
• Meeting with ACF Management and/or Specialist: Total hours per month: 1h – Type of Work: In person
• IEC Review: Total hours per month: 1h – Type of Work: As per need / In person
• Additional Hours Per Quarter: Total hours per month: 1h

Job Details

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