A valid, unrestricted work permit in the country of assignment of the position is required for the application to be eligible.
WHO ARE WE ?
Doctors of the World is an international medical development NGO that is part of an international network. We provide medical assistance to vulnerable groups in Belgium and around the world.
We strive for universal health coverage where everyone has access to care, without barriers (financial, cultural, geographical, etc.).
In Belgium and around the world, our projects are aimed at all those who do not have or no longer have access to healthcare. In particular, they are structured around five axes: people on the margins of society (homeless people, undocumented people, drug users, sex workers, etc.); children in vulnerable situations; women (supported in their fight for equality or against sexual violence, for example); migrants or displaced persons; and victims of crises or conflicts.
To carry out our mission, we rely on three pillars:
- Care : provide real access to care for populations.
- Change : more than helping, we want to change things in the long term.
- Bearing witness : We don’t stay silent. Thanks to our experience and our presence on the ground, we challenge the authorities (local, regional, and (inter)national) with facts, figures, and realities.
Our projects follow a series of values ​​common to our entire organization: Social Justice, Empowerment, Independence, Commitment, Balance.
CONTEXT
The Humanitarian Hub is a consortium of NGOs currently led by Médecins du Monde, the Belgian Red Cross, and the Citizens’ Platform for Refugee Support. The project was launched in September 2017 to address the growing needs of migrants in particularly vulnerable situations. Each organization pursues complementary objectives to meet the needs of homeless people in Brussels by providing them with access to essential multidisciplinary services, appropriate support, and guidance.
Mental health is a cross-cutting theme in our Médecins du Monde projects and is implemented at several levels. “Mental health and psychosocial support” are described by the IASC in the context of humanitarian emergencies (2007). This translates into cross-cutting interventions within our health activities at the promotion, prevention and support levels, through direct activities aimed at the target audience and capacity building for colleagues less specialized in mental health.
THE ESSENTIAL
The psychology assistant’s responsibilities include preparing and facilitating group mental health sessions. They also identify individual support needs.
Under the hierarchical supervision of the Health Focal Point and under the technical supervision of the Mental Health Focal Point of Brussels.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
As a psychology assistant
You offer a group offer adapted to needs, language and culture.
In particular, you offer groups with artistic media, as well as discussion groups on relevant themes, you provide psychoeducation and also offer information sessions on access to care and mental health and psychosocial support services.
Example of tasks, in collaboration with the psychologist:
- You prepare detailed activity sheets for group activities
- You will meet with beneficiaries and promote the activity in the Humanitarian HUB day center.
- You collaborate in the preparation of tools (dissemination of information, awareness, etc.)
- You identify people in vulnerable situations in group sessions and, if necessary, act as a link for individual support from the psychologist.
- You contribute to network meetings and the development of partnerships, in connection with mental health and psychosocial support
- You occasionally provide individual consultations to assess mental health and psychosocial support needs.
You collaborate with social worker colleagues on referral work to mental health-related services (updating partners’ availability, etc.).
As a member of the team
You participate in team events. During ticket distribution and activities at the day center, you respond to health-related requests from beneficiaries in a coordinated manner with the rest of the team.
Examples of tasks:
- Participate in team meetings
- The psychology assistant participates in clinical meetings to discuss the care of certain beneficiaries.
The list of tasks is not exhaustive and will be adapted according to needs.
YOUR PROFILE
- Diploma: Bachelor of Psychology Assistant (University of Applied Sciences only)
- Minimum 2 years of professional experience as a psychology assistant
- Demonstrated experience in community activities related to mental health is essential
- Knowledge of the organization of mental health care and psychosocial support in Belgium and very good knowledge of the Brussels mental health care network
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
- Interest in social work in a multicultural context and affinity with a highly vulnerable public
- Culturally sensitive approach
- Being able to work with interpreters and cultural mediators
- Languages: very good command of French and English (be able to lead activities in these two languages). Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic and Pashto are assets
- Computers: Office Suite
WE OFFER
- Full-time permanent contract (39 hours/week)
- A gross salary of €3,028.97 for 3 years of experience; a gross salary of €3,087.79 for 5 years of experience; a gross salary of €3,234.87 for 10 years of experience. Relevant experience recognized.
- Restaurant vouchers (€8, including €1.09 per employee and €6.91 per employer) – Hospitalization insurance – 100% reimbursement of public transport costs.
- Holidays (to be prorated): 20 statutory days + 6 RTT days + 4 extra statutory days between Christmas and New Year
- Position location: Brussels, Humanitarian HUB
- Position start date: September 2025
How to apply
Please submit your application by 07/21/2025 using the appropriate application form.
MdM-Be thanks you for your interest in our organization and wishes you every success in your career.
MdM-Be does not request any financial contribution as part of the recruitment procedure.
Médecins du Monde is committed to supporting people with disabilities and fighting against all forms of discrimination. We inform you that your data is computerized and will be treated confidentially. For the purposes of this application, your data will be kept for a period of six months. Only those authorized by our General Confidentiality Charter will be able to access your data for strictly internal purposes.