VBG Psychologist At CESVI – Cooperazione e Sviluppo Onlus

About Cesvi

Cesvi is a secular and independent association founded in Italy in 1985 that works for global solidarity and the ideal of social justice through humanitarian development actions. The very name CESVI, Cooperazione e Sviluppo (Cooperation and Development), expresses its philosophy of action, based on promoting the protagonism of its beneficiaries in favour of their own progress, so that international aid is not reduced to a temporary charitable action, but rather promotes authentic sustainable development of the most needy populations.

Cesvi in ​​Venezuela

Since 2019, Cesvi has been working in Venezuela with initiatives in the field of protection of children, adolescents and women in highly vulnerable conditions, including survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation. As of 2021, Cesvi began implementing projects financed by the Country Humanitarian Fund in communities in Caracas.

During 2022, Cesvi will implement the project “Multisectoral humanitarian assistance to address the urgent needs of the most vulnerable people in Venezuela” which aims to strengthen the availability of protection services, primary health and humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable people and communities affected by the crisis. Cesvi will develop its activities in the State of Zulia, based in Maracaibo.

To meet these objectives, a high-level technical team is required, capable of providing effective responses to the populations served during case management. To this end, Cesvi is seeking a clinical psychologist to guide and implement action plans aimed at providing timely and effective psychosocial responses to women survivors of GBV, VSBG and children and adolescents at risk of protection.

Description of functions

Psychological Care

• Design, document and implement a protocol for psychosocial care for children and adolescents at risk of protection, survivors of GBV and VdT.
• Provide psychological first aid to people in emergency situations or when required.
• Provide psychosocial care services in the modality that adapts to the context (in person or remote) to the project’s target population, including victims of SGBV.
• Support the process of designing and facilitating personal empowerment, self-care and other workshops aimed at women victims of violence and children
• Promote the mental health and psychosocial well-being of people assisted within the framework of case management.
• Update the project beneficiary databases monthly in the formats established for this purpose with their respective follow-up (Excel and Online).
• Maintain the confidentiality of data related to received cases and ensure that they are stored securely.
• Support project beneficiaries in understanding and respecting the internal regulations in order to access the service.
• In close collaboration with other members of the Cesvi team, it develops the protocol for case management and routes that guarantee access to basic services for children and adolescents who are victims and/or survivors of GBV.
• Assist in the identification and planning of exit strategies and intervention plans, aimed at the beneficiary population, in the area of ​​their competence.
• Collaborate closely with the team in collecting information necessary for case management (intake form, referral form, individual care plans, follow-up reports and other documents useful for case management).
• Guide, advise and support the project’s beneficiary population throughout the entire assistance process and linking them to possible support networks or territorial services.
• Support and monitor case management in coordination with local authorities and protection networks.
• Support in the articulation and activation of institutional offer routes and in the referral of cases to specialized services provided by local actors.

Case Management

Support for the Cesvi team

• Train the Cesvi team to provide emotional first aid to vulnerable populations.
• Generate tools for emotional and professional self-care for the Cesvi team.
• Provide guidance to the Cesvi team and partners when required in the initial identification of cases in the field that require psychosocial and mental health care.
• Prepare statistical and/or management reports according to requirements.
• Write and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Support in the monitoring and follow-up of care and activities to meet the program’s indicator goals.
• Participate in team and supervision meetings either remotely or in person depending on the context.
• Participate in the training and experience exchange processes to which you are invited.
• Other functions assigned by your immediate superior and related to the nature of the position.

Others

• Prepare statistical and/or management reports according to requirements.
• Write and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Support in the monitoring and follow-up of care and activities to meet the program’s indicator goals.
• Participate in team and supervision meetings either remotely or in person depending on the context.
• Participate in the training and experience exchange processes to which you are invited.
• Other functions assigned by your immediate superior and related to the nature of the position.