The Venezuelan Red Cross (CRV) is a humanitarian organization whose mandate is to save lives and improve the conditions of vulnerable people. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, it provides timely assistance in emergencies, disasters, and other humanitarian crises.
Guided by its Fundamental Principles—Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, and Universality—the CRV acts as an auxiliary to public authorities in the humanitarian field, working to reduce human suffering without distinction of race, gender, religion, or ideology. Its work encompasses emergency medical care, strengthening community resilience, first aid training, disaster response, and the promotion of health and well-being.
Through a network of highly committed volunteers, the CRV efficiently and effectively mobilizes resources to be present where and when they are most needed. Its work is based on solidarity, respect for human dignity, and a commitment to protecting life in all its forms.
If you want to be part of the team and make a difference, we invite you to join us.
Please verify that you meet all or most of the requirements to apply.
How can you make a difference? Key functions / Responsibilities
The Psychologist for the SMAPS team is responsible for providing direct psychosocial and psychological care to individuals in identified vulnerable communities, as well as supporting the well-being of volunteers and providing care to individuals at the Red Cross hospital. This includes ensuring safe, culturally appropriate, and evidence-based interventions, in accordance with the Movement’s international standards and its SMAPS response framework. The Psychologist will be responsible for:
- Implement and monitor basic, focused psychosocial support activities and psychological care, in coordination with the SMAPS Officer.
- Conduct active observation for the early identification of individuals with specific responses indicative of psychosocial or psychological support needs.
- Provide psychological first aid and basic psychosocial support in case of emergency response, ensuring brief interventions that promote calm, safety and connection.
- To provide individual psychological care to vulnerable people (e.g., those affected by conflict) who come to the Red Cross hospital, dedicating several hours per week to these consultations.
- Conduct comprehensive self-care sessions for the volunteer team, promoting well-being, stress management, and good practices.
- Develop products and technical instruments that optimize the delivery of psychosocial support and psychological care, in coordination with the SMAPS officer.
- Contribute to the registration, systematization and preparation of reports on services provided, ensuring confidentiality and respect for the dignity of the people served.
- Support training processes in SMAPS (including PAP) for volunteering, participating in the design and facilitation of sessions as required.
- Participate in the mapping, updating and strengthening of safe referral routes to specialized services.
- Perform other tasks assigned by your immediate superiors that contribute to the fulfillment of the objectives of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support area.
Report
The Psychologist will report to the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer.
Trips
You must be available to travel within the country.
Teams
It is highly desirable that you have sufficient equipment to perform your function remotely: laptop and/or computer, good internet connection, among others.
Workplace
Caracas (Headquarters of the Venezuelan Red Cross), with main activities in identified communities of La Guaira, El Junquito, Caracas and the Red Cross hospital.
To qualify as a builder of the Venezuelan humanitarian system, you must meet the following requirements:
- University degree in Psychology (mandatory).
- Training in Psychological First Aid (PFA) and community psychosocial support approaches (mandatory).
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in psychological care and psychosocial support in humanitarian, migratory or emergency contexts.
- Knowledge of the SMAPS principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is desirable.
- Experience in facilitating training or awareness-raising spaces.
- Ability to work with vulnerable populations, especially children and adolescents, and in sensitive contexts, applying culturally relevant and safe approaches.
- Ability to prepare technical reports and systematize experiences.
- Strong communication, empathy, organizational, and teamwork skills.
- High sense of responsibility, professional ethics and confidentiality
- Previous experience with the Red Cross, Red Crescent or other humanitarian organizations is desirable.
- Commitment to the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
How to apply
Only a shortlist of candidates will be contacted to advance to the next phase of the selection process. Candidates will be asked to speak with their previous direct reports/line managers before proceeding to interviews.
This is an immediate hiring position; the applicant must be available to start working within the next 3 weeks.
All those interested in applying for the position and who meet all or most of the requirements for the role should send their CV to the email address: postulaciones@cruzrojavenezolana.org
The email subject line should read: Psychologist (Caracas)
CVs received without the title assigned to the call will be discarded.
Please review the professional requirements to be eligible.