Psychosocial Support Expert - Right to Inclusive and Safe Education (RISEII) for Children at Finn Church Aid (FCA)

Deliverables & Payments Deliverables under this consultancy will include the following:

1. An inception report: The consultant will share his/her inception report that details the PSS training design (rationale, methodology) and a detailed work plan within 1-3 days of engagement, to be approved by Finn Church Aid (Programs Coordinator, Project Manager and Psychosocial Counsellor).
2. Conduct a need assessment for staff and teachers on psychosocial support
3. Conduct a training on psychosocial support for teachers and other staff working in crisis context using the FCA’s Community Based PSS guidelines
4. Conduct individualised debriefing and guiding sessions with staff and teachers in crisis context
5. Develop and share coping strategies for staff and teachers for maintaining physical and mental fitness while at duty station (to support in unloading and processing difficult situations they encounter at work; to ensure their ability to function after a crisis; to prevent burnout)
6. Provide guidance in development of spontaneous sports and activities that promote workplace wellbeing
7. Promote the strengthening of team spirit and sense of community among staff
8. Build capacity of teachers and other staff on sustained psychosocial support.
9. Identify and recommend areas of strengthening in terms of psychosocial support for staff and teachers in their current workplace context.
10. Draw an end of assignment/ PSS training report including recommendations.

The format of the report shall include the following: Executive Summary (max 2 pages) Preliminary pages – Acknowledgment, Acronyms, and Table of contents Main text, to include: Background Information: Brief on the Project and context; Training – purpose, and objectives; training limitations Methodology: Design, Sampling technique, and Sample size Findings: Analysis based on training objectives and interpretation Key accomplishments and Summary of project assessment Lessons learned, Best practices and opportunities for improvement Recommendations. Present the draft report to the FCA team for review before producing a second draft and Final and present to FCA and other stakeholders in the workshop to facilitate sharing of consultancy results with a view to incorporate inputs from project stakeholders in the final draft. Submit a Final Report to FCA as stated in the Consultancy Contract.

Skills and qualifications required

Position-specific Qualifications and Competencies:

• Degree in counselling/counselling psychology.
• Master’s degree in the same field will be an added advantage.
• Licensed counsellor with a relevant professional counselling body.
• Experience in facilitating psychosocial support trainings/TOT especially in crisis context.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated evidence of supervised work experience.
• Social problem-solving skills.
• Experience in training in Education programmes e.g. Education in Emergencies, Teacher Training, and/or Content Development.
• Good report writing and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain professionalism in services delivery and ethics.