Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York. In particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls exercise their rights to pursue their individual potential to self-determination and to representation in all areas of life—political, social, cultural, and economic. WAW relentlessly advocates for women’s rights and challenges the norms that underpin gender-based violence to influence attitudes and bring about change.

Job Summary:

He is required to follow this job description and complete her work in respect of the WAW rules and regulations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Creates methods to assess and record baseline psychological health of each child in children’s center and other WAW facilities when called upon.
• Develops plan to assess improvement or deterioration of psychological condition of each child after specific intervals of time.
• Provides treatment plan for each child with psychological/behavior problems
• Trains staff in day-to-day treatment of troubled children.
• Provides literature on treatment of troubled children.
• Meets bimonthly with staff to discuss progress of children, do in-depth analysis of a specific case, and review current literature on child psychology.
• Is available for consultations when serious behavior problems arise.
• Provides method of assessing mental health of mothers in prison, particularly in terms of their relations with their children and prospects for reintegration.
• When called upon, assists WAW counselors in dealing with mothers in prison.
• Informs center manager when appropriate workshops or training courses are available in relevant subjects.
• Recommends psychiatric facilities when needed.
• Provide Reports to Children Support Center Manager
• Maintains database portion devoted to mental health of each child.
• Regular planning to celebrate national and international days.
• Encouraging children to read and use library resources effectively
• Traveling to prison under the cover of planning psychotherapy programs for imprisoned mothers
• Any other task assigned by supervisor.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, social science /Clinical Psychology will be an advantage
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience
• The ability to recognize his own limitations and respond to difficult situations;
• The ability to apply his knowledge of academic psychology and research to clinical problems;
• The  capacity  to  be  critical  and  analytical  and  to  work  in  a  self-motivated, independent way;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to deal with people in distress;
• The ability to collaborate with colleagues from other disciplines;
• A strong understanding of the profession and the role of a psychologist,
• Empathy and a person-centered approach to clients;

Interested Afghan applicants should submit a cover letter along with their CVs in one PDF file explaining their interest in and suitability for the position. Please indicate the vacancy number (VA#1451 Psychologist/Badakhshan) clearly in the cover letter and in the subject line of your email and send it to: hr@womenforafghanwomen.org

Note: Kindly avoid sending your educational and work certificates at this stage of recruitment. Applications received after the closing date without mentioning the location in the subject line of the email will not be considered.