MHPSS Trainer (Female)

General mission

The MHPSS Trainer, holding a university degree in Psychology and with at least five years of relevant experience, is responsible for delivering training on mental health, managing distressed students, handling stress and burnout in school teachers, providing empathetic support, and fostering a trauma-informed care environment. The Trainer will also mentor trainees in the field and report to the Project Manager.

Mission 1: Training

The MHPSS Trainer:

• Participate in capacity building activities and ToTs to be delivered for improving the comprehension in the training delivery skills on specific training modules provided by government and donor.

• Collaborate closely with the MHPSS Specialist to conduct Training Needs Assessments (TNAs) and review content for new topics (if identified).

• Deliver and Facilitation activities to identified government school teachers on the following topics:

1.Understanding and recognizing psychological distress in students, Stress and Burnout in school teachers, providing empathetic emotional support, fostering a trauma-informed care environment, and managing stress and burnout among school teachers.

2.Providing training on Psychological First Aid (PFA) and basic psychosocial support services.

3.Group facilitation and conflict management within training cohorts.

4.Developing referral pathways and coordinating with service providers (hospitals, psychologists, psychiatrists, protection and social services).

5.Monitoring supervision sessions and tracking the quality of support services being provided by the trainees.

Mission 2: Contextualization of Training Content

• Together with the MHPSS Specialist, contribute to the contextualization of training materials, design capacity-building content, and support translation into local languages.

• Support in Adaptation of training modules provided by the government education department and donor to the local context.

• Use training methods approved in the training manual; introduce variations only when necessary and with strong justification.

Mission 3: Field Management

• Contribute to identifying training venues and participants for training delivery at various schools, and coordinate with relevant stakeholders.

• Liaise with other implementing partners in the field to avoid duplication of efforts.

Mission 4: Report Writing & Data Collection

• Demonstrate excellent report writing skills to submit training and supervision session reports.

• Be familiar with data collection methods in the field, documentation, and archiving of Means of Verification (MoVs).

Skills

Language skills

• Native or excellent proficiency in Sindhi (spoken, reading, and writing).

• Proficient in Urdu and English.

• Has excellent written English skill Professional skills:

Emergency preparedness and response skills (see profession design template)

Other professional skills

Cross-sector skills

Languages

Federation Handicap International is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities or any limitation, to apply to become a part of the organization.

Federation Handicap International has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Federation Handicap International, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, PSEA (Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Beneficiaries) abuse of authority and discrimination. Federation Handicap International also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. - This position involves working with children, women and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete a police check and self-declaration form to help verify their suitability to work with children and women.

HI is an equal employment opportunities provider. Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.