Volunteer, Social Worker in Peterborough

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training, disaster relief and recovery programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide.

This position will support International Medical Corps’ emergency response delivering services to disaster-affected populations in US states and territories only. Candidates applying to this position are indicating that they are interested in being considered for International Medical Corps’ standby roster for emergency response. Roster members will be contacted only when there is an emergency-response need for which the responder is qualified. This position will not be compensated unless responders are deployed to an emergency response.

SUMMARY: The Volunteer, Social Worker (domestic) will be responsible for providing social work services with a mobile medical unit, medical field unit, and/or shelter setting. They will work as a key member of the MHPSS team which will include MH Clinician(s) and MHPSS Coordinator.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide trauma-informed social work services for disaster-affected populations according to nationally accepted standards.
• Support the identification and mapping of local services and resources in the community to inform referrals.
• Assist clients in obtaining appropriate resources.
• Engage shelter residents in trauma-informed activities, and provide health education and hygiene promotion to support their recovery.
• Collaborate closely with MH Clinician(s) on appropriate activities within the shelter-setting.
• Ensure patients are accurately registered and recorded for reporting and case management.
• Ensure proper data management through completion of appropriate patient cards, registers, tally sheets, and reports; contribute to daily reporting as directed by the MHPSS Coordinator and Team Lead.
• Monitor trends in cases and service provision and report to supervisor as needed.
• Adhere to administrative directives regarding work schedules, record keeping, and patient communications.
• Provide all services free of charge.
• MHPSS staff will be assigned additional duties as needed in the response.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Typically, a Master of Social Work. Valid license to practice preferable.
• 2+ years of relevant and progressive experience in social work, mental health counseling, or clinical psychology; experience working in an emergency department or in disaster and/or humanitarian settings strongly preferred.
• Intermediate or advanced-level training in somatic-based trauma therapy strongly preferred.
• Experience conducting rapid MHPSS community assessments in post-disaster settings is preferable.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and excellent decision-making skills.
• Extremely flexible and have demonstrated abilities to cope with stressful situations.
• Able to deploy to emergencies on short notice.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required; fluency in Spanish is desirable.

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL OR LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Candidates may be asked to temporarily live and work in austere conditions at the start of an emergency response in the US.
• Lifting moderately heavy objects from the ground, carrying a backpack for extended periods of time, and walking or hiking in remote locations may be necessary to perform these functions.

Code of Conduct: An individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.

Safeguarding: It is all staff shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children.

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.