Tender Title: AASW-RISE-002/26 – Lot 4

Position: Social Worker (Ashtarak Multifunctional Social Care Service)

Project Title: “RISE – Armenia: Rehabilitation, Social Inclusion and Empowerment of Displaced and Vulnerable Population.”

Project Objective: To improve the social protection system in Armenia for vulnerable populations, including those displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, through strengthening the capacities of social workers and ensuring access to new social services, including patronage, social care, and socio-rehabilitation services.

Project Duration: November 2024 – November 2027

Reports to: Project Manager

Duty Station within the Project: Ashtarak Consolidated Community

Start Date: 15/03/2026

End Date: 15/05/2026

1. Scope and Purpose

To provide professional psychological support to beneficiaries within both day-care and mobile (outreach/home-based) services, contributing to psychosocial stabilization, trauma recovery, emotional resilience, and overall well-being.

2. Duties and Responsibilities of the Psychologist

2.1  Psychological Assessment

• Conduct initial and in-depth psychological assessments of displaced and local vulnerable individuals and families.
• Identify trauma-related symptoms, stress reactions, emotional and behavioral difficulties.
• Provide professional psychological conclusions when required.
• Contribute to the development of Individual Intervention Plans from a psychosocial perspective.

2.2   Individual Psychological Support

• Provide individual psychological counseling sessions to children and adults.
• Apply trauma-informed and resilience-based approaches.
• Support beneficiaries in coping with stress, anxiety, grief, and displacement-related challenges.
• Provide crisis intervention when necessary.

2.3 Group Interventions and Psychoeducation

• Conduct group therapeutic sessions for adults and children.
• Facilitate relaxation and stress management sessions.
• Organize psychosocial support groups.
• Deliver psychoeducational sessions on coping strategies, emotional regulation, and resilience-building.

2.4 Capacity Building and Psychological First Aid

• Deliver training sessions for professionals working with displaced and local vulnerable populations on:
  • Psychological First Aid (PFA)
  • Stress management
  • Basic trauma-informed approaches
• Support multidisciplinary team members in managing complex psychosocial cases.

2.5  Multidisciplinary Cooperation

• Collaborate closely with social workers, nurse, family mentor, and social skills educator.
• Participate in case conferences and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Provide professional input to case discussions and intervention planning.

2.6 Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain accurate and confidential documentation of psychological sessions.
• Ensure compliance with ethical standards and data protection principles.
• Submit periodic reports to the Service Supervisor.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation processes.

2.7 Other Responsibilities

• Participate in professional capacity building activities and supervision sessions.
• Support donor visits and evaluation processes when required.
• Perform other duties within the scope of the position.

 3. Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Higher education in Psychology (Master’s degree preferred).
• At least 3 years of professional experience in psychological counseling.
• Experience working with vulnerable populations, including displaced persons, children, and families.
• Training in trauma-informed care and/or Psychological First Aid is an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Computer literacy (MS Office and online platforms).

4. Application Procedure

Interested candidates must submit the following documents by 10/03/2025:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Copies of documents certifying education and professional qualifications (license, certificates, documents confirming professional experience, etc., as applicable to the position)

Documents must be submitted electronically to the following email address:

procurement@aasw.org

The subject line of the email must indicate the relevant Lot number and the title of the position applied for.

Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.