Job ID
47325
Job Title
MHPSS Counselor (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Counselor)
To work for
The Stabilization Support Unit (SSU)
Country
Syria
City
Aleppo
Field of Work
Analysis/Statistic - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
General Role
The MHPSS Counselor provides technical and supervisory support to case management teams within Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) programs. The role focuses on strengthening the quality of case management services, supporting staff wellbeing, and ensuring that interventions are delivered in accordance with established professional standards and global guidelines.
Work Locations: Azaz – Safira – Manbij – Aleppo
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct weekly individual supervision sessions with each Case Manager, providing both technical guidance and psychosocial support.
- Review complex cases and provide appropriate professional guidance and recommendations.
- Organize regular case management team meetings to discuss challenges, share lessons learned, and plan next steps.
- Monitor the implementation of care plans, review case files, and ensure the quality and accuracy of documentation.
- Monitor staff wellbeing and take proactive measures to prevent burnout and secondary trauma.
- Provide technical support during emergencies and assist in decision-making for complex cases.
- Contribute to capacity building of Case Managers, ensuring they receive adequate training and professional support.
- Follow up on beneficiary feedback and satisfaction surveys, ensuring services are delivered in accordance with humanitarian principles and program guidelines.
The MHPSS Counselor provides technical and supervisory support to case management teams within Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) programs. The role focuses on strengthening the quality of case management services, supporting staff wellbeing, and ensuring that interventions are delivered in accordance with established professional standards and global guidelines.
Work Locations: Azaz – Safira – Manbij – Aleppo
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct weekly individual supervision sessions with each Case Manager, providing both technical guidance and psychosocial support.
- Review complex cases and provide appropriate professional guidance and recommendations.
- Organize regular case management team meetings to discuss challenges, share lessons learned, and plan next steps.
- Monitor the implementation of care plans, review case files, and ensure the quality and accuracy of documentation.
- Monitor staff wellbeing and take proactive measures to prevent burnout and secondary trauma.
- Provide technical support during emergencies and assist in decision-making for complex cases.
- Contribute to capacity building of Case Managers, ensuring they receive adequate training and professional support.
- Follow up on beneficiary feedback and satisfaction surveys, ensuring services are delivered in accordance with humanitarian principles and program guidelines.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Advanced experience in case management within Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) programs.
- Strong knowledge of international case management guidelines and best practices.
- Demonstrated supervisory and mentoring skills, with the ability to provide professional psychosocial support to staff.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to review case files and make informed decisions on complex cases.
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- Advanced experience in case management within Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) programs.
- Strong knowledge of international case management guidelines and best practices.
- Demonstrated supervisory and mentoring skills, with the ability to provide professional psychosocial support to staff.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to review case files and make informed decisions on complex cases.
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Salary and Benefits
TBA (to be announced later)
About us
The Stabilization Support Unit (SSU) is a Syrian non-governmental and non-profit organization established in 2016 with the aim of promoting stability and peacebuilding in Syria. The organization implements integrated programs in the areas of governance, economic empowerment, social cohesion, and civic engagement, with a particular focus on the inclusion of women, youth, and marginalized groups.
Operating through its offices in Gaziantep, Aleppo, Damascus, and Azaz, SSU adopts an institutional approach grounded in transparency and accountability, and has built strategic partnerships with international organizations and donors from Europe, the Gulf, and the United States.
SSU envisions a democratic Syria founded on peace, justice, and equal opportunity. Its mission is to empower Syrians to lead the stabilization and recovery process through impactful, community-responsive interventions that foster sustainable development.
Its areas of work include promoting good governance, supporting livelihoods, peacebuilding, women and youth empowerment, independent media support, and strengthening the capacities of civil society actors.
Operating through its offices in Gaziantep, Aleppo, Damascus, and Azaz, SSU adopts an institutional approach grounded in transparency and accountability, and has built strategic partnerships with international organizations and donors from Europe, the Gulf, and the United States.
SSU envisions a democratic Syria founded on peace, justice, and equal opportunity. Its mission is to empower Syrians to lead the stabilization and recovery process through impactful, community-responsive interventions that foster sustainable development.
Its areas of work include promoting good governance, supporting livelihoods, peacebuilding, women and youth empowerment, independent media support, and strengthening the capacities of civil society actors.
Required employees number
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Posted On
Mar 12, 2026
Expiry Date
Apr 11, 2026
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