Children's Psychologist - Missionary Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Description

Job description 

World Gospel Outreach is looking for the right person to join our team as the Children’s Psychologist at Rancho Ebenezer near Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The Children’s Psychologist at the Ranch will conduct psychological testing, leading to diagnoses, analysis, and treatment of psychological disturbances. The psychologist must be able to conduct clinical sessions independently with the children and youth at the Ranch. In addition, the psychologist will provide support by conducting clinical trainings and meetings with Ranch personnel to increase their knowledge of psychological concepts. The psychologist will also teach effective and research-based strategies to use in order to maintain emotional, psychological, and physical well-being of the children and youth. 

The essential requirements and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following: 

 

Essential/Key Responsibilities include: 

•   Conducting  psychological  tests  for  each  individual  child,  providing  diagnoses  and  treatment  suggestions  as necessary 
•   Perform regular checkups for the children at the Ranch, keeping documentation of all progress 
•   Report  any  critical  findings  to  the  Children’s  Services  Manager,  along  with  any  other  staff  (caregivers,  ranch director, social workers, teachers, parents, mentor parents, etc.) 
•   Be available outside of regular work hours in case of emergencies 
•   Follow existing procedures and implement new ones to create effective systems 
•   Stay  up  to  date  with  treatments,  therapy  and  educational  tools  related  to  mental  health  and  childhood development 
•   Communicate well with supervisors, peers, coworkers, children, doctors, etc. 
•   Provide spiritual guidance for children when applicable 
•   Maintain status as a full-time fundraising missionary 
•   Pursue personal spiritual growth 

Requirement

Required Skills/Abilities include: 

•   Be a born again believer in Jesus Christ 
•   Aware of and sensitive to trauma backgrounds and home environments that many of the children come from 
•   Good organizational skills, to be used in documenting the needs and progress of the children 
•   Good communication skills 
•   Bi-lingual, speaking both Spanish and English fluently, or willing to learn 
•   Knowledge of cross-cultural communication 
•   Knowledge of modern psychology practices, treatments and systems 

 

Education, Experience & Other 

•   Be a U.S. citizen 
•   Master’s degree or higher in psychology 
•   Experience working as a psychologist in a professional setting 
•   Degree or experience in child development, education or related field 
•   Experience in working with children, especially those with a traumatic background 
•   Valid psychology license (if applicable)