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VVolunteer opportunity

Psychologist or intern pursuing a Master’s degree in psychology

Volunteer opportunity

Volunteer opportunity posted by: One More Option - Ecuador

Posted on: December 4, 2012

Volunteer Opportunity description

The time and efforts of people lie at the heart of the work of all NGOs in the Une Option de Plus network.

Would you like to be personally involved with a project? You can become a field actor by lending your skills and enthusiasm to the NGOs in the network.

Cristo de la Calle campaigns for the dissemination of the rights of children and adolescents and welcomes children in situations of risk, vulnerability, crisis, threat or violation of their rights.

Description of volunteer position

Need for a second psychologist to respond to the needs of counseling children and families served by the project. Recruitment of a volunteer in parallel with the formulation of a grant request for an additional job post for a psychologist

-Description of the mission :
Psychological counseling of children and families served by the association (at home, at the foundation headquarters, or in shelters) who are in high-risk situations. Multi-disciplinary team-based work

-Long-term goals of the foundation with respect to volunteers:
Strengthen the possibilities of psychological counseling for the community served by the foundation and improve the quality of the counseling

-Location of the mission:
Cristo de la Calle Foundation (Maldonado 14-119 y Guillermina García, Ibarra, Ecuador)

-Sustainability of the objectives of the NGO in relation to the training:
Obtaining an outside perspective on the foundation's practices. Possibility to exchange best practices, innovation, and top-quality counseling for the community served

-Duration of the mission:
Longer than six months

-Number of hours per day and days per week required:
Monday through Friday
8:30am-1:00pm/3:00pm-6:30pm

Candidate profile

-Former experiences :
Counseling of at-risk children and families in diverse and changing work conditions. Long-term experience abroad

-Diplomas :
Master in psychology

-Level of Spanish:
Intermediate

-Required competences and qualities:
Significant capacity for adaptation, high level of autonomy, dynamism, initiative-taking, flexibility

Financial conditions

-Costs covered by the NGO:
None

-Costs covered by the volunteer:
Food

-Possibilities of accommodation (lodging, food, etc…):
Depending on the duration, housing may be shared with the youth hosted by Cristo de la Calle within one of the family homes. If that is not possible, the volunteer will then be responsible for his/her own housing.

Further details

Work within and outside of the foundation headquarters

How to apply

Required documents:

Curriculum Vitae + Covering letter

Contact:

benevolat@uneoptiondeplus.org

Location

Ibarra, Imbabura, Ecuador

Details

International volunteer options
International volunteers welcome
Housing available
Keywords
health, psychology, children, ecuador, volunteer
Owner's areas of focus
Economic development, Education, Network of nonprofits, Ecuador, Health

Time Commitment

Duration
3 months or longer
Time commitment
A lot (10+ hours/week)
Times of day
Mornings
Afternoons
Days of week
Weekdays
Schedule
Fixed schedule

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