Volunteer, Social Worker

Volunteer, Social Worker, Global Health

Location:

United States

Project HOPE is an international NGO with more than 1,000 engaged employees and volunteers who work around the globe, responding to the world's most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients, provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations worldwide, helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up, and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

Code of Conduct:
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment.

• 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.
• When deployed in a shelter‑setting, 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.
• Assist with the setup, maintenance and demobilization of clinical spaces, office spaces and base camp as required.
• Actively promote PSEA standards within Project HOPE and among beneficiaries served by Project HOPE.
• Perform other duties as assigned; duties listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

• 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 with diverse populations, low‑resource settings, and potentially volatile environments.
• 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 communication skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent self‑motivation and sound judgment with strong decision‑making skills.
• Extremely flexible and able to cope with stressful situations.
• Able to work effectively with various personalities, populations, and cultures.
• Able to deploy to emergencies on short notice.
• Fluency in written and spoken English required; fluency in Spanish desirable.

• 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.

Project HOPE is a first responder to climate‑related and man‑made disasters and has a mandate of working in remote locations. The organization has a comprehensive security management policy and plan in place and is committed to ensuring safety and security.