Protection Assistant

26 Jun 2026 Protection Assistant- PSS at Danish Refugee Council

• Support the delivery of structured and non-structured PSS activities for children, adolescents, women, men, and caregivers. • Facilitate group sessions such as life skills, peer support groups, child-friendly space activities, and community-based PSS sessions. • Provide basic individual psychosocial support in accordance with PSS principles. • Plan and organizing awareness sessions on stress management, coping mechanisms, and positive parenting. • Organize community dialogues and psychoeducation sessions. • Plan and Conduct community sensitization on stress, trauma, and coping mechanisms • Plan and provide capacity building training for community leaders and structures on PFA, basic psychosocial support principles etc. • Identify individuals showing signs of distress, provide psychological first aid- PFA for individual who faces stressful situations and refer them to the appropriate focused specialized MHPSS service providers. • Support safe and confidential referral of cases to health, protection, legal, and other relevant services using the referral pathway. • Maintain confidentiality and adhere to survivor-centered approaches at all times. • Work closely with community leaders, caregivers, volunteers, and facilitators to promote psychosocial wellbeing. • Mobilize community members to participate in PSS activities. • Minimum 1 year of experience in psychosocial support, protection, child protection, or community-based programs. • Experience working with vulnerable populations, including children and survivors of violence, is an asset. • Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Sociology or a related field.