**About ChildFund** ChildFund is an international child-centered development organization working in 23 countries to connect children with the people, resources, and institutions they need to grow up healthy, educated, skilled, and safe, no matter where they are. **ChildFund Values** ChildFund values a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible environment where everyone is equally welcomed and celebrated. In our culture of connection, you will have ample opportunities to grow, learn, and lead while contributing your talents and innovations to our inspiring mission. **ChildFund Commitment** ChildFund International has a zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) and all other forms of harm by its staff, partners, and other representatives in delivering its mission and services for children. ChildFund is committed to creating a safe environment both in the workplace and in the communities where it delivers programs and services. ChildFund expects every staff member, partner, and representative to adhere to this commitment and ensure that all organizational policies and standards are followed. This position is subject to a series of background checks, including criminal record checks and/or disclosures, to ensure program participants are protected. **About the Position** The selected candidate will aim to provide first-level care, including psychosocial and socioemotional support and psychological first aid, to individuals in situations of human mobility and host contexts who are priority cases within the Protected Pathway program. To achieve this objective, the position will promote cross-cutting and collaborative work with other departments (legal, medical, educational, and social work) to address protection needs or gender-based violence. Likewise, ensuring that those requiring specialized services gain access to appropriate referrals. **Required Experience and Education** * University degree in Psychology, professional license (**essential requirement**). * Experience working with individuals belonging to priority attention groups. * Knowledge of community actions and psychosocial accompaniment, recognizing mental health as a Human Right. * Experience implementing single-session therapy. * Experience providing emotional containment (psychological first aid). * Skill in conducting activities with children, adolescents, and adults. * Ability to provide mental health support free of stigma. * Basic understanding of how service referral pathways function to enable access to services in Mexico. * General knowledge or willingness to learn about processes and procedures for migration regularization with the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance, National Institute of Migration, and other protection systems. * Strong communication skills, clarity of ideas, ability to work in emergency contexts and as part of a team. * Self-management capacity. * Knowledge of computer software: Excel, Word, PowerPoint. * Proficiency in English or other languages is not a barrier but desirable. * **If interested, please attach your updated CV with photograph.** **Main Responsibilities** * Case management: identifying protection cases, survivors of violence and gender-based violence, and referring them to appropriate services. * Collaborate with specialists and other departments to develop content aimed at strengthening activities, talks, and/or psychosocial or socioemotional workshops for the prevention of mental disorders. * Create group spaces through psychosocial workshops or preventive talks with the population (children, adolescents, or adults). * Accompaniment must be person-centered, using appropriate tools without pathologizing, recognizing the psychosocial impact of human mobility, forced internal displacement, or other types of violence. * Develop psychosocial activities for priority attention groups, including children, adolescents, pregnant women, persons with disabilities, older adults, indigenous community members, and others. * Support the development of short- or medium-term life plans for the target population, prioritizing girls, adolescents, and women. * Coordinate with key actors (civil society and/or government) for care and strengthened access to specialized services. * Participate in identifying key actors requiring strengthened knowledge on protection or violence-related topics. * Participate in activities with key actors in brigades, commemorative dates, or other events as required by program coordination. * Provide comprehensive care through constant communication and collaboration with medical, legal, and social work departments. * Submit reports and analysis of the served population to help improve program development and quality. * Assist in collecting data and carrying out activities required by the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. **Required Competencies** * Respect * Confidentiality * Empathy * Adaptability * Commitment * Effective communication * Clarity of expression and ideas * Teamwork skills * Self-management capacity * Decision-making in complex situations. **Basic ChildFund Competencies** * Being organized, methodical, and orderly * Teamwork: ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others; values and respects individual differences. * Communication: demonstrates empathy and tact when communicating with others and uses storytelling approaches when appropriate. * Results orientation: gets things done; takes proactive steps to achieve organizational goals and quality standards. * Decision-making: uses good judgment, critical thinking, and non-traditional approaches to assess problems and opportunities; reflects and innovates to improve decisions and outcomes. * Resilience: thrives and grows in changing, demanding, and complex environments. * Digital literacy: adopts and promotes new technologies in relevant contexts, stays informed about technological trends, and embraces technological solutions for business challenges. **Other Required Competencies** * Attention to detail. * Coordination capacity with other stakeholders. * Survivor-centered approach. * Psychosocial approach. * Gender perspective. * Mapping of actors for service access. * General knowledge of processes and procedures for migration regularization with the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance, National Institute of Migration. * Non-revictimization. * Accompaniment based on the principle of do-no-harm. **Safeguarding, PSEA, and Protection of Children and Adolescents Policy** ChildFund is a nonprofit international organization focused on the development of children and adolescents in vulnerable communities, whose work is grounded in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, including their right to be protected from harmful influences, abuse, and exploitation. Therefore, ChildFund implements a Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy, applicable to all individuals working with or associated with the organization (volunteers, sponsors, consultants, and contractors). Accordingly, the service provider selected for this recruitment must sign and comply with the principles established in all ChildFund Mexico policies. **Disclaimer: This service announcement does not contain an exhaustive list of the skills, duties, effort, and responsibilities associated with the requested services.** Type of position: Full-time Salary: $16,000.00 - $17,000.00 per month Work location: On-site employment