Psychologist

"Caritas Georgia" is announcing a vacancy for a Psychologist position.

Service/Project: Small Family-Type Home

Type of employment: 30% workload.

The vacancy is open to: all interested individuals.

Duration: long-term, with a six-month probationary period;

Location: Batumi, Kakhabri IV, N6

Job purpose:

To address the vital needs of children in care; to facilitate their rehabilitation and socialization process.

The goal of the small family-type home is to provide children in care with an environment similar to a family and to prepare them for independent living.

Key responsibilities:

• To keep a personal file for each beneficiary, detailing their psychological state;
• Within the scope of their competence, to identify cases of violence against children in care and to immediately inform the leader/educator of the small family-type home and the program manager;
• If a case of violence is identified, to provide psychological assistance to the child, in agreement with the educator, leader/educator of the small family-type home, and program manager;
• To participate in the development and implementation of an individual service plan for the child, along with other specialists involved in managing the case of violence;
• To investigate the psychological causes of a beneficiary's academic lag and asocial behavior and to conduct relevant corrective work within their competence (group and individual);
• To facilitate the identification and optimal direction of a beneficiary's potential and individuality;
• To use various techniques, such as testing and interviews, to monitor progress and evaluate the effectiveness of psychological work;
• To provide consultations to employees of the small family-type home, if necessary;
• To offer assistance to beneficiaries' parents/family members through consultations (if they wish);
• To provide the leader/educator of the small family-type home and program manager with information on progress, possible problems, or unforeseen changes;
• To submit a written report on work performed to the program manager at agreed-upon intervals.

Qualification requirements:

** Higher education (Psychology; it is desirable to have completed a training course for educators, which is agreed upon by the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Protection of Georgia);

** At least two years of experience working with children and adolescents (experience working with children with challenging behavior is desirable);

** Ability to work in a stressful environment, experience in managing crisis situations;

** Good communication skills, experience working in a team;

** Perfect knowledge of the Georgian language;

** Intermediate knowledge of office programs;

** Writing and analytical skills.

Personal characteristics:

** Respect for other nationalities, religions, and views;

** Ability to perform work with minimal supervision;

** Establishing and maintaining successful and goal-oriented relationships;

** Professional, conscientious, and loyal;

** Strong teamworking skills, correct management of daily relationships with colleagues;

** Desirable: knowledge of the charity/volunteer sector;

** Empathetic.

Special conditions:

Before starting the employment relationship, the candidate will be introduced to the organization's "Internal Rules and Regulations for Employees," internal policy documents, such as: "Code of Conduct and Ethics," "Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy" and others (policy documents can be found on the website https://caritas.ge). By signing the employment contract, the candidate agrees to all policy documents approved by the organization, the terms of the employment contract, and the performance of job functions defined by the job description.

Application submission:

Qualified candidates have the opportunity to send their CV and motivation letter to the email address:;

Please indicate the desired position - "Psychologist" in the subject.

Caritas Georgia thanks all interested parties, but only selected candidates will be contacted.

Publication date of the announcement: 28.08.26 Deadline for submitting applications: 14.09.26

About the organization:

Caritas Georgia is a Catholic Church charity fund, established on November 3, 1994. The mission of "Caritas Georgia" is to help those in need, to establish mercy and justice in Georgia.

For more information, follow the link: https://www.caritas.ge; https://www.facebook.com/CaritasGeorgiaSakartvelo;