Psychological Support Group Officer

Overview

The 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade is a unit of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that was formed during the full-scale russian invasion. The unit's service members took part in the heroic Zaporizhzhia counteroffensive and the valiant defense of Avdiivka, and continue to defend our country's territory. They have destroyed countless enemy personnel and equipment. Join the ranks of the 116th Brigade — stand up to defend what is yours!

Responsibilities:

• conducting psychological screening and psychological assessment of the brigade's newly arrived personnel
• monitoring the psychological state of the brigade's servicemen, identifying servicemen in psychoemotional crisis states
• providing psychological aid to brigade service members, conducting psychoprophylactic and/or psychocorrective measures in brigade units
• planning and conducting measures to restore the psychological resilience of brigade servicemembers
• assisting unit commanders in resolving possible conflicts and disputes with the units' team
• developing recommendations to improve the psychological climate in the brigade's units
• regularly assessing and responding to changes in the brigade's personnel psychological readiness and resilience
• providing recommendations to brigade command on referring service members for consultation with a psychiatrist
• providing psychological support and counseling to families of brigade service members
• maintaining and submitting reports on completed work
• compliance with military discipline, the laws of Ukraine, and the laws and governing documents of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Requirements:

• having a higher psychological education
• an officer's rank will be an advantage
• readiness to work in the combat zone
• communication skills and ability to cooperate with different people
• stress resilience
• fitness for military service by state of health and moral-psychological qualities
• military service experience and combat experience will be an advantage

Conditions:

• mobilization until the end of martial law or contract service
• service in the combat operations zone
• guaranteed monthly monetary allowance from 20,000 to 120,000 hryvnias depending on the complexity and location of tasks
• annual additional wellness payment equal to one month's monetary allowance
• annual main leave and additional leave of 10 days or more for family circumstances
• provision of uniforms, personal protective equipment, and full meals
• free medical care