Psychological Support Group Officer

Overview

The 55th Separate Artillery Brigade "Zaporizka Sich" ("Zaporizhian Sich") is a military formation of the missile forces and artillery of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stationed in the city of Zaporizhzhia. With the start of the full-scale invasion, the brigade's units held back the advance of Russian troops in the Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia sectors, and were also among those who held the defense of Mariupol. The artillerymen of the "Zaporizka Sich" brigade took part in the liberation of the temporarily occupied territory of Zmiinyi Island and the right bank of the Kherson region.

Responsibilities:

• monitoring servicemen's psychological state and identifying individuals in psychoemotional crisis states
• providing primary and professional psychological aid, including cases of combat stress or trauma
• conducting psychoeducational and training sessions
• psychological support for personnel and their families
• assisting unit commanders in resolving conflicts and disputes within the team
• conducting measures to restore the psychological readiness and resilience of servicemen
• evaluating changes in personnel's psychological readiness and developing recommendations to improve the psychological climate
• analyzing psychological state and reporting on completed work

Requirements:

• age from 18
• specialized education at bachelor's level or higher
• officer's rank: junior lieutenant or above
• no criminal record
• fitness for service by state of health and moral qualities
• motivation to serve the Ukrainian people and defend the sovereignty of the state
• good physical fitness will be an advantage

Conditions:

• mobilization until the end of martial law or contract service for a term of 3 years
• service in the combat zone
• gear and food provision
• medical care
• monetary allowance from 20,000 to 120,000 hryvnias depending on where tasks are performed
• social support
• the opportunity for career growth
• participation in international military training
• obtaining Combat Veteran status