Metzineres is a non-profit cooperative based in the Raval neighbourhood of Barcelona. It creates sheltering environments for women and gender-expansive people who use drugs and survive multiple situations of vulnerability and violence.
We are looking for a psychologist to join the intervention team on a full-time basis. She will be responsible for facilitating all aspects related to the daily operations of the centre with the women.
We encourage applications from women with lived experience as migrant women, lesbian, bisexual and trans women, gender-expansive people, racialised women, Indigenous and Afro-descendant women, or women with disabilities.
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and CV or LinkedIn profile to personal@metzineres.org before 15 June 2026.
Day-to-day work
At Metzineres, the psychologist’s daily work focuses on individual and group support for the women and gender-expansive people who participate in the project, from an intersectional, feminist and community-based perspective. The role combines direct psychological care with the facilitation of workshops, support in everyday activities and assistance in situations of complex psychological distress.
It also involves coordination with social services and mental health resources, the preparation of psychological reports, case follow-up and participation in team meetings. The intervention is carried out through a horizontal and peer-based model, promoting participation, collective conflict management and the building of community and mutual support networks. For this reason, it is also important to become involved in community work aimed at fighting stigma against people with psychiatric diagnoses and people who use drugs.
Finally, you will take part in the planning and organisation of community activities, as well as international days that are relevant to the community, supporting the demand for the rights of all people through political activism.
You are someone who…
• Is empathetic and has a positive attitude towards any situation in life. You know that with humour and a bit of cheekiness, things are managed better!
• Has patience and practises active listening.
• Enjoys sharing what you know with others.
• Is enthusiastic about sustainably maintaining and strengthening coherence within your organisation.
• Is resourceful and solution-oriented, with the ability to improvise. You see problems as challenges.
• Enjoys learning and innovating; you are a curious person.
• Likes to build authentic and honest interpersonal relationships.
• Has initiative and critical thinking skills, and contributes solutions.
• Feels comfortable trying, failing and learning from mistakes and experiences in order to do better next time.
Skills and competencies
• Intersectional and feminist perspective on mental health.
• High level of Catalan and Spanish.
• Initiative and solution-oriented attitude.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to Metzineres’ changing reality.
• Teamwork and cooperation.
• Feminist, anti-prohibitionist, anti-colonialist commitment and commitment to the defence of human rights.
• Analytical and critical thinking.
• Intercultural and decolonial sensitivity.
• Interdisciplinary coordination and networking.
• Empathetic communication and conflict resolution.
What we need
• Education: Degree in Psychology.
• Experience: At least 3 years of work in one or more of the following areas: harm reduction; support for survivors of gender-based violence; working with people in multiple situations of vulnerability; community and/or street-based work.
• Knowledge of: risk and harm reduction in the use of psychoactive substances, transfeminism, gender-based violence, intersectional approaches and human rights.
What we value
• Master’s/Postgraduate degree in gender studies, drug policies and/or support for people in situations of social vulnerability.
• Experience in activism for change in drug policies, human rights, harm reduction and intersectional feminism.
• Experience in networking and community action.
• Knowledge of a third language, especially written and spoken English or other Eastern European languages.
• Lived experience of surviving situations of multiple vulnerability.
What you will do
• Provide individual and group psychological support to women and gender-expansive people who are actively using drugs and surviving multiple situations of violence.
• Record information from each intervention in the established IT systems.
– Organise documentation and update internal platforms.
• Carry out community intervention and harm reduction.
– Facilitate activities and workshops on issues that affect the mental health of the community, survival strategies and self-care in contexts of high vulnerability.
– Participate in some community events and activities.
• Take part in team meetings.
– Establish intervention guidelines for more complex situations.
– Share relevant information on diagnoses and trauma-informed support tools with the multidisciplinary team.
• Prepare psychological reports for procedures related to social and legal services.
• Manage and follow up on complex cases.
• Coordinate with mental health resources and social services.
• Contribute to the design and leadership of Metzineres’ intervention model from a holistic and transdisciplinary perspective.
Duration and working conditions
• Type of contract: permanent.
• Workplace: Raval neighbourhood, with the possibility of travelling for support-related accompaniment.
• Working hours: 38 hours per week, mainly distributed across afternoon shifts.
• Salary: according to the Social Action Collective Agreement and profile.
Why Metzineres?
• We are a young cooperative with a horizontal structure. You will have opportunities for growth and development.
• Genuine creativity, transformative passion and radical tenderness are among our values.
• Possibility of becoming a member of the cooperative in the future.
• Access to training.
• Access to the services of the Cos Health and Integrative Medicine Cooperative at member rates.
