Primary Purpose
The Psychosocial Counsellors are responsible for the overall planning and provision of psychosocial support for the project including Persons of Concern (PoCs), refugees, asylum seekers and host community. S/he helps them solve and cope with problems in their every day lives. S/he also will help PoCs find services that are available in their community. The Psychosocial Counselors will work, as a team, with school-based counselors, community mobilizers and programs staff.
Tasks and Duties
- Provide comprehensive psychosocial counseling to school going girls and or parents of FCA targeted schools aimed at improving learning outcomes and transition to higher levels of education.
- Providing individual and group counselling for girls facing mental health problems and roll out life skills sessions for girls.
- Provide workshops/training to girls and, parents, community, and stakeholders in line with power to girls’ concept.
- Performing individual assessments, drawing up treatments, plans and providing counselling and psychological support for schoolgirls, both refugees and host community.
- Providing individual counselling to girls, support groups or group psychotherapy,
- Collaborate closely with legal officers in terms of case management and follow-up of clients.
- Providing training for teachers, parents, stakeholders regarding trauma-related issues and self-care strategies aimed at improving learning outcomes for girls.
- Sensitizing refugee/host communities regarding trauma and empowering them to develop own strategies to overcome consequences of war and violence.
- Program development including proposal and report writing and financial monitoring.
- Advocacy & Networking
- Ensure child safeguarding guidelines and ethical practices are observed, adhered to including coordinated referral pathways in Kakuma/Kalobeyei.
- Develop new and strengthen existing referral systems with other organizations.
- Engage in quality self-care through supervision, debriefings, and other shared sessions especially for the adolescent girls.
- Assist teachers in the development and implementation of psychosocial counselling programs in school communities aimed at empowering girls.
- Disseminate information concerning psychosocial counselling services available for the girls in refugee/host communities.
- Monitor girls progress and make informed, timely educational decisions.
- Conduct regular visits to project sites to collect and verify data for preparation of regular and ad hoc program reports and briefs to immediate manager.
- Represent FCA with external stakeholders as requested (inter-agency coordination meetings, working groups) and influences the shape of broader sector strategies.
- Take steps to document lessons learned, from the education program including that of partners for wider dissemination.
- Perform other tasks and assumes other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
- A diploma/degree in counselling, social work/community development, psychology or a higher diploma in counselling with a minimum of 2 years in related work experience
- Experience in the provision of psychosocial services to refugees’ /asylum seekers especially for girls is an advantage.
- Good report writing and communication skills.
- A team player with ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to maintain professionalism in services delivery and ethics
- Highly motivated, creative, and compassionate person who is dedicated to ensuring that models of best practice are utilized.
- Females and qualified locals from within Turkana County are highly encouraged to apply.
How to apply:
All qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send a completed Application Letter and Curriculum Vitae to: [email protected] stating the vacancy job title in the subject line
Deadline for receiving applications is 12th March 2023.
FCA will only contact short- listed applicants. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
