Counselor - Educator Job in Kenya (NGO)

Medecins

Sans Frontieres – Switzerland, Dadaab Dagahaley Refugee Camp 

Vacancy: Counselor – Educator

Project

Summary:The objective of our project is to provide primary and secondary

level of health care to the Refugees in Dagahaley refugee camp.  

MSF

provides a full package of medical care through 4 primary health care units and

1 hospital (100 beds) with 24 hour emergency and Operating Theatre.

Health services include curative, preventative, nutritional activities and

emergency preparedness and intervention with partners.  

The

selected candidate will be reporting to the Mental Health Supervisor 
 

Start

date: Immediately

Package: Attractive salary

package on offer with additional benefits including comprehensive health cover. 
 

Contract

duration: 12

months fixed term contract with possibility of extension based on performance (includes

3 month probationary period)

The job activities include but are not limited to;

• Actively
  
  promote the availability of counselling services and carry out, individual
  
  or in group counseling, basic psycho educational sessions, to patients,
  
  their families (when needed), in order to alleviate their
  
  psychosocial  difficulties within the project scope.



• Provide
  
  Psychosocial intervention  to clients in a culturally sensitive
  
  manner


• Refer
  
  patients to other specialists or other institutions for further assistance,
  
  when necessary in order to propose the best support available.


• Participate
  
  in the creation of any material needed for counseling activities and look
  
  after it,


• Keep
  
  files  and statistics of daily activities and participate in team
  
  meetings to share experiences and discuss special cases with other
  
  counselors, preserving confidentiality


• Inform
  
  line manager of any problem of any kind arising during the day-to-day
  
  activities.


• Take
  
  active part in trainings, supervisions/intervisions and support the
  
  activities manager when necessary in doing sensitization for MSF staff or
  
  external partners about mental health /psychosocial issues.


• Mental
  
  health promotion by integrating counseling services in all medical
  
  departments

Requirements:

Education: Counselling,

social work, psychology or other similar degree /diploma 
 

Experience: 1 year experience

essential. Experience with NGO desirable.
 

Languages: Local language essential. Mission

language desirable
 

Competences: Results, teamwork,

commitment, flexibility, service.
 

If you

meet the above requirements, please send your CV, motivation letter outlining

HOW you fulfill each of the requirements in bullet points on or before 12th May

2016 to http://www.uhired.me/job/49

Applications must be received by the deadline. 

Only

shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

(MSF is an equal Employer and does not charge any application/recruitment or

training fee)