MSF Switzerland Psychosocial Counselor Job in Dadaab Dagahaley

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Start Date: October 2011

Job Title: Psychosocial Counselor

Location: Dadaab Dagahaley Mental Health Program

Job Description / Objective: Psychosocial Counselor to assess, intervene and conduct individual and group support for patients of the Mental Health Program and for the community of Dagahaley Refugee Camp.

Key Responsibilities:
Implement and coordinate the counseling activities for the mental health program in Dagahaley camp.
Comprehensively assess, propose and develop appropriate interventions for the psychosocial component of the mental health programme.
Support and capacity building on the psychosocial issues of the community.
Conduct pre/post counseling for the patients of the Mental Health program and the local community.
To be actively involved in the follow-up counseling and to ensure adherence to counseling.
To provide support for home-based teams (e.g. palliative care)
To train and support lay & peer counselors
To ensure regular community awareness, education, and networking.
To prepare and compile weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports, monitoring and evaluation of department activities, attending meetings)
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Diploma in Psychological counseling from a recognized institution
Experience of 2 -5years providing support to individuals and groups.
Fluency in English, fluency in Somali would be an advantage.
Good communication skills.
Ability to work with multidisciplinary team and culturally sensitive to others
Send your CV, motivation letter, copies of relevant documents, mentioning on the envelope “Psychosocial Counselor” to:

The Medical Coordinator
MSF-Switzerland, Kenya Mission
P.O. Box 25091 – 00603
Lavington, Nairobi

Deadline: 10th October 2011

Only short-listed candidate will be contacted.