Locum Counselor Job at RefugePoint… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at RefugePoint.
Descriptions;
Worldwide, there are now over 60 million forcibly displaced people – the highest number ever recorded. Of those, approximately 20.2 million are refugees who have fled their home countries as a result of conflict and violent persecution. Of the 20.2 million, over 11 million have been refugees for more than 5 years and some as long as 60.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provision of group counseling services :
- Make the initial call to clients to introduce counseling support services and conduct assessments for individual or couple counseling support;
- In liaison with the Senior Counselor, conduct support group sessions to enhance client’s self-awareness, interpersonal relationship skills, and integration;
- In consultation with the Senior Counselor, conduct group therapy sessions for group members;
- Organise and conduct life skills training for children and youth;
- Make appropriate internal referrals to ensure clients receive holistic services;
- Conduct intake and exit assessments to clients in the counseling groups to identify trends in their wellbeing and evaluate the impact of the counseling interventions;
- Encourage self-reported feedback from about lessons learned after life skill training.
Development of Counseling services :
- Participate in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of the counseling interventions;
- Familiarize with Salesforce, TaroWorks and all the counseling assessment tools used by the RufegePoint Counselors;
- Identify trends during group counseling sessions and liaise with the Senior Counselor to design strategies to address identified needs.
Virtual Counseling groups:
- Co-facilitate the virtual counseling sessions in collaboration with the RP Counselors;
- Make timely requisition of airtime and ensure clients receive this in a timely manner;
- Track the airtime and internet bundles received by clients vis-à-vis session attendance, and liaise with the Finance department to facilitate timely payments to the vendor;
- Make individual follow-ups of clients who miss or drop off during sessions and explore their individual challenges.
Professional development:
- Participate in continuous professional development to enhance client’s care;
- Attend monthly external supervision as mandated by the counseling profession and regular internal clinical supervision.
Documentation and reporting:
- Draft counseling case notes for each client and take attendance in Taroworks after each group session;
- Maintain participants’ lists in support , therapy groups and Life Skills Training;
- Conduct the intake and exit counseling assessments in TaroWorks and synchronise these on Salesforce;
- Compile and submit the weekly and monthly counseling reports to the Senior Counselor.
Attend any other duties assigned by the Senior Counselor.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Degree in Counseling studies and at least 1 year of counseling practice or Diploma in counseling with at least 3 years of counseling practice;
- Confidentiality and integrity in the profession.
- Good understanding of trauma, depression and effective approaches for alleviating psychological pain;
- Proven experience initiating and running counseling groups;
- Ability to work with multinational and multilingual clients;
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written);
- Registration by relevant regulatory authority;
Desired:
- Prior experience working with refugees and/or asylum seekers in an urban setting.
- Possess cross cultural counseling skills and experience working with minority groups;
- A flexible approach to work spread throughout the year;
- Ability to multitask and work under minimum supervision;
- Ability to adapt to a fluid environment and think outside the box;
- Ability to conduct group counseling sessions in Kiswahili;
- Certification in Trainer of Trainers;