Child Protection Psychosocial Counsellor at Terre des hommes (TDH)

Reporting to: Child Protection Technical Coordinator

Duty station:  Dadaab, Garissa County
Contract duration: 12 months (3 months’ probation) with possibility of extension to 1 year based performance
 

Main responsibilities;

• To provide psychosocial support to selected cases of high risk cases or cases in need of specialized psychosocial support or mental health interventions
• Participate in need assessments and project evaluations aiming at contributing to the development of the child protection programme strategy for the refugee community project in Dadaab refugee complex
• To support in the development of intervention criteria for the psychosocial cases and design appropriate technical responses to psychosocial and mental health cases
• Provide training and supervising the CP team and community based structures on the management of children and families with basic psychosocial and mental concerns
• Train CP team members on the child friendly interviews techniques and implementation of psychosocial assessment
• Under the supervision of the Child Protection Technical coordinator, coordinate with the Child Protection Senior officer on assistance response to cases of children in need of psychosocial interventions
• Establish and monitor psychosocial and resilience building activities for all children at existing Tdh facilities or in the community
• Develop networks for referral of high risk cases and ensure regular follow ups of cases in need of additional and mental health need
• Participate and represent Tdh in relevant working group meetings/Forums at camp and Dadaab level   to enhance coordination and foster good working relationship with partners
• Develop unit reports as required
• He/she will conduct his or her duties in respect of the Charter of Terre des hommes and the Tdh Child Protection Safeguarding Policy.
• Terre des hommes expects that its staff professional conduct reflects proper behaviour in accordance with local culture and traditions. He/she assures the moral protection of the name of Terre des hommes and defends in all circumstances the interests of the movement.
• Tdh intervenes without any affiliation for politics, religion or financial profit. He will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation of political, racial or religious affiliation.
• He/she commits to observe discretion on any information related to the organisation functioning and beneficiary related issues

Requirements

• Minimum bachelor degree in psychology or related field from a recognized university, clinical experience is a plus
• Experience in use of community based approaches for the management of psychosocial and mental health issues
• Experience in application of innovative/creative and evidence based psychosocial and mental health issues
• Minimum of three years’ experience with prominence in psychosocial and mental health assignments
• Experience in case management including management of case conferences
• Project reporting and evaluation experience
• Staff supervision experience
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili.