Assistant Director, Counselling Services at County Government of Nandi

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating developing, implementing and reviewing of policies, strategies, guidelines and standards on workplace counselling and wellness, HIV and AIDS, and substance use;
• Managing the County Public Service Psychological Assessment Centre;
• Coordinating research on psychological counselling and wellness issues to inform mental health policies and programmes;
• Providing guidance on psychological counselling and treatment plans;
• Managing client referrals to specialist or other institutions for non-counselling services;
• Coordinating provision of psychological and wellness consultancy programmes;
• Coordinating provision of Psychological First Aid and trauma counselling during disasters/crises;
• Coordinating design, development, implementation and review psychological testing and counselling tools and procedures;
• Establishing and maintaining of an inventory on counselling and wellness issues;
• Coordinating implementation of psychological counselling and wellness programmes andactivities in the county public service;
• Coordinating psychological counselling consultancy services;
• Coordinating preparation, dissemination and implementation of psychological counselling and wellness reports;
• Developing, implementing and reviewing the county public service counselling procedure manual; and
• Coordinating mainstreaming of counselling and wellness service in the public service.

Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines:- Psychology, Counselling, Sociology or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Masters degree in Counselling or its equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;

OR

• Masters degree in any Social Science Plus a Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling from a recognized institution;
• Registration with a relevant professional body;
• Certificate in computer application skills; and
• Demonstrated professional competence in handling counselling matters