Community Mental Health Para-Counselors (Open to Refugees Only) at RefuSHE

Main Responsibilities

• Identify and offer counseling to most vulnerable refugees in the community
• Refer vulnerable refugee community members to partner organizations to access other needs and or services.
• Follow-up and track very vulnerable cases at the community level
• Disseminate mental health information to the community
• Refer challenging cases to Psychosocial Counselors and offer translation where necessary.
• Provide weekly reports to Psychosocial Counselors highlighting client needs, progress and outcome of support received.
• Attend meetings, trainings, debriefing and supervision sessions as scheduled.

Requirements

• Be a registered refugee with the required documentation
• Have basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Working knowledge of the community, their mental health needs, and gaps
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili and any other major language spoken within the refugee community such as Kinyaruanda, Kirundi, Kinyamulenge, Somali, Oromo etc.
• Must be living in Nairobi within the environs of Kayole, Eastleigh, Kasarani, Githurai, Kawangware and Ruiru

Added advantage

• Worked in a similar role/position preferably within an NGO
• Certified or testimonial from a recognized institution/organization