Institution Counsellor at The Kiambu National Polytechnic

Advert No. HR/01/2025 INSTITUTION COUNSELLOR (1 POST)

• The officer in this position will be responsible providing social and psychological support services for staff and students in order to promote academic and career achievement for individuals, groups or the public through public lectures and one-on-one sessions

Minimum Requirements:

• Diploma in Counselling, Education, Psychology or Social Sciences
• Registration Certificate issued by the Counsellors and Psychologists Board
• A valid practicing license from the Counsellors and Psychologists Board
• Certificate in trauma counseling and psychological first aid debriefing
• Certificate in loss and grief
• Certificate in training of trainers (counselors)
• Certificate in counseling supervision
• Have a minimum 3 years’ experience in a higher learning institution dealing with college or university students.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Good Leadership, Communication skills, Interpersonal skills, Organizational skills, Report writing and Time Management Skills.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct research on issues affecting students psychologically, socially and academically to come up with prevalence and methods of control,
• Offer counseling services through individuals of group therapy to bring about psychological healing
• Coordinate Peer Counsellors training for the purpose of empowering the peers and disseminating skills,
• Monitor Peer Counsellor through meetings and receiving reports to ensure cases are being handled effectively.
• Handle referral cases through sessions with the referred clients to sort out issues pending from previous counsellor
• Attend trainings in relation to guidance and counselling to acquire new skills
• Participate in conducting HIV and AIDS awareness activities for sensitization of students and staff
• Attend to students general affairs by signing of forms and mediating in cases to ease congestion and improve on service delivery