Psychosocial Counsellor at Lutheran World Federation

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participate in the development of professional, effective, and appropriate psychosocial programming, including direct individual and group counseling support.
• Provide professional and confidential services to SGBV and trauma
• Assist in the development and provision of psychosocial activities within LWF/WS project areas in the Kakuma Refugee Program.
• Provide counseling, training and technical counseling support to learners directly involved with the psychosocial component of LWF Kakuma.
• Ensure timely implementation of the psychosocial program in schools in Kakuma refugee camp.
• Lead awareness-raising and/or sensitization campaigns on the LWF Kakuma’s psychosocial activities and other SGBV-related services in collaboration with schools and the EARC unit, among other units.
• Development of monthly outreach plans based on case trends and school going children.
• Provide one-on-one and/ or group counseling services (6–8 sessions per person) to learners with personal and social challenges such as truancy, indiscipline, conflict, parenting, SGBV issues, death or grief, dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder among others.
• Provide periodic group therapy sessions on a weekly basis.
• Establish and support school guidance and counseling and closely work with the teachers and head teachers in addressing psychological concerns in schools.
• Secondary referrals to other psychosocial providers and other child protection partners.
• Provide extensive and comprehensive programs and assessments for stress management, depression, anxiety, bipolar management, and other mental illnesses.
• Monitor, analyze, and document the behavioral, mental, and emotional disorder trends and patterns in the Kakuma schools.
• Develop, monitor, and document a case management system for monitoring and dissemination of referred cases.
• Compile and submit quality and timely periodical reports on the referred cases and the best lessons, experiences, and practices learned.
• Perform any other professional duty assigned by the supervisor and/or his/her designate.
• Conduct regular home visits to assess the progress of learners.

Skills and qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in counseling, psychology, or a higher diploma in counseling with a minimum of 3 to 5 years of related work experience
• Experience in the provision of psychosocial services to refugees and asylum seekers is an advantage.
• Good report-writing and communication skills
• A team player with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain professionalism in service delivery and ethics
• Experience in case management, including the management of cases

Personal Attributes:

• Good report-writing and communication skills
• A team player with a high degree of initiative, flexibility, tolerance, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain professionalism in service delivery and ethics
• Experience in case management, including management of case conferences
• High level of motivation, integrity, commitment, and professional
• Ability to tolerate cultural, educational, and religious diversity in the work
• Excellent communication, time management, organization, and presentation