Social Worker II at National Police Service Commission

V/NO.5/2021

Gross Salary Scale: 90,000-130,000

Leave allowance:                                         As existing in the Commission

Annual Leave:                                               30 working days per financial year

Medical Cover:                                             As existing in the Commission

Terms of Service:                                         Permanent and Pensionable

Duties & Responsibilities

• Addressing the psychosocial effects as related to clients’ diagnosis, prognosis and future resettlement, and counseling of clients especially in cases associated with pandemic diseases, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy etc;
• Responsible for handling psychosocial problems of clients in a Centre;
• extracting psychosocial information from the clients and observation of causal factors which might be useful to the treatment plan;
• implementation of client’s treatment programme and follow-up on discharge;
• co-ordinate social work activities within the Centre covering a number of units; planning and directing social work programmes such as counseling, placement, home based care, rehabilitation; and
• Follow up of clients in general but particularly sensitive cases of pandemic diseases

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health, Public Health, Counseling, Anthropology, Nursing or equivalent qualification from a recognized
• Proficiency in Computer applications;
• Be conversant with Public Health Act, Mental Health Act, 248 and other Health related Acts.
• Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.