Counsellor Educator
Work Location: Dagahaley Refugee
Camp, Garissa county, Kenya
Duration: 12 months fixed term contract (with 3
months’ probation period) renewable based on performance
Application deadline: 7th February 2023
Médecins Sans Frontières
(MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization
providing assistance to people affected by armed conflicts, epidemics, natural
or non-natural disasters or persons excluded from access to care health. The
organization has health projects in more than 68 countries.
The selected candidate
will be reporting to the Mental Health Supervisor.
Main Purpose
- Perform
counselling and/or education sessions for patients, following different
medical and mental health MSF protocols and procedures, in order to
improve their psychosocial condition.
Accountabilities
- Carry
out evaluation of psychological and psychosocial needs of patients and
establish a plan of treatment.
- Provide
individual or in-group counselling, psycho-education, PFA and
psycho-stimulation sessions to patients and their families (when needed)
in order to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties within the project
scope.
- Actively
promote and conduct psychosocial activities and services following MSF
protocols and guidelines, in order to improve the patient’s psychosocial
condition.
- Conduct
timely documentation and reporting of psychosocial consultations and
activities by maintaining updated patient files and registers in a
confidential manner and providing regular reports to the supervisor.
- Participate
in team meetings and work in collaboration with the rest of the MH team
and other departments for a multidisciplinary approach and holistic care
for patients.
- Participate
in the creation of any material needed for counselling and mental health
promotion activities.
- Support
in conducting sensitization and Mental health promotion for the community,
MSF staff or external partners about mental health /psychosocial issues.
- Discuss
challenging cases with the supervisor and inform of any challenges arising
during the day-to-day psychosocial activities.
- Participate
in team clinical and peer supervision, training and capacity-building
activities.
MSF
Section/Context-Specific Accountabilities
- The
Mental Health Department is located within the 100-bed capacity Dagahaley
Hospital that serves a catchment population of approximately 92,000 which
includes the refugee population in Dagahaley and the other camps, the
local non-refugee population, the mother Garissa county, and the
neighbouring, Wajir South and Wajir counties in addition to Somali
nationals who access the camp for medical reasons from across the border.
- The
counsellor educators form the frontline of the primary health intervention
for patients with psychological, psychosocial and mental health conditions
at both in-patient and out-patient settings.
- The
counsellor educator will provide counselling and psychoeducation services
including and not limited to; individual therapy, group therapy, play
therapy and family therapy in both in-patient and out-patient settings.
- The
counsellor educator has a responsibility to play in the community in terms
of mental health promotion, sensitization and empowering the community
health workers to identify cases and refer them to hospital for further
care.
- The
counsellor educator has an active role in community sensitization and
awareness- specifically tailored to address misperceptions about mental
health, substance abuse and stigmatization of perceived mental health
patients.
- The
counsellor educator will work closely with the social worker by referring
cases to the social worker that require referrals/linkages to external resources
for psychosocial, socio-economic, protection needs support.
- Counsellor
educator also have a responsibility to play in the community in terms of
mental health promotion, sensitization and empowering the community health
workers to identify cases and refer them to hospital for further care.
Requirements
|
Education |
Counselling,
social work, psychology or other similar degree/diploma. |
|
Experience |
2-year
experience essential. Experience with NGO desirable. |
|
Languages |
Local
language essential (Somali/Kiswahili). Mission language desirable (English) |
|
Competences |
Results,
teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service |
If you meet the above
requirements, please provide all the documents required : –
- CV
/ Cover letter / Diploma, certificates / ID Card
How to Apply
And submit your
application through the link : https://uhired.me/job/563
OR
In the dedicated
application mailbox in MSF Dagahaley Office . Please mark the
envelope with “COUNSELLOR
EDUCATOR– JANUARY 2023 ” to:
HR Department
MSF Dagahaley refugee camp
Deadline for submisson of
applications 7th
of February 2023
We apologize that due to
the volume of applications we receive only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
(MSF is an equal Employer
and does not charge any application/recruitment or training fee)
