Position Summary: Centre for Domestic Training and Development has a vacant position of a Consultant Counsellor to be engaged on FULL-TIME basis on a 3 months renewable contract depending on performance and availability of funding.
Responsibilities of the Counsellor
Providing Psychosocial support to all project beneficiaries at TAGS
Appropriate case management of all project cases
Development of exit plans for the rescued children who successfully complete training with CDTD
Professionally facilitating the court process i.e. institutional committals OB No.,or statement recording and court appearances.
Organizing and facilitating field activities such as conducting rescues of children at risk of trafficking at Victims of trafficking.
Organising and managing case conferences
Organising service providers’ forums
Attending work related meetings
Attending workshops and forums
Generating weekly and monthly reports
Profiling children cases
Maintaining a confidential client record system
Qualifications and Experience of the Counsellor:
Must have a Bachelor’s in Social Science and a minimum of diploma certificate in counselling with 2 years’ experience working with children.
Excellent written and verbal communication skillsin spoken English and Kiswahili
Ability to develop counselling assessment tools including an intake form
Excellent counselling skills including proper intake empathic listening, especially among children and adolescents
Excellent case management skills for victims of abuse
Ability to conduct assessments and develop clear intervention plans and appropriate strategies.
Ability to communicate in a highly professional manner with clients, community members and professional partners and be able to maintain the highest levels of confidentiality
Able to complete required reporting and documentation within the set deadlines
A highly motivated, creative and compassionate person who is dedicated to ensuring that models of best practice are utilized
Knowledge of community based child protection approaches, preferably experience in participatory approaches and child participation methodologies.
Ability to use a wide range of child counselling methodologies
Good managerial and IT skills including the use of Word and database software
Ability to promote the values of diversity, equality, non-discrimination,Problem solving and conflict resolution Skills
Demonstrable ability to adapt to changing programme priorities
Commitment to Centre For Domestic Training and Development(CDTDs)Child Protection Policy
