Counsellor(Psychosocial) at COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale
Employment Nigeria
17-Nov-2017
BORNO ,
NGO
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale, a humanitarian, not for profit human development organization is recruiting to fill the position below:
POSITION : Psychosocial Counsellor
Responsibilities
- The Psychosocial Counsellor will to provide a range of therapeutic counselling services to children, adolescents and their families in the urban area of Maiduguri.
- He/She will promote access to specialized protection services, education, nutrition, health facilities within the community.
- Ensure child rights violations are monitored, recorded and reported
- Map all care specialized services available within the community or in its proximity for referral
- Identify what are the cases that can be responded through community mechanisms
- Facilitate parenting or caregivers support groups
- Provide individual, group and family counselling services to the beneficiaries as necessary
- Carry out awareness sessions on child rights in the IDPs camps, primary schools, Child Friendly Spaces, Youth Clubs
- Ensure all cases of children at risk are addressed on all levels and ensure that local communities are aware of all existing CP services available.
- Identify capacity building needs and gaps in CP and PSS support in the target areas.
- Develop creative interventions based on needs presented by the community
- Organizes recreational activities and community events to promote access to education and child’s rights
- Any other related duties as assigned from time to time.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Education, Psychology or other relevant field
- At least 3 years working in complex emergency context as Social Worker, Case worker Supervisor, Psychologist
- Good communicator, strong listening capacity, open minded, proactive and creative
- Respectful and inclusive of individual and cultural differences
- Significant experience involving work engaging people in and from community settings
- Knowledge of and adherence to COOPI Code of Conduct
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality of beneficiaries’ files
- Experience in case management, group facilitation and direct practice with vulnerable groups
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing individual, group and family counselling services
- Fluency in English
- Knowledge of the local language (Hausa and Kanuri)
Preferred:
- Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context
How To Apply
Candidates should send their Applications which should include CV's (max 3 pages), Cover Letter (max 1 page), and minimum three qualified reference contacts to: financial.maiduguri@coopi.org with “Application for Psychosocial Counsellor” as the subject.
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