Psychosocial Counsellor

Date Posted: Sep 02, 2023

Job Detail

Location:

Badghis
Company:

United Nations World Food Programme
Type:

Full Time/Permanent
Shift:

Rotating Days
Career Level:

Experienced Professional
Positions:

1
Vacancy number:

W-HRT-050
Experience:

2 Year
Gender:

Male
Salary:

0 Af
Degree:

Bachelors
Apply Before:

Sep 07, 2023

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About United Nations World Food Programme

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis. We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity and disability.

ABOUT WFP:

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

The hunger crisis in Afghanistan is unfolding at a rapidly, with over half the country’s population of 40 million now facing acute food insecurity—the highest number the humanitarian community has ever seen in Afghanistan. Work opportunities are shrinking, with most households now reporting just one day of work per week. This comes on top of the worst drought in years, which is especially concerning for the 85 percent of the population who rely on agriculture for livelihoods.

Preventing and mitigating a drastic increase in hunger and malnutrition is the aim of WFP in Afghanistan which can only be achieved through the scaled up and sustained complementary food security and nutrition interventions, combined with a scale-up of resilience interventions to safeguard gains. WFP has embarked on a significant month on month scale-up of its crisis response and resilience programmes across the country, ensuring that the programme is delivered at the right scale and time, targeted to the right areas. WFP is also actively following up on evolving trends to pre-empt hotspots, while guaranteeing quality and maximum impact of the programme through the monitoring of these hotspots to be able to support continued donor advocacy.

Job Description

(Duties):
Manage and hold community awareness sessions with the people of the fields and districts about MHPSS, CP, Protection, GBV etc.
Conduct individual counselling sessions and go ahead as per the plan regarding number of the sessions and service types.
Set up and make groups of clients with similar situations and hold counselling sessions with them.
Holding different sessions with clients and their families.
Assessing clients and identifying their problems by PSS counselling in the centre and if needed in the (related) fields and districts.
Engaging in discussions with clients and making them feel comfortable.
Support in raising awareness regarding the MHPSS and protection services.
Design activities with psychological service purposes for vulnerable children, young men/women at risk, and People with Disabilities (PwDs).
Conduct meetings with members of the community and follow up on the status of clients regularly.
Communicating effectively and constructively with clients' family members and conducting family sessions for more effective counselling purposes.
Provide correct individual psychological support for cases referred by other agencies based on the coordination of interagency support and mutual agreements.
Evaluating client responses to treatment over time.
Supporting community-based psychosocial support intention and initiatives
Manage and work referral pathway system, from and to the other service providers.
Maintain records, with adherence to data protection policy and confidentiality principles, of clients’ information.
Having the ability to conduct FGD and KII meetings/sessions at the community level and with different people.
Provide timely reports and give the reports to the supervisor on time.
Perform any other related tasks as directed by the supervisor.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or Holder of a diploma in psychosocial counselling.
At least two years experience in the provision of psychosocial counselling services. experience with IDPs will be a plus point.
Proper report writing and communication skills.
A team member with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to maintain professionalism/medical ethics in service delivery and interaction with clients.
Experience in case management including organising individual or group counselling sessions.
Good diagnostic and problem-solving skills.

Skills Required

Communication Skills

Submission Guideline:

Interested qualified candidates should submit a full CV with a cover letter explaining their motivation in applying for the job and highlighting their relevant skills and experience.

To apply online please send your CV along with a cover letter mentioning the vacancy number (W-HRT-050) in the subject line before the VA closing date to email hr@wassa.org.af

Academic certificates or references do not need to be submitted at this time. These will be requested if called for an interview.

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for written tests and interviews.

Submission Email:

hr@wassa.org.af

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