Volunteer – Psycho-social Counselor-Peer to Peer

DESCRIPTION

Hello Hello!  Alight is recruiting Volunteer – Psycho-social Counselor-Peer to Peer   for our program in Uganda to be based at Nakivale Office. You’re interested in joining us? Welcome, we’re happy you’re here!

If you join us, you will find…

A team with deep experience in co-designing solutions that create new value around the world. We know we need to always be better, and we believe in the power and abundance of everyday people, everywhere, to change the world with us.

A culture of radical accountability to our customers –as we help build a meaningful life for and with the displaced, we ask them what they want and then deliver on it.

Reporting to the Senior Clinical Psychologist, the Volunteer – Psycho-social Counselor- peer to peer  will be responsible for promoting psychological and mental health recovery with refugee and host community children and young people in line with Inter-Agency Standard Committee guidelines.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide comprehensive psycho-social counseling to children, young people and their families with MHPSS challenges using different models like IPT-G, TRW, NET, CBT and other approaches.
• Develop activity-based work plan to guide effective and efficient implementation of planned PSS activities.
• Support in capacity building of staff and community-based structures on PSS including PFA to promote quality provision of PSS services.
• Monitor regular PSS activities being conducted by community-based structures like CPCs, CFS facilitators, peer to peer support groups and school clubs and provide additional technical support.
• Collaborate closely with other MHPSS partners and other sub-sector leads within to strengthen referral and timely response.
• Ensure PSS services is mainstream across child protection strategic interventions like case management, alternative care, etc. and across other sub-sectors.
• Provide psycho-education sessions for clients, their families and community members on a regular basis and as deemed necessary using evidence-based information.
• Efficiently and effectively conduct follow up assessment sessions at homes and schools.
• Carry out awareness raising activities on PSS issues with children, young people and other community members for timely reporting of children experiencing MHPSS challenges.
• Ensure timely and proper documentation (filing, case studies, etc.), information management and reporting on PSS activities is done.
• Participate in collaboration and coordination meetings to share information on Alight’s PSS intervention with children and young people.
• Ensure Alight’s Child Protection Policy and others are observed and demonstrated by the community-based structures working with children in PSS activities like in the Child Friendly Space.

REQUIREMENTS

 A Bachelor’s degree in social work, Social Sciences, Community Psychology, Adult and Community Education and Development studies.

 A minimum of 2 years’ experience in working on Child Protection and MHPSS issues with an INGO.

• Must be fluent in written and spoken English. Language skills of populations Alight serves and surrounding host communities extremely beneficial (e.g. Kiswahili, Kinyarwanda, Somali, etc.)

• Motorbike riding experience and permit preferable

Behavioral Competences

• Strong analytical, written and verbal skills;

• High level of integrity, accountability and responsibility;

• Good interpersonal skills and ability and inclination to work in / with teams;

• High level of self-drive, discipline and desire to achieve;

• Ability to work with minimal supervision, hit deadlines, and produce high-quality outputs.

How to apply

Apply online at https://alight.hrmagic.co/careers/job?id=OTI2