Counselors

General Description of Role

The Counselor provides direct mental health and psychosocial support to the target population, in this case refugees.

The Counselor will be based in Dabat and report to the Psychotherapist-Trainer clinically and to Counseling Supervisors administratively.

Main Responsibilities

• Attend, participate in, and utilize material covered in the intensive initial and ongoing trainings.
• Provide psychosocial counseling and psychological first aid to adult and children refugees in Alemwach and the surrounding areas.
• Complete quarterly reports, progress notes, and treatment plans on time.
• Sensitize, solve problems, dialogue, mediate with the wider population about issues of war, torture, trauma and SGBV.
• Expect to become proficient with CVT’s data collection tools, conduct and submit assessments and reports in a timely and accurate manner.
• Work closely with the M&E staff to ensure quality reporting
• Ensure all work with clients is confidential and that ethical practices are observed.
• Develop new and strengthen existing referral systems with other organizations in the region.
• Being able to maintain neutrality in all clinical activities as well as an attitude of inclusion towards the different communities in the target group based on values of appreciation and acceptance of diversity, equity and inclusion as well as upholding a human rights approach to services.
• Participate in group, individual, and live clinical supervision towards furthering the development and strengthening of clinical skills.
• Liaise with stakeholders and partner organizations as deemed necessary.
• Engage in quality self-care through supervision, debriefings and other shared sessions
• Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the Counseling Supervisors and Psychotherapist-Trainer.
• Flexibility to change their duty stations temporarily or for the length of the contract according to the needs of the CVT target population.
• Flexibility to change the activities – within the same skill set – to adapt it to the project context and needs.

Location: CVT Healing Center in Dabat, Amhara, Ethiopia/Alemwach Refugee Site. Travel to additional CVT field centers as necessary.

Terms of employment: Initial contract from November 1^st, 2022 through 31^st July 2023 with a possibility of continuation depending on funding availability.

Number of counselors required: 8

Department: Clinical Program

Duration: 9 months contract

Start date: November 1st, 2022 through July 31,2023

Qualification

• BA Degree in Psychology or Social Work.
• Minimum 1 year of experience working in a similar setting for INGOs.  Experience working with SGBV survivors is desirable.
• Strong administrative skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including empathic listening.
• Fluency in English is required.  Proficiency in Amharic, Tigrigna and other languages spoken by Eritrean refugees is highly desirable.
• Ability to work independently and in a team of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Problem solving and communication skills.
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Good team player, able to take direction and work collaboratively with others
• Relationship oriented
• Flexible and able to adapt to change
• Very good level of self-organization.