Psychosocial Support (PSS) Councilor

Date Posted: Feb 25, 2024

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Location:

Kabul - Afghanistan
Company:

war child UK
Type:

Contract
Shift:

Rotating Days
Career Level:

Entry Level Staff
Positions:

1
Vacancy number:

HR/WC-020
Experience:

3 Year
Gender:

Female
Salary:

As per Company salary scale
Degree:

Bachelors
Apply Before:

Feb 29, 2024

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Job Description

Position Summary:

The PSS Counselor provides psychosocial support including interviewing of vulnerable adolescents and youth (especially survivors of violence), provides counseling (individual and group) and referral of special cases to other service providers for further support needed.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

Contribute to the development of and reviewing the resource materials on PSS based on the needs of youths and adolescents.
Prepare lesson plans for individual and group counseling sessions.
Conduct intake and post-session assessments for all PSS beneficiaries.
Assessing and identification of beneficiaries for psychosocial support, who will be visiting the MYC..
Conduct psychosocial counseling sessions to adolescents and youths in groups and individually and if needed with their families.
Follow up with youth and adolescents provided with psychosocial counseling and support.
Ensure timely referral and follow-up of cases in need of further support to other service providers.
Maintain regular follow up with the project team and provide them with technical support and advice when needed.
Proactively participate in professional development activities with strong commitment of learning knowledge and skills
Perform any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor that are within the general scope of the described responsibilities or of project
Provide PSS trainings to MYC staff to support their own well-being, i.e. stress management

Job Requirements

Qualification:

Academic Background and Knowledge/ Experience

Bachelor’s Degreein relevant discipline (e.g: General Psychology, Counselling, Mental Health
Additional qualification or certification in Mental Health, Psychology, Counseling or in another relevant field is highly desirable
Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with adolescents and youths.

Skills

Capacity to work with young people from diverse cultural background
Ability to manage a large number of youths and adolescents in a session
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent communication skills in local languages and English
Strong understanding of PSS in Afghan context
Respect confidentiality
Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Good reporting writing skills

Skills Required

Submission Guideline:

Interested applicants are invited to send their resume and an accompanying cover letter electronically to: kabulhr@wcc-afg.org

War Child is an equal opportunity employer; qualified Afghan women are strongly encouraged to apply.

The closing date is February 29, 2024 Please ensure your application email has the subject heading of ‘Psychosocial Support (PSS) Councilor VA# HR/WC-020' Otherwise, your application will not be considered. Only those applicants selected for Test and an interview will be notified. No phone calls please

Submission Email:

kabulhr@wcc-afg.org

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