6 Counseling Assistant Job Vacancies – Refugee Law Project (RLP)
Job Title: Counseling Assistant (6 Positions)
Organisation: Refugee Law Project (RLP)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Client Support and Documentation Officer
About US:
The Refugee Law Project (RLP) is an outreach project of the School of Law, Makerere University. Our Mission is to empower asylum seekers, refugees, deportees, IDPs and host communities to enjoy their human rights and lead dignified lives. The Refugee Law Project has a wide physical presence with offices in Kampala, Hoima, Mbarara, Gulu, Kitgum, Nakivale, Kyangwali, Kiryandongo, Lamwo, Adjumani, Maaji II, Bidibidi (Yumbe), Palorinya (Moyo) and Arua.
Job Summary: The Counseling Assistants will be directly responsible for routine provision of counseling and psychosocial support to individual clients and their households (where applicable) undergoing physical and psychological rehabilitation – with an average day centred on routine counseling in and out of RLP’s offices.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide counseling and psychosocial support to clients (individual and household preparatory and post rehabilitation psychosocial support) including direct administration of specialised therapy
- 2. In liaison with the Project Officer and the Client Support and Documentation Officer, and as necessary, provide and/or arrange for therapeutic interventions as appropriate
- Accompany clients to major rehabilitation centres
- Provide direct psychosocial support during detention monitoring (specifically prisons in the project areas)
- Consult with other therapists and related professional and paraprofessional staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic and/or casework; refer clients to appropriate service agencies as required.
- Keeping an Updated Client database (both online and offline)
- Support data collection from clients through interview, case history, psychological tests, and/or observational techniques; and evaluate data, identify causes of problems and to determine proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists.
- Record clients’ testimonies and success stories
- Carry out general assessment of all clients on matters relating to complaints and other issues that may arise in regard to their stay in the community(s).
- Work with the various Refugee Support Groups in providing individual and group therapy
- Participate in training and mentorship programmes in and around the project area
- Participate in community facilitated film screening exercises and follow clients requiring psychosocial support arising from those screenings
- Participate in community information, awareness raising, and community policing sessions
- Participate in all initiatives of the project
- Prepare timely intervention reports, including maintaining and updating the data base of all managed clients
- Participate in the review of psychosocial issues and program policies and procedures
- Participate in training sessions and workshops to enhance psychosocial skills of staff and/or client groups
- Conduct home visits as and when assigned by the Project Officer and the Client Support and Documentation Officer
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Good listening and analytical skills
- Good understanding of the ethical dynamics of working with clients in a counseling and other helping relationships
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields; Counseling, Psychology, Mental Health.
- At least three years’ experience working in the field of forced migration and other vulnerable groups, as well as hands on counseling experience with populations that have experienced conflict-related violence and trauma.
- Affiliation to a professional body like the Uganda Counseling Association, Association of Clinical psychologists of Uganda and Uganda Association of Social workers is an added advantage
- Ability to work with key recommended therapeutic models including Cognitive Behavioral therapy, Family systems therapy and Interpersonal Therapy for Groups
- Working knowledge on the use of psychological and other assessment tools
- Ability to adapt to different environments and people from different back grounds
How to Apply:
For all positions listed, please submit an application cover-letter and up-to-date Curriculum Vitae, as well as links to any publications you wish us to consider. Copies of academic credentials are NOT required at this stage.
Applications should be sent by email addressed to the Human Resources Officer at
recruitment@refugeelawproject.org with the title of the position applied for in the subject-line.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates must be in a position to cover their own travel expenses to interview.
Hand copy applications will be accepted for the position of COMMUNITY MOBILISER Only.
Refugee Law Project is a human-rights based organization with strong Anti-Discrimination policies.
We encourage refugees to apply
Deadline: By 11.59pm on Friday 1st November 2019