Counsellor NGO Jobs – InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU)
Job Title: Counsellor
Organization: InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Community Services Officer
About US:
InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU) is a non-governmental humanitarian national organization established in 1988, and duly registered with the NGO Board and NGO Forum. IAU is actively involved in programs geared towards the protection and improvement of lives of disadvantaged people living in urban and rural areas in Uganda and in the Great Lakes Region. InterAid Uganda is focused on its thematic areas of Rights Protection, Education, Livelihood & Food Security, Health (HIV&AIDS; Malaria; Maternal and Reproductive Health), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Environment and Disaster Management and good Management and Governance systems.
Job Summary: The Counsellor will be responsible for providing quality counseling services to Clients, their families and host communities to empower them cope with prevailing situations, make informed decisions and live positively for improved quality of life.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Process Management
- Provide counseling services and other short term therapeutic services to refugees coming to office on individual and group basis and in communities.
- Conduct site visits to assess individual psychosocial needs and provide site counseling
- Identify and assess the individual needs of refugees who are extremely vulnerable and refer them to the PSN and other sections for appropriate support.
- Ensure up to date record keeping including case preparation, keeping continuous counseling notes and any other documents used in the course of work.
- Follow-up and monitor general case status and processing of refugee cases from time to time
- Track, document and measure the progress of clients counseled.
- Prepare timely periodic and specific activity reports
- Ensure services are offered in a professional and ethical manner
- Document the best practices implemented, success stories and case studies for dissemination and learning.
- Perform other duties in line with the job as required from time to time by the supervisor.
Support to other teams and Sections: Work hand in hand with the health team and the visiting psychologist to handle different cases of trauma as and when required.
Records Management
Maintain proper and updated records on all PoCs on their files.
Sign in and out all accessed PoC files at the records office as per agreed SoPs
Risk Management: Identify, assess, report and develop strategies to mitigate against risks that may happen to PoCs and the Organisation.
Compliance: Ensure that the internal process, procedures and policies including work plans are adhered to.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU) Counsellor job opportunity should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Social Administration, Social Sciences, Counselling and Guidance, Psychology or its equivalent from a recognized Institution.
- Additional post graduate training in counselling is desirable
- At least four years of relevant work experience in counselling
- Counselling skills
- Flexibility and Empathy
- Rapport building and problem solving skills
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Ability to develop a non-judgmental approach
- An understanding of confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Resilience, patience and humility
- Multicultural competency
- Genuine Interest in Others
- Good Interpersonal skills
- Good report writing skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their cover letters, updated CVs and photo copies of their professional qualifications including three referees via E-mail to both recruitment@interaiduganda.org and iaurecruitment@interaiduganda.org addressed to:
The Executive Director,
InterAid Uganda,
Plot 1102 Block 8, Kabala Anjagala Road,
P.O. Box 737 Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 25th June 2018 by 5:00 PM
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