Save the Children Staff Debriefing and Counselors Supervision Consultancy Vacancy in Daadab Kenya 2013
Role: Staff Debriefing and Counsellor Supervision Consultant
The programme provides and supports holistic and comprehensive social welfare support to children within four of the refugee camps and the local host community, as well as integrating informal education and livelihood support.
The Save the Children child protection team has 104 staff members and includes Child Protection managers and coordinators, case workers, community outreach staff, paediatric and lay counsellors.
Save the Children is seeking a consultant counsellor to conduct debriefing for staff over four days.
- Provision of group debriefing for case workers and community outreach staffs (72staffs) – 2 days.
- Provision of one-on- one Supervision sessions with the four Paediatric and lay Counsellors to support them in their technical functions as specialized counsellors in Garissa (1 day).
- Provision of group debriefing and individual counselling for officers, coordinators and managers (32 staffs) in Garissa (1 day).
- Provision of a two-page report on the visit covering any challenges faced by the consultant, general challenges of staff that can be shared for follow up, key observations and requirements for future visits or recommendations for Save the Children’s support to the Counsellors (one morning – morning includes return travel to Nairobi).
- Training and experience in the provision of counselling supervision
- Extensive training and experience in the provision of psychotherapy to children and their families
- High capacity in building trust and rapport on an individual basis and in groups working together in teams under high stress
- Extensive experience in the provision of psychotherapy to caregivers working with children experiencing abuse
- Understanding of the stresses of working in remote, insecure and hostile environments, such as Dadaab
- Demonstrated competence working across Kenyan dynamic cultures, as well as age and gender barriers, and accommodating for these dynamics during group sessions
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili
- Strong sense of professionalism and observance of counselling ethics
- Must be an accredited counsellor in Kenya (Kenya Counsellors and Psychologist Association-KCPA former KCA) and a post graduate degree holder.
- Direct experience in child protection and gender-based violence programming
- Appreciation of the importance of community and child participation when working to create behaviour change, raise awareness and protect children
- Understanding of the importance and means of ensuring accountability to beneficiaries during programming
- Experience working in North Eastern Province or with Somali communities
- Previous experience working with Save the Children