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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Badakhshan, Baghlan, Balkh, Farah, Ghazni, Jowzjan, Kunduz, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Wardak, |
| Categories | Consultant, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2022-11-05 | Close Date | 2022-11-10 |
| Vacancy No | VA No. 02-11-22 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 10 | Contract Duration | 12 Months |
| Education | Bachelor degree | Experience | 2 Years |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | Salary will be commensurate with experience |
About Company
About ADWSO: Afghanistan Development and Welfare Services Organization (ADWSO), an Afghan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) operates in Afghanistan since December 2008. ADWSO’s priority sector areas are Child Protection, Capacity Building, Rule of Law and Women Empowerment
Job Description
- Provide psychological support (one on one or group counseling) to the project target groups according to international principles and policies or other methodologies decided by the ADWSO organization.
- Assessment of site for the establishment of child-friendly spaces.
- Conduct training for the community on psychological child development and parenting skills, etc.
- Supervise and provide counseling training and technical counseling support to social workers, volunteers, community structures, CFS facilitators directly involved with the psychosocial component of the project.
- Monitoring the child-friendly spaces for ensuring adequate child protection services.
- Ensure timely implementation of psychosocial support activities for affected children.
- Coordinate services to beneficiaries with other organizational entities involved in psychosocial and mental health services.
- Conduct home visits to assess individual psychosocial needs.
- Develop a plan to follow up the referred cases
- Assist procurement, transportation and delivery of the equipment, supplies, stationeries, and recreational kits for CFS.
- To enter the data in KOBO and relevant database
- Compile monthly and quarterly counseling reports on the referred cases and provide the best solutions to cases.
- Perform any other professional duty assigned to the supervisor.
Job Requirement
- Bachelor degree in psychology, social science or medical with psychosocial background is preferable
- Experience in the provision of psychosocial services to IDP, unaccompanied and separated children and street working children is an advantage
- Good report writing and communication skills
- A team player with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Understanding of protocol and ethics around Child Care and Children’s Rights
- Computer literate (MS Office suite)
- Keen interest and enthusiasm in working for and with children
- Report-writing skills
- Willingness to move and monitor activities in the different villages/district
Submission Guideline
Please send your CV and covering letter via email to the following address by the closing date.
E-mail: vacancy@adwso.org
Please note, when you apply via email please put the vacancy number, the title of position, and duty station in your email subject line.
Note: ADWSO has Zero tolerance towards any form of violence against its beneficiaries, including discrimination of persons with disabilities, child abuse and sexual exploitation. Background checks will be conducted and ethics is part of annual performance appraisals.