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| Psychosocial counselor/ Peace Education Trainer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Herat, |
| Categories | Program, | Type | Part Time |
| Post Date | 2023-05-31 | Close Date | 2023-06-03 |
| Vacancy No | Psychosocial counselor-Herat-993 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 2 | Contract Duration | 31, December 2023 |
| Education | Master - bachelor’s degree in relevant subject. | Experience | At least 3 -4 years relevant experience. |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | As per Organization Salary Scale |
About Company
About ActionAid Afghanistan: ActionAid is a global alliance of organizations, working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. We work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas and our expertise lies in community-led development, working through partnerships with people living in poverty and their organizations. We work with the poor and excluded sections of the society using human rights-based development approach. Our Country Strategy for Afghanistan titled ‘PEOPLE’S POWER FOR INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE’ for the period 2018-2022 focuses on improving resilient food security and advancing grassroots democratic governance among, other strategic priorities, wherein women and girls’ needs are central to all our work.
Job Description
Job Summary:
Train and increase capacity of teachers in peace education and psychosocial support, to have intensified their interaction with students and the community and improve the perception and social acceptance of psychosocial support and act as resource persons for the communities in these areas.
Job Requirement
Responsibilities and Tasks
- Teach 10 to 20 sessions of (60 – 90 minutes) per week.
- Prepare lecture notes and session wise, week wise, monthly, and annual lessons plan for the relevant subjects taught and regularly daily check students attendance sheet.
- Cooperation and giving suitable suggestions for the purpose of improving teaching quality and student’s knowledge in the Education Department of the Actionaid organization.
- Responsibility of being as supervisor of the relevant classroom/s.
- Control of students’ attendance sheet and registration of the students’ names.
- Cooperation in provision of the program syllabus based on needs throughout the program.
- Giving suitable suggestions for the purpose of achieving the project objectives and problem-solving to the Education Department of the Actionaid organization.
- Provision of schedule/timetable and grade sheets for the students.
- Make sure to be present in the classrooms on time. (In case of being late, the teacher will be marked absent in the attendance sheet and no salary will be counted for the same session.)
- In case of being absent for three days (sessions) consecutively, the Actionaid organization will have to look for another teacher.
- In case of urgent work, the teacher has to inform the Education Project Coordinator at least 2 hours in advance.
- The teacher must be present at the training center at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the class and leave the training center at least 30 minutes after the class.
- Attend Education Department meetings.
- The teacher may accomplish any other task given by the Education Project Coordinator/Manager.
Job Specification
Education & Training:
- Master - Bachelor’s degree in relevant subject.
Experience:
- At least 3 -4 years relevant experience.
Technical Skills:
- Bachelor's/master’s degree in psychology or counseling and a Valid certificate from Ministry of Health certifying as Professional Psychosocial Counsellor.
- At least 3-4 years of experience in PSS/counseling, and experience with IDPs will be a plus point.
- Experience in case management including organizing individual or group counseling sessions.
- Psychosocial Counsellor must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and excellent negotiation and communication skills.
- Ability of conducting trainings on Psychosocial support.
- Proper report writing and communication skills.
- A team member with ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Good diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to clearly express one’s thoughts to analyses and present information clearly and concisely.
- Ability to set priorities and show initiative to work independently and as part of a team.
- Knowledge of case management and crisis intervention techniques.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills with communities’ members.
Submission Guideline
If you have the expertise to take on this exciting opportunity, please apply online by sending your CV and motivation cover letter to jobs.kabul@actionaid.org up to June 3, 2023. Please clearly indicate Psychosocial counselor-Herat-993 in the subject of your email, otherwise your application will not be considered.
ActionAid Afghanistan welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity. Although all applications will be considered on their individual merit, suitably qualified women candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. ActionAid Afghanistan will not consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.