Social Protection Officer Job CFK Africa

Social Protection Officer Job, Current NGO Jobs In Kenya,

The Social Protection Officer will be responsible for the setting up, management, and coordination of functional Counseling services targeting adolescents and youth. She/he will also provide a range of therapeutic counseling services to adolescents and youth.

Location: Nairobi

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive psychosocial counseling to clients accessing services including but not limited to issues on substance abuse, SGBV, and stress or depression.
• In collaboration with program leads support capacity building in child protection, and child safeguarding services.
• Providing psychological counseling and adult counseling, family and workplace counseling, and offering HIV and AIDS Testing and Counseling Services to consenting clients.
• Maintain high-quality counseling services over time and ensure an appropriate level of accountability.
• Conduct sensitization, dialogue, and mediation sessions with the wider population on health issues including mental health.
• Integrate psychosocial counseling and support to beneficiaries within CFK programs.
• Actively engage in continuous program design to effectively reach the youths and adolescents.
• Identify partners/networks to work with to ensure wholesome support to the clients.
• Participate in the development of referral networks between partners implementing psychological support and implementation of referral pathways.
• Document client data accurately in the intake forms and ensure they are under lock and key. 
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on counseling activities within set timelines
• Engage in quality self-care through supervision, debriefings, and other shared sessions.
• Ensure good documentation of the clients seen according to the counseling principles.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology or a related field.
• HTS certificate from a NASCOP Accredited institution.
• Assist in mapping the existing MHPSS, GBV, child protection, child safeguarding services, and support mechanisms.
• Demonstrated social protection experience in data collection and detecting and referring vulnerable cases as well as information dissemination and individual counseling.
• 5 years of progressive experience in a similar role.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• The ability to develop a non-judgmental approach.
• An understanding of confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Resilience, patience, and humility.
• Real interest in people.

Compensation: 

Compensation is dependent upon qualifications and experience in line with the CFK Africa Salary Band.

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Apply by 5:00 pm on 1st January 2024.

CFK Africa is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against race, color, religion, gender, physical and mental disability, or age.