Job Purpose:

The purpose of this position is to provide guidance and counseling services to students and employees of Nyahururu Medical Training College. 

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and counseling services to students and employees.
• Provide guidance and counseling for disciplinary issues
• Coping with academic challenges, mental health issues
• Referral of cases to management, hospital, etc
• Promote personal, social, and career development. 
• Provide appropriate interventions to assist employees/ students with psycho-social related problems. 
• Identify employees/ students with social, psychological, or health-related problems and assist in getting solutions. 
• Organize talks on guidance and counseling
• Promote student welfare in terms of psychological, emotional, social, and mental well-being.
• Prepare, develop, review, and monitor comprehensive counseling plans’.
• Analyze and take appropriate action on feedback from student’s customer satisfaction surveys. 
• Maintain accurate records of counseling services.
• Recommend to the Nyahururu Medical Training College, those students who may need assistance. 
• Any other duties assigned by the Principal

Job Specifications

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Counselling or Higher National Diploma in Counselling from a recognized institution. 
• Trainer of Facilitation Course in Psychological Counselling 
• Diploma in Medical Education is an added advantage

Professional Experience

• Served at the grade of Counsellor or a comparable position in an institution of Higher Learning for at least four (3) years 
• Must process a VCT certificate duties and responsibilities
• Proficiency in Computer Applications. 
• Ability to keep confidentiality of clients’ information.

Skills & Attributes 

• Excellent leadership skills
• Process thinker with excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• High integrity and ethos.
• Excellent communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.
• Highly presentable, hardworking, and committed.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality.
• Pleasant attitude and friendly
• Self-driven and result-oriented, able to meet targets. 
• Ability to maintain calendars and schedule appointments.