Save the Children Georgia Country Office is now accepting applications for the position of Mobile Community Counceler for Strengthening Community Based Referral of War-affected Communities in Shida-Kartli (SCBR) Project funded by Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM)

Position title: Mobile Community Counselors

Start date: February, 2014

Post type: Service Contract

Role Purpose: The Mobile Community Counselors conduct psychosocial assessments, support and/or referrals to conflict affected children/youth and their parents in IDP settlements defined by the project.

Working area:Shida Kartli region/Gori adjacent IDP settlements.

Key Areas of Accountability:

** Identification, assessment, intervention/or referral, and follow-up of psychological needs of war-affected children/youths and parents.

** Ensure planning and implementation of activities for children and youths based on psychosocial needs.

** Produce case management notes for each individual case identified

** Prepare and conducting community level trainings on psychosocial topics, as defined in the project framework

Co-facilitating advice service for parents on weekly basis on group or individual (outreach) meetings in partnership with Case Manager and Information Manager

** Support Project Manager to compile monthly reports

** Collaborate with Protection Referral Team members to ensure weekly work/visit plans are submitted to project Manager on a weekly basis.

Required Qualifications:

** Bachelors Degree in Psychology

** At list 2 years of practice in counselling and/or applied psychology;

** Direct experience of identifying children's psychosocial issues

** Knowledge of state social support and health services, and referral mechanisms in the Georgian context.

** Ability to communicate well with children/youth and parents.

** Understanding of child development

** Case management reporting skills

** Microsoft word programs and computer literacy

** Written and spoken English

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Applicants who have required qualifications should submit CVs and cover letters no later than January 10, 2014 to Save the Children at the following email address: nato.gabashvili@savethechildren.org

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for an interview.

source: jobs.ge