Organization: Refugee Law Project (RLP)
Duty Station: Nakivale and Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Uganda
Reports to: Field Office Coordinator, Access to Justice
About US:
The
Refugee Law Project (RLP) is an outreach project of the School of Law, Makerere
University. Our Mission is to empower asylum seekers, refugees, deportees, IDPs
and host communities to enjoy their human rights and lead dignified lives.
Refugee Law Project’s work is currently structured in five thematic areas:
Access to Justice; Conflict, Transitional Justice & Governance (CTJ&G),
Gender & Sexuality; Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing; and Media
for Social Change.
Refugee Law Project (RLP) is an outreach project of the School of Law, Makerere
University. Our Mission is to empower asylum seekers, refugees, deportees, IDPs
and host communities to enjoy their human rights and lead dignified lives.
Refugee Law Project’s work is currently structured in five thematic areas:
Access to Justice; Conflict, Transitional Justice & Governance (CTJ&G),
Gender & Sexuality; Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing; and Media
for Social Change.
Job Summary: The Community Counselor will provide counselling
support to the counseling team through community mobilization, preparation for
sessions, follow-up support to clients and provision of routine feedback on the
progress of the supported clients.
support to the counseling team through community mobilization, preparation for
sessions, follow-up support to clients and provision of routine feedback on the
progress of the supported clients.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The community support to counselor before,
during and after sessions with Individuals, couples, families and groups
of refugees, asylum seekers and other forced migrants in different
settings like the office, homes, schools, hospitals, prisons and the
community for their psychosocial and mental health wellbeing; - Prepare and submit reports on clients
handled; support in carrying out Information sessions with different
groups and communities of refugees, asylum seekers and the host community
for purposes of passing on relevant and pertinent information as regards
the program; - Keep proper records for all the clients
handled; - Conduct assessment and referral of clients
with in the program; offer Psychosocial education - Support in training and capacity building for
clients, stakeholders as well as organization staff; - Record and update client testimonies from
time to time; - Prepare activity reports and carryout
community dialogues and other strategies for peace promotion and conflict
resolution among refugees, asylum seekers, other forced migrants and the
host community.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Refugee Law Project
(RLP) Community Counselor job placement should hold a Diploma in Social
Work, Community Psychology. - Significant exposure and experience in
counseling and in the management of a similar programme. - Prior community mobilisation and counseling
experience - Fluency in Kiswahili and/or any other
language spoken in refugee communities will be an added advantage
How to Apply:
If
you meet the above requirements and are interested, we encourage you to address
motivation letter and updated CV to the Human Resources Manager via E-mail to
[email protected]. Please indicate the position applied for in
the subject line of the email. Copies of certificates should not be attached,
but will be requested for from short-listed candidates only.
you meet the above requirements and are interested, we encourage you to address
motivation letter and updated CV to the Human Resources Manager via E-mail to
[email protected]. Please indicate the position applied for in
the subject line of the email. Copies of certificates should not be attached,
but will be requested for from short-listed candidates only.
Deadline: Friday 29th July 2016 by 5.00pm
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