The Adonis Musati Project (AMP) was formed in 2007 to assist vulnerable asylum seeker and refugee populations in Cape Town. Since then it has developed several successful community-based psycho-social interventions to assist the most marginalized and vulnerable refugees, including youth and children at risk.
AMP is offering a fulltime position for an energetic registered counsellor to manage our youth psychosocial programmes.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate establishment and functioning of foreign national Youth support groups.
- Oversee and manage youth group facilitators, youth leaders or student counsellors.
- Assist with the training of facilitators (e.g. youth leaders or student counsellors)
- Be willing to organise and take part in youth holiday programmes or other relevant programmes decided by the counselling/ social work team.
- Be prepared to work on Saturdays in lieu of another working day.
- Liaise with other services providers for the benefit of clients
- Conduct weekly/ regular counselling sessions with youth as needed
- Conduct workshops, presentations and outreach at other service providers or in communities as needed.
- Compile and complete individuals and group files for clients and make sure trackers are updated each week.
- Prepare and submit all reports as per reporting guidelines.
- Research (Gather information about mental health needs and resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy, developing materials)
- Where needed, collaborate with other staff members and AMP partners to perform clinical assessments or interventions.
- Represent AMP at various public events
- Be ready to assist with any other reasonable task allocated by the Managers or Director.
Minimum Requirements:
- Completed B. Psych or equivalent, including required practicum (6-12 months); registration with HPCSA as Registered Counsellor.
- Experience working with vulnerable youth.
- Ability to empathize and build trust with young people and their families
- Excellent organizational skills, communication skills and flexibility.
- A valid, unendorsed Code B South African driving licence.
- Maturity and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Outstanding administrative skills with proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Natural ability to build strategic relationships and interact with individuals of different backgrounds.
- Passion for teamwork and community-based interventions.
- Capability to represent the values and ethos of the organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Advantageous but not necessary:
- Experience in salesforce
- Ability to communicate in French or Swahili
- To apply, submit your CV with the names and contact details of two recent, contactable references to [email protected] by 21st April 2021
More Information
- Job City Cape Town