Vacancy title:
Shelter Counselors

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
Young Women’s Christian Association ( YWCA )

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, May 9 2025

Duty Station:
Chipata | Chipata | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Reporting to: Shelter Manager

Roles and Responsibility

• Provide 24-hour psychosocial counseling to shelter clients
• Administration of drugs to clients
• Accompany client to clinics, court, social welfare department, police stations and other stakeholders as may be required
• Check on client’s welfare on a daily basis and record the mood of each client daily.
• Handovers of client daily observation report.
• Do not cause harm to any client.
• Ensure that clients do not harm each other.
• Provide routine counseling for each client as and when needed.
• Ensure that clients are kept active in the shelter by engaging them in various activities.
• Ensure that all clients have their accessories securely kept upon entry into the shelter and given back upon discharge from the shelter
  Abide by the Code of Conduct and ethics of counselling provided by the organization.
• Performs any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Desired Qualifications:

• Diploma in Psychosocial Counselling – Degree will be an added advantage
• Practical experience in Gender, human rights and development contexts
• At least three (3) years of experience working in a related field
• Experience in working with CSOs/NGOs
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Experience working for an international non-government organization is an advantage
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• A strong candidate able to meet planned objectives and targets
• High level of integrity and confidentiality

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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