Job Description
Title: Counselor
Company Name: Dhaka Ahsania Mission
Vacancy: 2
Location: Dhaka (Jatrabari, Mohammadpur)
Minimum Salary: Tk. 26000 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ 2 to 3 years
Published: 12 May 2025
Education:
∎ Masters
∎ Masters in Social Science (Psychology) /Sociology / relevant subject
∎ Masters in Social Science (Psychology) /Sociology / relevant subject
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 2-3 years of experience in counseling services with the street and working children.
∎ Good community mobilization skills, excellent linkage building.
∎ Effective Interpersonal Communication Skills.
∎ Operational decision making.
∎ Report writing and Computer skills.
∎ At least 2-3 years of experience in counseling services with the street and working children.
∎ Good community mobilization skills, excellent linkage building.
∎ Effective Interpersonal Communication Skills.
∎ Operational decision making.
∎ Report writing and Computer skills.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Proper Assessment of beneficiaries.
∎ Maintain a record and submit timely reports on activities and recommendations.
∎ Provide Counselling, individual and group, for street and working children and their family members.
∎ Manage crisis Situation (Of occurrence).
∎ Conduct Psycho social education sessions.
∎ Maintain the Confidentiality Of all beneficiaries’ data.
∎ Maintain close liaison with other relevant professionals,
∎ Record keeping and maintaining all kinds of forms/registers, reports, files, guidelines, and other documents.
∎ Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and other periodical reports as per the treatment center’s guidelines.
∎ Participating in different Training, meetings, workshops, seminars, and symposiums organized by the project.
∎ Work as a team member to assess the need for psychosocial services (PSS) and specialized mental health supports among the target group.
∎ Provide distance or face-to-face counseling to individual children and parents.
∎ Perform any other duties as and when required.
∎ Provide training, guidance, and support to project staff for utilizing monitoring tools, techniques, and calendar.
∎ Asst in preparing monthly, quarterly, and other periodical reports as per the guidelines and requirements of DIC and NS Project.
∎ Maintain close liaison with other relevant stakeholders from government and non-governmentorganizations.
∎ Provide necessary support to other team members when needed or instructed by his/her supervisor or organization.
∎ Others: Be able and willing to respond to natural disasters or emergencies, when needed, and any other task assigned by the Supervisor and /or Senior Management of DAM.
∎ Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) is a National NGO with Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC and UNESCO. It works for the social and spiritual development of the community. Founded with the motto of ‘Divine and Humanitarian Service’, over 65 years, DAM has been serving the human community for improved living conditions, enhancing people’s capacities in multi-dimensional field programs and inner potentials.
∎ Dhaka Ahsania Mission is implementing the project in the name Drop In Centre for Street & Working Children and Night Shelter in Dhaka City with the financial support of DAM-UK and Read Foundation, January 2019,at Mohammadpur and Jatrabari in Dhaka City.Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) invites applications for the following positions for immediate appointment in an ongoing project.
∎ Duty Station: Mohammadpur & Jatrabari, Project office
∎ Project Name: Drop In Centre for Street & Working Children & Emergency Night Shelter For Girls Project.
∎ Major Job Description: Counselor
∎ Proper Assessment of beneficiaries.
∎ Maintain a record and submit timely reports on activities and recommendations.
∎ Provide Counselling, individual and group, for street and working children and their family members.
∎ Manage crisis Situation (Of occurrence).
∎ Conduct Psycho social education sessions.
∎ Maintain the Confidentiality Of all beneficiaries’ data.
∎ Maintain close liaison with other relevant professionals,
∎ Record keeping and maintaining all kinds of forms/registers, reports, files, guidelines, and other documents.
∎ Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and other periodical reports as per the treatment center’s guidelines.
∎ Participating in different Training, meetings, workshops, seminars, and symposiums organized by the project.
∎ Work as a team member to assess the need for psychosocial services (PSS) and specialized mental health supports among the target group.
∎ Provide distance or face-to-face counseling to individual children and parents.
∎ Perform any other duties as and when required.
∎ Provide training, guidance, and support to project staff for utilizing monitoring tools, techniques, and calendar.
∎ Asst in preparing monthly, quarterly, and other periodical reports as per the guidelines and requirements of DIC and NS Project.
∎ Maintain close liaison with other relevant stakeholders from government and non-governmentorganizations.
∎ Provide necessary support to other team members when needed or instructed by his/her supervisor or organization.
∎ Others: Be able and willing to respond to natural disasters or emergencies, when needed, and any other task assigned by the Supervisor and /or Senior Management of DAM.
Skills & Expertise:
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Dhaka (Jatrabari, Mohammadpur)
Apply Procedure:
Hard Copy:
∎ APPLICATION PROCESS AND DEADLINE:
∎ The application should reach us on or before 27 May, 2025. Please apply to the Deputy Director of HR. Division, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, House # 19, Road # 12 (New), Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209 through email, i.e., [email protected]
∎ After completing the scrutiny, only short-listed candidates will be called forthe written test and viva.
∎ Qualified candidates are requested to apply in confidence with the following documents:
∎ i.Cover Letter;
∎ ii.Updated CV (not more than 3 pages) with minimum 2 referees` contact details;
∎ iii.A copy of a recent passport-size colored photograph;
∎ iv.Scan a copy of all certificates.
∎ v.Scan copy of NID;
∎ vi.Experience certificate of the relevant field from the existing or past organization;
∎ Please mark the position`s name properly in the email`s subject.
∎ DAM Employees are requested to apply through the proper channel.
∎ If anyone has had any disciplinary action against misconduct & PSHEA/Safeguarding issues, need not apply.
∎ Women are encouraged to apply.
∎ Smokers do not need to apply.
Company Information:
∎ Dhaka Ahsania Mission
∎ House # 19, Road # 12 (New), Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209.
∎ Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) is a large well-known NGO established in 1958 and works in the fields of education, livelihood, health and human rights thus serves the disadvantaged groups of population towards their improved living.
Address::
∎ House # 19, Road # 12 (New), Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209.
∎ Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) is a large well-known NGO established in 1958 and works in the fields of education, livelihood, health and human rights thus serves the disadvantaged groups of population towards their improved living.
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 27 May 2025
Category: NGO/Development
