Para Counselor, Early Childhood Development, HCMP

• At least 1 year

• HSC
• Bachelor degree in any discipline

• At least 1 year

KNOWLEDGE:  BRAC’s values and mission, development sector, global development scenario to identify funding trends, financial and grants management, donor agencies, educational sector requirements. Knowledge on global & national Educational Policies.  

SKILLS: Communication, monitoring and evaluating, preparing reports  and interpersonal skills  

COMPETENCIES: English language and Computer proficiencies

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh in 1972 that partners globally with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty to create opportunities to realise their potential.

Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Job Purpose:

Para counselor will support to beneficiaries to improve their emotional and mental health issues i.e, well‐being, alleviate feelings of distress and resolve crisis. In addition, they will also offer guidance to caregivers, individuals, couples, families and groups who are dealing with issues that affect their mental health and well-being to ensure smooth implementation of the project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct Individual and group psychosocial support session

• Identify children with psychological distress and ensure timely referral to specialized mental health services

• Follow up Play leader’s session and daily activity in the play labs in GPS

• Work closely with psychologist and play leaders to develop care and safety plans for children

• Visit Play Lab (Govt. Primary Schools), Madrasah and provide support to learners, teachers, caregivers and community people

• Visit adolescent clubs on need basis and provide mental health sessions to the adolescent group.

• Conduct SRHR, safety and hygiene care session for adolescents’ girls.

• Engaged children with Playing and story-telling for their healing

• Conduct door to door visit to raise Community awareness

• Support Case management unit to identify and refer case

• Capacity development for Play Leaders and other staff

• Participate in the refreshers training for capacity development.

• Prepare & submit daily report to the relevant authority regarding center activities.

• Disseminate different life skill messages to the beneficiaries.

• Arrange monthly, quarterly meeting with community and beneficiary.

• Maintain record and update day-to-day status of beneficiary and center.

• Build positive and effective relationship with the beneficiary and community people

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme`s goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so

• Mobile bill,Medical allowance,Weekly 2 holidays
• Festival Bonus: 2

• Health & Life Insurance

• Health & Wellness Facility

• Paternity/ Maternity leave and

• Others as per Organisation policy