Psychosocial Counsellor
Job Description
Title: Psychosocial Counsellor
Company Name: Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)
Vacancy: 02
Age: at most 45 years
Location: Dinajpur
Salary: Tk. 45000 - 50000 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
Published: 17 Feb 2025
Education:
∎ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, or any other related field.
∎ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, or any other related field.
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Minimum of 3 years of experience in providing psychosocial support and counselling.
∎ Experience working with persons living with mental ill-health and their carers.
∎ Strong understanding of mental health issues and support mechanisms in Bangladesh.
∎ Excellent counselling and active listening skills.
∎ Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
∎ Ability to work effectively with diverse communities.
∎ Knowledge of trauma-informed care and mental health interventions.
∎ Fluency in Bangla and English (spoken and written).
∎ Willingness to travel within the project area.
∎ Minimum of 3 years of experience in providing psychosocial support and counselling.
∎ Experience working with persons living with mental ill-health and their carers.
∎ Strong understanding of mental health issues and support mechanisms in Bangladesh.
∎ Excellent counselling and active listening skills.
∎ Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
∎ Ability to work effectively with diverse communities.
∎ Knowledge of trauma-informed care and mental health interventions.
∎ Fluency in Bangla and English (spoken and written).
∎ Willingness to travel within the project area.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide individual and group counselling sessions to persons living with mental ill-health and their carers.
∎ Develop and implement appropriate psychosocial interventions tailored to the needs of the beneficiaries.
∎ Conduct psychological assessments and maintain confidential case records.
∎ Facilitate peer support groups and other community-based mental health initiatives.
∎ Organise and conduct awareness sessions on mental health and wellbeing.
∎ Work closely with community leaders and stakeholders to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
∎ Develop and distribute mental health education materials.
∎ Conduct training sessions for carers, healthcare workers, and community volunteers on psychosocial support strategies.
∎ Provide guidance and mentorship to field teams in delivering mental health support.
∎ Maintain accurate records of counselling sessions and mental health interventions.
∎ Assist in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial support activities.
∎ Prepare and submit regular progress reports.
∎ Assist the Project Field Manager in procuring medicines based on prescriptions from psychiatrists.
∎ Orient community facilitators on the potential side effects of medicines and guide them on how to support persons living with mental illness (PWMI) and their carers in the community.
∎ Assist both the Project Field Manager and Community Facilitators in successfully conducting mental health camps at Union Parishad levels.
∎ Conduct counselling sessions for carers when needed and motivate them to adhere to treatment plans and comply with doctors’ advice.
∎ Adhere to CDD's Children and Adults at Risk Safeguarding policy, ensuring the safety and well-being of all project participants.
∎ Promote a safe and secure environment for all participants and stakeholders of the project.
∎ Report any safeguarding concerns promptly and follow the designated reporting procedures.
∎ Perform any other responsibility/ special duty delegated by project and CDD management.
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with disabilities. CDD simultaneously builds technical capacities of the development stakeholders and the communities in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by strengthening their leadership and providing them with essential rehabilitation and other supports.
∎ CDD is one of the most renowned organizations in the field of disability-inclusive development. CDD’s work in Bangladesh is supported by international and national donor agencies/development partners. CDD offers an inclusive, amicable, and respectable work environment.
∎ The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Asian version of the Noble prize) has been awarded to its Executive Director in 2010. In 2018, CDD was recognized by the Government of Bangladesh as one of the best organizations working on disability and development issues.
∎ CDD is accepting application for the mentioned position under a project titled ‘Promoting the sustainability of wellbeing programmes for carers of persons with disabilities and mental health conditions in Savar sub-district and Dinajpur district in Bangladesh’ to be implemented with the support of Carers Worldwide. The duration of the project is till 31st December 2027. The selected candidate will initially be hired for a three-month probationary period. Upon successful completion of this period, his/her employment contract will be renewed on an annual basis.
∎ Counselling and Mental Health Support:
∎ Community Engagement and Awareness:
∎ Training and Capacity Building:
∎ Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:
∎ Other Responsibilities:
∎ Safeguarding Responsibilities:
∎ Additional Responsibilities:
∎ Job Context:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Prorata basis Festival Bonus
∎ Prorata basis Festival Bonus
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Dinajpur
Read Before Apply:
CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women, older persons, all sex, indigenous community and persons with disabilities. CDD complies with its child and vulnerable adult safeguarding policy and code of conduct. All staff of CDD must sign and adhere to this code of conduct.
Persons with Disabilities, Women, Third Gender and candidates from indigenous communities meeting the requirements are especially encouraged to apply.
CDD reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview. All applications will be treated according to the merit and with strict confidentiality.
You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement does not match your expectation.
CDD is an equal opportunity employer. Any form of personal persuasion, e-mail or phone call will result in disqualification of candidature.
Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process.
Company Information:
∎ Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ www.cdd.org.bd
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with a disability. CDD`s mission is to address this by simultaneously educating the community in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by providing them with essential supports. In this way persons with disabilities can be given the same rights, freedoms, dignity and quality of life as everyone else. CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women and persons with disabilities . All staff members of CDD must sign a Child safeguarding Code of Conduct.
Address::
∎ A-18/6, Genda, Savar, Dhaka-1340
∎ www.cdd.org.bd
∎ The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is a not for profit organization established in 1996 to develop a more inclusive society for persons with a disability. CDD`s mission is to address this by simultaneously educating the community in how to be more inclusive whilst also enabling persons with a disability to participate in society by providing them with essential supports. In this way persons with disabilities can be given the same rights, freedoms, dignity and quality of life as everyone else. CDD respects rights and dignity of all human beings including children, women and persons with disabilities . All staff members of CDD must sign a Child safeguarding Code of Conduct.
Application Deadline: 25 Feb 2025
Category: NGO/Development
Deadline Expired on 25th Feb 2025
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