Psychosocial Counselor

Job Description

Title: Psychosocial Counselor

Company Name: WARBE Development Foundation

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka (Nawabganj)

Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)

Experience:

Published: 2024-12-19

Application Deadline: 2024-12-28

Education:

• Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology
• Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Psychology
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Clinical Psychology
• Master of Social Science (MSS) in Social Science
• Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) in Social Science

• Postgraduate/Graduate preferably in Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Science or any other relevant discipline.

• Having experience on working with the trafficking survivors or relevant group in providing psychosocial counselling.
• Having certification upon completion of courses in psychosocial counselling services.
• Experience in reintegration services for human trafficking survivors, or vulnerable and at-risk groups.
• Experience with the detailed documentation of providing counseling services to trafficking survivors or vulnerable and at-risk groups, and detailed reporting mechanisms.
• Perceived positive attitude and sensitivity to support vulnerable and at-risk groups, and communities.
• Strong understanding of gender and diversity issues.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills; and Basic computer proficiency: i.e. MS Office, database management, coordination via email, project-specific management information systems, etc.

ASHSHASH: For Men and Women Who Have Escaped Trafficking in Bangladesh

WARBE Development Foundation: WARBE Development Foundation is a non-profit organization working in the field of migration and development in Bangladesh since 1997. WARBE took the pioneering role in Bangladesh as a migrant workers’ association to deal with the issues of migrants’ rights. WARBE has undertaken many development activities at the grassroots and national and international levels to protect the rights, well-being and dignity of migrant workers and their families. As part of this, WARBE DF with support from the Winrock International has started to implement the Ashshash (Phase–II) in Dhaka East and Narsingdi which is funded by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh.

PROJECT BACKGROUND:

Winrock International – Ashshash (Phase–II), is funded by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh. The project will support human trafficking survivors with sustainable social and economic reintegration into their respective communities, and also provide support-services that will ensure their wellbeing and self-sufficiency. The survivors will be provided psychosocial counseling support along with other social services, and facilitated opportunities for skills-devolvement and entrepreneurship training. Through which, the economic empowerment of the survivors will also be ensured in the forms of wage-based and self-employment, and other income generational opportunities. The main objective of the project is to ensure that “women and men who have escaped trafficking will restore their dignity and wellbeing, and become self-sufficient”. Furthermore, Ashshash will reach people in the project’s working areas; either directly or indirectly, through awareness-raising activities on factors that make people vulnerable to human trafficking, and to ensure the prevention of human trafficking.

The four-year-long second phase of Ashshash will provide comprehensive and personalized packages of service-provision to the survivors of human trafficking in Bangladesh. The project will be implemented in ten of the most trafficking-prone areas across the country.  

POSITION SUMMARY:

Psychosocial Counselors will lead and provide the necessary psychosocial counseling services to human trafficking survivors identified by the WARBE (Sustainable Reintegration Partners (SRPs). These counseling services will be provided based on the need of survivors following Ashshash’s process. And, these services will prepare the survivors for social and economic reintegration. The counselors must also demonstrate the necessary skillset and knowledge to provide tele-counseling support to the survivors, based on their contextual needs. As psychosocial counseling support will be an ongoing process until a survivor is completed the reintegration process. And the counselors must show openness and sensitivity when conducting sessions with the survivors. The counselors will be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of information for each survivor. Trauma-informed and gender-sensitive approaches are a mandatory part of the counselor’s expected skillset. The counselors will also be responsible for providing counseling services to the survivors’ families to create an enabling and sensitive environment at home. Counsellors also be responsible to conduct community session following counselling skills to demonstrate sensitivity and understanding toward the trafficking contexts of the survivors, and on the role of the community in the reintegration journey of a survivor. Counselors must also strictly follow WARBE and Winrock International’s ‘Do No Harm’ policy when communicating with and counseling with the survivors.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and manage the overall provision of psychosocial counseling services to human trafficking survivors, through Ashshash’s project.
• Maintain proper discretion and confidentiality to build trust with the Men and Women Who Have Escaped Trafficking (survivor of human trafficking), their family and peers/community.
• Conduct comprehensive Mental State Examination (MSE) of clients for enrollment in psychosocial counseling support service.
• Maintain a systemic and detailed case management process, maintaining privacy and confidentiality of the survivors.
• Lead and conduct a comprehensive ‘Needs-Assessment’ of the survivors to identify primarily the social services (and secondarily, the economic services) that will be required for their specific contexts.
• Maintain survivors’ confidentiality of information throughout the ongoing process of counseling, and build trust with their families, peers, and communities.
• Provide psychosocial counselling support to the survivors, their families and communities, based on their need and context following ‘Do No Harm’ principles throughout the reintegration process.
• Documentation, record keeping and maintain all kinds of forms/registers, reports, files, guideline and other documents related to his/her jurisdiction. e.g., counseling, psychosocial support, behavioral data collection etc.
• Support in providing career counselling and the follow-up support to the survivors at the throughout the economic empowerment process.
• Provide support to ensure baseline, mid-line, and final evaluations are conducted accurately, considering Winrock International’s and the donor's requirements; and
• Assist to prepare monthly, quarterly and other periodical reports as per guideline and requirement of Ashshash.
• Maintain close liaison with other relevant stakeholders from government and non-government organizations.
• Participate in different training, meeting, workshop, seminar, symposium organized by the project and other counterpart.
• Other duties, as assigned.