Senior Counselor

Job Description

Title: Senior Counselor

Company Name: Population Services and Training Center (PSTC)

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 32515 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Masters

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Master’s degree in psychology with good academic records·      

• 2 years experience in counselling or psychotherapy;

• experience in working with most at risk population, preferably with drug user·      

• Training in the field of counselling and drug treatment will be an advantage.·      

• Effective inter-personal communication skill;

The Counselor for the Comprehensive Drop-in Center (CDIC) in Dhaka City & Keranigonj shall be mainly responsible for providing counseling sessions to the clients attending DIC. He/she is also responsible for collecting behavioral and psychological data as designed by OST& TCS services and to be maintained all relevant documents related to his/her assignments. Counselor will be made field visit, home visit of OST & ART clients as per need and direction of the intervention. S/he will be directly reported to Senior Medical Officer (SMO)-Treatment & Program and will be closely work with other team members of the CDIC.  However, the specific roles and responsibilities of Counselor described in the followings:     

• Maintain proper discretion and confidentiality to build trust with OST clients, their family and peers.     
• Provide counselling on drug adherence, psycho-social issues and HIV risk reduction behaviour to the OST clients.    
• Assess feasibility of enrolment clients according to the study criteria    
• Collect behavioural & psychological data on a regular basis according to the prescribed format.    
• Initiate and explore psychiatric support for the eligible OST clients, consultation with SMO- Treatment & Program    
• Record keeping and maintaining all kind of forms/registers, reports, files, guideline and other documents related to his/her jurisdiction. e.g. counseling, psychosocial support, behavioral data collection etc.    
• Assist to prepare monthly, quarterly and other periodical report as per guideline and requirement of the OST    
• Maintain close liaison with other relevant stakeholders    
• Provide counseling to PWID on positive living and enroll positive PWID on ART 
• Provide counseling for maintaining ART adherence. 
• Provide counseling for HIV-Hep C coinfection management. 
• Extended necessary support to other team members as and when needed and or instructed by his/her supervisor and /or organization.

• T/A
• Festival Bonus: 2