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
Published: 2025-01-07
Application Deadline: 2025-01-16
Education:
- Masters
Requirements:
- At least 2 years
- The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO
Skills Required:
Additional Requirements:
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;
Responsibilities & Context:
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.
Job Other Benifits:
- T/A
- Festival Bonus: 2
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Work Place: Work at office
Company Information:
Gender: Male and Female can apply
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Category: NGO/Development
Interested By University
| University | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| University of Dhaka | 12.50% |
| National University | 10.26% |
| Jagannath University | 7.69% |
| Eden Mohila College | 3.85% |
| University of Rajshahi | 3.21% |
| University of Chittagong | 2.24% |
| Govt. Eden Mohila College | 1.28% |
| Islamic University | 1.28% |
| Carmichael College, Rangpur | 0.96% |
| Northern University Bangladesh | 0.96% |
Interested By Age Range
| Age Range | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| 20-30 | 52.56% |
| 31-35 | 28.53% |
| 36-40 | 8.65% |
| 40+ | 9.62% |
Interested By Salary Range
| Salary Range | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| 0-20K | 2.24% |
| 20K-30K | 19.55% |
| 30K-40K | 72.76% |
| 40K-50K | 5.13% |
| 50K+ | 0.32% |
Interested By Experience Range
| Experience Range | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| 0 years (Freshers) | 14.10% |
| 0.1 - 1 years | 11.22% |
| 1.1 - 3 years | 23.40% |
| 3.1 - 5 years | 15.06% |
| 5+ years | 36.22% |
