CARE Bangladesh
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Summary
- Vacancy: 3
- Location: Dhaka, Narayanganj
- Minimum Salary: Tk. 30967 (Monthly)
- Experience: At least 2 years
- Published: 15 Jul 2024
Requirements
Education
- Master’s degree in psychology with good academic records (Educational experience will be flexible for more than 5 years working experience with KP)
Experience
- At least 2 years
Additional Requirements
- 2 years’ experience in counselling or psychotherapy; experience in working with most at-risk populations, preferably with the drug user
- Training in the field of counselling and drug treatment will be an advantage.
- Effective interpersonal communication skills;
Responsibilities & Context
- Organization: Project-based position under CARE-Bangladesh
- Project Name: Comprehensive Prevention Program for People Who Use Drugs (PUD) and Their Partners
Main Job Description:
- The Counselor for the Comprehensive Drop-in Center (CDIC) in Dhaka City 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 maintaining all relevant documents related to his/her assignments. Counselors will be made field visits and home visits of OST & ART clients as per the need and direction of the intervention. He/she will be directly reported to the Senior Technical Officer of Treatment & program and will closely work with other team members of the CDIC in Dhaka City.
However, the specific roles and responsibilities of Counselor are described in the following:
- Maintain proper discretion and confidentiality to build trust with OST clients, their families, and peers.
- Provide counseling on drug adherence, psycho-social issues, and HIV risk reduction behavior to the OST clients.
- Assess the feasibility of enrolment clients according to the study criteria
- Collect behavioral & psychological data on a regular basis according to the prescribed format.
- Initiate and explore psychiatric support for the eligible OST clients, consultation with STO- Treatment & program
- Record keeping and maintaining all kinds of forms/registers, reports, files, guidelines, and other documents related to his/her jurisdiction. e.g. counseling, psychosocial support, behavioral data collection etc.
- Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and other periodical reports as per guidelines and requirements 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.
Compensation & Other Benefits
- Like yearly 01 (one) bonus and monthly mobile bill
Employment Status
Contractual
Job Location
Dhaka, Narayanganj