Job Summary

The Counselor will work closely with OV children, teens and young adults in the care system with the mission of ensuring mental health where assessment, follow up and support are provided on a one-to-one and/or group setups. The counselor will conduct psychological assessments and/or tests and develop and implement an individualized treatment plan for each child and also provide one to one and/or group counseling services. The counselor will also regularly be consulting, advising and training house parents on ways of dealing with teenagers and responding to certain behaviors. Additionally, he/she will keep complete documentation and records of assessments and treatments.

The counselor will be helping children and young adults in the program improve and maintain a balanced and healthier mental-state with focus given to children’s advancement in the understanding and acceptance of their past, present and future life so they develop a stable mental capacity to achieve better in their lives.

Responsibilities:

• Providing trauma informed individual and group therapeutic services to support children and adolescents who have experienced difficulties and trauma.
• Works in collaboration with caregivers/house parents of children to solve problem and educate caregivers on child’s mental health issues
• Train caregivers/house parents and project staff on behavioral management techniques;
• Provide one-on-one modeling and coaching to teens/young adults and also organize programs and trainings to the youth themselves to create emotional, behavioral and physical self-awareness.
• Identify and create working relationships with individuals and/or firms that provide similar services, with the intension of providing integrated services that may not be met by the in house counselor
• Make referrals of cases that cannot be assisted by the counselor to partnering professional or firms
• Provides services in the location most convenient to the client and family; including homes, schools, government child care institutions or the community.

Job Requirement

• Minimum of Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and/or Child Psychology with a minimum of 5 years working experience in related field
• Previous experience working with institutionalized OV children and youth is desirable
• Proven English speaking and writing skills with recorded experience of report writing
• The ability to update oneself and invest on personal growth to current and ongoing development of field of service
• Must have a sincere interest in helping vulnerable children
• Having good social and relational skills is advantageous
• Good character to encourage, motivate and influence children to good behavior.