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Tunaweza Empowerment Organization in an effort with Shamiri Institute is seeking an energetic, diligent, and self-motivated team player to join its staff as a clinical supervisor on a five-month contract.
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Deadline: 2024-02-22 | Location:
Job Description:
Clinical Supervisors will be part of the Shamiri Program—a youth-led, youth-oriented mental health care program and delivery system that integrates two essential elements: 1) a rigorously tested evidence-based mental health intervention (the Shamiri, or “Thrive!†in Kiswahili, intervention) that includes simple, empirically supported psychological elements, uses stigma-free, culturally appropriate content, and 2) dissemination in secondary schools by youths trained as lay-providers and integration into a three-tier mental health care model that brings together youth lay-providers and expert clinicians and psychiatrists. The role of the Supervisors will be to oversee and supervise our Fellows (youth lay-providers). The project will focus mainly on the following Kuria West, Kuria East, Suna East, and Suna West Sub-Couinties.
Roles and responsibilities:
- Supervising Fellows throughout their tenure (training through program wrap-up)
- Completing a supervisor training program and attending and assisting with the Fellows’ training.
- Undertaking necessary continuous professional development as provided by Tunaweza Empowerment Organization.
- Attending all program sessions, you are assigned and always arrive on time.
- Assisting with logistical aspects of program delivery, particularly in preparation for and during program delivery at schools.
- Acting as a line of communication between Fellows and Tunaweza Empowerment Organization staff.
- Acting, with supervision, to help ensure participation and Fellows’ health, confidentiality, and safety.
- Attending meetings with fellow supervisors and relaying information promptly outside meetings as and when necessary.
- Develop and submit weekly reports highlighting the following: special cases reported, challenges reported during the week, positive highlights of the week, etc.
- Work with Hub Coordinators to resolve basic-level issues and disputes among fellows.
- Help with orientation, onboarding, and training of the Fellows as and when needed. ï‚· Working with supervision to provide clinical support to in-need students in schools during and after the
- program implementation.
- Consistently update relevant digital communication team channels.
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree in psychology, counseling, or clinical psychology. Some past practice experience in clinical practice, wellness, psychology, or mental health work (e.g., having worked as a Fellow or a group leader) would be an added advantage.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognize and reflect on one’s values, attitudes, beliefs, biases, emotions, and past experiences.
- Use mistakes as opportunities for growth.
- Demonstrate interest in helping others and ensuring confidentiality, fair treatment, safety, and well-being. ï‚· Demonstrate commitment to the broad scope of values, ethics, and goals at the height of the Shamiri mission and in line with the mission(s) of the Tunaweza Empowerment Organization.
- Possess strong organizational and problem-solving skills; show that you are highly responsible.
- Possess strong time management skills and a strong sense of punctuality.
- Possess strong communication skills both with supervisors and supervisees.
- Possess a strong desire to learn.
- Possess some basic writing skills.
Application Information:
- Successful candidates will be engaged on a five-month contract with the possibility of renewal.
- All Supervisors will be paid Kenyan Shillings 35,000 subjected to a 5% withholding tax per month during their engagement.
- Interested candidates are to send their Resume/CV, Cover Letter, and Degree Certificate via Email: tunawezaempowerment@gmail.com with the Subject; CLINICAL SUPERVISOR POSITION.
- If you have any questions, please email Glory Ochola - +254712926986.
- All applications MUST be received by 22nd February 2024 at at 4:00 PM East Africa Time.
- Applications will also be reviewed on a rolling basis.
- If you are successful in the recruitment process, constantly check your email for self-scheduling interviews.
About Tunaweza Empowerment Organization
TUNAWEZA EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION is is a nona non--profit youth profit youth-led, women rights and youth-led, women rights and youth development advocacy community-development advocacy community--based organization that catalyzes-based organization that catalyzes the power of the most vulnerable girls, young the power of the most vulnerable girls, young women, and youth to create the future they imagine women and youth to create the future they imagine ––for themselves, for their society and for for themselves, for their society and the world. Tunaweza is the world. Tunaweza is working in Migori County and focuses its interventions in all working in Migori County and focuses its interventions in all the 1010 sub-sub--CountiesCounties and part and part of Homabay Countyof Homabay County. Tunaweza Empowerment Organization CBO was established in the year 2015 with a group of young women who Tunaweza Empowerment Organization CBO was established in the year 2015 with a group of young women who had been discriminated in their society behad been discriminated in their own society because they refused to undergo female genital mutilation and had cause they refused to undergo female genital mutilation and wanted to end the vice among girls and young women in Kuria wanted to end the vice among girls and young women in Kuria –– Migori CountyMigori County.
About Shamiri Institute
We are a youth-led organization shaping the future of mental health by making it affordable for all, personalized to an individual’s needs and circumstances, and integrated within existing caregiving systems and community life. This will help to build a future where young people can thrive across the African continent. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Shamiri was founded in 2018 at Harvard University by award-winning Kenyan entrepreneur and community-mobilizer Tom Osborn and rising global mental health researcher Katherine Venturo-Conerly. Since its founding in 2018, we have worked with over 10,000 youths in secondary schools across Kenya. Through our work, young people have experienced a 40% improvement in mental health and well-being, a 14% improvement in social relations, and a 3% improvement in academic grades. Watch this TED talk for more information about our work.