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PART-TIME COUNSELLOR |
National Legal Aid Clinic for Women (NLACW) |
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Posted 2019-03-18 01:22:36
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The
National Legal Aid Clinic for Women (NLACW) is a project of the Women’s Rights
Committee of the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) which was established in 1990
by the Women’s Rights Committee of LAZ, to provide affordable legal
representation to women and children from marginalized social sectors.
The overall objective of the NLACW is to empower women by facilitating their
access to legal rights by way of legal representation, counselling, legal and
human rights education as a distinct but integral part of the women’s movement.
The NLACW has the following vacancies that needs to be filled.
PART-TIME COUNSELLOR – LIVINGSTONE (1)
Key
Responsibilities
1. To provide overall support in
psychosocial/marital counseling to clients.
2. To provide clients with
psychosocial rehabilitation services.
3. Refer clients to other
institutions for medication and or other services.
4. Encourage clients to discuss
emotions and experiences as therapeutic treatment.
5. Examine issues facing clients
such as gender-based violence, abuse, depression, anger management.
6. Crisis management for survivors
of GBV.
7. In liaison with management, to
set up an effective monitoring and supervisory system of clients undergoing
counseling.
8. To identify, document and share
best practices with management for purposes of entrenchment into long term
programming.
9. To provide basic training in
psychosocial counselling to fellow employees for effective case management as
and when required.
10. To work closely with other
network partners in the area of counseling and refer clients to other
networking partners for further support.
11. Participate in facilitating
community and school workshops.
12. To perform all other duties as
may be required by the Executive Director.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
1. Grade 12 certificate
2. Diploma in Counselling/social
work from a reputable college
3. Registered with the Zambia
Counselling council with valid practicing certificate.
4. Experience in child counselling,
couple counselling, HIV/Aids counselling,
5. At least 3 years’ experience
6. Excellent verbal and written
communication skills with ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Candidates
meeting the above prescribed qualifications should submit their application
letters along with detailed curriculum Vitae, copies of academic and professional
certificates and names, contact numbers and addresses of 3 referees, two of
whom must have worked with the applicant, to the address below.
The Closing date for applications is 25th March, 2019
All applications should be addressed to the Executive Director
and delivered to the address below or emailed to: nlacwlusaka@zamtel.zm
The
Executive Director
National
Legal Aid Clinic for Women
Plot
No. 110A/150
Musonda
Ngosa Road
Villa
Elizabetha
Private
Bag E578
LUSAKA
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.