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Job Title: Child Protection Counselor FSR # 604

Location: Aqaba

Job Summary:

Child Protection is the prevention of and response to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence against children. Child Protection case management is the process of helping individual children and families through direct social-work-type support, and managing information well. Within child protection case management, there should be appropriate involvement of children throughout the process, as well as full consideration of the best interest of the child.

The position of Child Protection Counselor will be a counseling professional with a formal degree in psychology and or counseling. The position requires the Child Protection Counselor to work closely with the child protection case management team to support identified children and their families through counseling based intervention. The Child Protection Counselor will also run support groups for children with specific and common issues and protection concerns, as well as train Child Protection Case Managers to run support groups. In addition, the Child Protection Counselor will run parenting support classes, and will train staff and volunteers on a range of topics related to child protection, PSS and psychological support.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities: 

• Conduct a risk assessment for clients accessing counseling services and ensure appropriate follow-up mechanism
• Work closely within a multi-disciplinary team to holistically address the needs of each client.
• Provide individual counseling sessions to children, youth, and families/caregivers, as well as
• provide guidance and strategies to reduce risk and promote wellbeing 
• Consider the importance of family dynamics on counseling and where possible engage the family in counseling sessions
• Provide counseling with the aim to improve the social and emotional functioning of children and their families, maximizing overall community well-being 
• Monitor ongoing care plan implementation in relation to a child’s counseling needs, with special attention to identifying risk issues and communicating these issues to the allocated Child Protection Case Manager
• Conduct caregiver/parenting skills training where appropriate
• Evaluate client satisfaction and appropriateness of care provide
• Develop processes and support clients to define goals and develop a clear and realistic action plan.
• Approach clients from a holistic and multi-disciplinary perspective
• Link clients with appropriate services to support their holistic wellbeing
• Work sensitively with a variety of populations including persons experiencing high levels of distress, persons experiencing different sorts of disabilities
• Conduct awareness activities and engage with the wider community on promoting emotional wellbeing and positive mental health support of other staff
• Where relevant and, as a part of the case management team, contribute and in initiating and reviewing care plans for individual children, with participation from the child and family, helping clients to define goals, plan action and gain insight.
• Provide training to case management staff as requested on good communication skills, identification, and referral to counseling services, Psychological First Aid, and any other topics as needed.
• Support case managers to develop client-centered goals.
• Engage in client case conferencing on a regular basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling and Mental Health.
• Minimum two years of experience with at least 1 year in working with children.
• Experience in working with children by providing individual counseling sessions and group support.
• Excellent written in oral and communication skills in English and Arabic.

Child Safeguarding

International Medical Corps is committed to child safeguarding and expects all employees to strictly adhere to the values and principles of the International Medical Corps Child Safeguarding Policy.

Code of Conduct

It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment.  If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report.

Compliance & Ethics

Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicates these values to staff and to partners and requires them to adhere to these values.

Equal Opportunities

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

This job description is subject to periodic review and adjustment in order to achieve International Medical Corps goals in Jordan, and any changes to the job description will be discussed and agreed

“I hereby certify that all the information provided through the application and CV are accurate and the supportive documents are available upon request, any false information provided will cause cancelation of the application and applicant will be subject to legal action”.

Our screening process will be on a rolling basis, once a candidate is selected the announcement will be closed.