Assistant Director, Counselling and Wellness Services - 14 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;

• Served for a minimum period of eight (8) years, three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Senior Psychological Counsellor, CSG 9 and above or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines;- Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Psychology (Counseling) from a university recognized in Kenya;

 OR

• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields; Clinical Psychology, Occupational Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology, Education, Social Work and a Diploma in Counseling or an equivalent qualification from university/institution recognized in Kenya;
• A Certificate in Facilitation Course in Psychological Counseling lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution;
• A Certificate in Counselor Supervision Course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a relevant professional body;
• Registration Certificate issued by the Counselors and Psychologists Board;
• Valid practicing license from the Counselors and Psychologists Board; and
• Demonstrated professional competence and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities this level will include:-

• Undertaking client assessment;
• Developing and administrating counseling contract;
• Establishing collaborative working relationships with the client and other stakeholders for effective psychological counseling services;
• Providing individual, group, families and trauma counseling services;
• Developing psychological explanation of the client issues;
• Providing counselor supervision to psychological counselors for psychological restoration, support and review of professional and personal development;
• Developing appropriate psychological counseling therapeutic and treatment plan;
• Analyzing and reviewing client’s issues and naming appropriate recommendations;
• Referring clients to specialists or other institutions for non-counseling services;
• Liaising with other professionals and other stakeholders on psychological counseling issues and information sharing;
• Coordinating psychological counseling programmes and activities;
• Providing psychological counseling and consultancy services;
• Conducting psychological counseling research;
• Developing psychological counseling tools, procedures and standards operating procedures;
• Maintaining psychological counseling data and records; and
• Preparing psychological counseling reports