Clinical Lead T1 2025 at Shamiri Institute

About the role: 

• Clinical Leads will be part of our Shamiri Program —a youth-led, youth-oriented mental healthcare 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.  
• The Clinical Lead is a ‘supervisor of supervisors’ who works directly with in-need students and supervises clinical supervisors handling clinical cases. The clinical lead oversees referrals of students to their best-suited providers and collaborates with school staff, parents/guardians, and community members to ensure —to the best of their ability— that in-need students benefit fully and find/meet no harm. 

Roles and Responsibilities 

Clinical Service Delivery and Oversight 

• Handle risk-associated student cases to ensure they receive the care they need. 
• Lead the case management of child welfare/protection student cases. 
• Overseeing referrals of students to their best-suited service providers. 

Clinical Supervision 

• Facilitate weekly group clinical supervision sessions for clinical supervisors. 
• Facilitate individual supervision sessions for clinical supervisors as needed. 
• Regularly conduct clinical supervisor wellness checks and implement restorative solutions as needed. 

Monitoring and Evaluation 

• Monitor the progress of clinical service delivery and perform required assessments and evaluations. 
• Regularly review clinical records to ensure case handling and treatment approaches adhere to relevant clinical protocols. 
• Ensuring caregiver practices meet ethical and organizational standards. 

Collaboration and Advocacy 

• Develop relationships with community service providers to ensure in-need students receive needed support. 
• Collaborate with school staff, parents/guardians, and community members to support in-need students. 
• Oversee and approve all external clinical case reporting and briefings, e.g., school administration. 

Liaison 

• Develop and provide necessary reports to the clinical operations team or other relevant parties. 
• Develop and provide supervision reports to the clinical operations team or other relevant parties. 
• Develop and provide clinical training needs reports to the clinical operations team or other relevant parties. 

Requirements 

• At least an undergraduate degree in psychology, counselling psychology or a similar psychology field; a master’s qualification is preferable but not required. 
• Registered with the Counselling and Psychologists Board of Kenya (or show proof of registration being in progress) 
• Minimum of four years of relevant continuous working experience in a mental healthcare setting. 
• Experience supervising mental health providers (e.g. counsellors) in a mental healthcare setting. 
• Experience working with adolescents in a counselling/psychotherapy setting. 
• Experience in a leadership/team management role in a healthcare setting. 
• Excellent written communication skills, both writing and speaking. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to collaborate with others; a positive team player with a strong work ethic and passion for helping others.