JOB PURPOSE:

The purpose of this position is to provide guidance and counselling services to students and employees of Nyahururu Medical Training College.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide guidance and counselling services to students and employees.
• Provide guidance and counseling to disciplinary issues
• Coping with academic challenges, mental health issues
• Referral of cases to management, hospital etc
• Promote personal, social and career development.
• Provide appropriate interventions to assist employees/ students with psycho-social related problems.
• Identify employees/ students with social, psychological or health related problems and assisting in getting solutions.
• Organize talks on guidance and counselling
• Promote students welfare in terms of psychological, emotional, social and mental wellbeing.
• Prepare, develop, review and monitor comprehensive counseling plans’.
• Analyze and take appropriate action on feedback from student’s customer satisfaction surveys.
• Maintain accurate records of counseling services.
• Recommend to the Nyahururu Medical Training College, those students who may need assistance.
• Any other duties assigned by the Principal

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Counselling or Higher National Diploma in Counselling from a recognized institution.
• Trainer of Facilitation Course in Psychological Counselling
• Diploma in Medical Education is an added advantage

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Served at the grade of Counsellor or a comparable position in an institution of Higher Learning for at least four (3) years
• Must process a VCT certificate duties and responsibilities
• Proficiency in Computer Applications.
• Ability to keep confidentiality of clients’ information.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES 

• Excellent leadership skills
• Process thinker with excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• High integrity and ethos.
• Excellent communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.
• Highly presentable, hardworking and committed.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality.
• Pleasant attitude and friendly
• Self driven and result oriented, able to meet targets.
• Ability to maintain calendars and schedule appointments.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Must be prepared to work occasionally for long hours.
• Flexibility to do any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• Students
• Staff