Position:  Psychosocial Counselor
No. of Vacancy: 1
Location: Nepalgunj
Duration: Initially one year with possibility of Donor Fund and work performance.
Starting Date: At the earliest

Qualification, Skills, and Experience:

• The candidate must have an Intermediate or bachelor’s degree in any discipline along with at least Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Psychology or six-month course/training in psychosocial counseling.
• At least one year of working experience as a psychosocial counselor and able to work in a multicultural environment.
• Able to make field visits frequently within and out of the main duty station as required by the organization.
• Sound knowledge and skills of the computer, email, and internet. 
• Able to prepare reports in Microsoft word, excel, google sheet and database system.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in both English and Nepali.
• Sound presentation & public relation skills.

Major responsibilities:

The Psychosocial Counselor will be responsible for the following duties but not limited to:

• Undertake vulnerability assessments, provide appropriate psychosocial counselling to burn survivors, their family and caregivers, during the patient’s stay in the hospital and after discharge as per the need of survivor.
• Build rapport with burn survivors, their family, caregivers, hospital staff and service providers.
• Conduct community-based psychosocial orientation and sensitization programs to targeted communities.
• Maintain database and case studies of the beneficiaries and its confidentiality.
• Make frequent follow-up and field visits to provide psychosocial counselling support as per the need. 
• Frequently visit delegated hospitals for patient verification and counselling in proper coordination with Field Officers.
• Provide support in project activities as per the need of program/organization.
• Develop monthly, periodic, semi-annual, annual, reports.
• Provide support as per the requirement of organization.

Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for the interview. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.

BVS-Nepal is an equal opportunity employer committed to a staff composition that reflects the social and ethnic diversity of Nepali Society