Cuso International Student Counsellor Advisor Jobs in Ethiopia

Cuso International Student Counsellor Advisor Jobs in Ethiopia

As a Student Counsellor Advisor you will play a vital role in giving advice and providing guidance to the students about their personal or academic life.

You will help the students to deal with the pressures and will monitor the overall psychological growth of the students.

As part of your responsibilities you will develop culturally appropriate psychosocial activities, including social support activities.

As a volunteer, you will:

  • Coordinate ongoing systemic activities designed to help students establish personal goals and develop future plans.
  • Develop positive relationships and provide extra support for individual students as needed/ Assist with career/academic portfolio development.
  • Guide clients in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems.
  • Collaborate with relevant community stakeholders to address student needs

    Essential Academic Qualifications:
  • Undergraduate degree in counseling, psychology, sociology or social work is the first step in becoming a mental health counselor.
  • Experience of working in a counselling
  • Experience of working with conditions such as anxiety, low confidence and low mood.

    Essential Professional Background:
  • Extensive experience in counselling individual and group of cases
  • Experience in conducting needs assessment, and delivering in-service training
  • Able to work collaboratively with team
  • Commitment to achieve results
  • About Cuso International and Our Partner

    Cuso International

    Cuso International is a development organization that works to eradicate poverty and inequality through the efforts of highly skilled volunteers, collaborative partnerships, and compassionate donors.

    We mobilize hundreds of skilled volunteer professionals every year to work with local partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada to create positive, lasting change.

    Established in 1961, Cuso International is dedicated to tackling today’s most important development issues.

    Pawe Health Science College

    The national heath structure was revised in 1995. Accordingly, the RHB was established in the same year but it has been evolving in scale and size.

    Pawe College of Health Science is also recently upgraded to college level from nursing school in 2013. There are five departments in the college.

    These are Midwifery, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Extension and Health Information technology departments.

    The college founds within 525 km distance from Addis Ababa. Pawe health science college is established to train and deploy competent health professionals for the marginalized community of the region with the following organizational vision, mission and values.

    Mission:

  • Provide demand based practical training to produce skilled and self-reliant manpower for aspiring and currently operating health care industry and to assist the growth of national economy by under taking scientific research.
  • Vision: By 2020 G.C to be reputable training institution in training of competent and disciplined mid and high-level health care professions that who will be respectful, compassionate and care to satisfy the need of the health industry.

    Core Values:
  • Accountability, Transparency, Quality of service, Working for change, Demand based training, Impartiality.

    Terms and Conditions
  • Cuso International terms and conditions allow you to lead a modest and healthy lifestyle while being effective in your placement.
  • This support package will cover basic living expenses for one volunteer and is not intended to cover home-based expenses (ex. loans, support payments, etc.) or luxury items such as imported items in placement or international personal travel.

    Support Package
  • Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)
  • Accommodation while in placement
  • Return airfare and visa/work permit costs
  • Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance
  • Pre-departure training and in-country orientation
  • Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend
  • Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer (Return flight, emergency medical insurance, vaccinations)
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return
  • Travel and accommodation for the pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation (more details below)
  • Bonus: Additional return flight home or cash in lieu after 12 months of service for volunteers who extend for another 6 months

    How to Apply
  • Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 16th August 2019
  • For more information and job application details, see; Cuso International Student Counsellor Advisor Jobs in Ethiopia

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