The Organization: Finlays is a vertically integrated and
geographically diversified agribusiness that takes a leadership role in
sustainability.
The group has established itself as a
reliable, responsible, innovative and sustainable producer with a deep
knowledge and passion for its products.
Finlays is Kenya’s largest
agricultural export group employing over 21,000 people and annually exporting
over 300 million stems of flowers, 7 million kilos of vegetables, 26 million
kilos of black tea and 3 million kilos of tea extract.
The organisation is geographically
located in Nairobi, Naivasha, Kericho, Mt. Kenya and Mombasa and works with
1,200 vegetable out growers and over 10,000 tea out growers.
We invite applications for the post of a Counselor and Welfare Assistants which have arisen in our Kericho Operations.
These are junior management
positions.
Counselor
Reporting to the Welfare Manager ,the
job holder will offer counselling to company employees and their dependants
within the company’s Estate, Factories and Departments.
Key Responsibilities
The job holder will:
- Offer counselling services to employees and
their dependants as required.
- Assisting the Welfare team in creating
awareness and coming up with strategies of managing substance and drug
abuse within the company’s villages and schools.
- The job holder is expected to work closely
with medical team as situation demands.
- In liaison with the Welfare Manager and Unit
Managers, support Gender initiatives through training gender and village
committees.
- As a champion, support peer counsellors
through training and empowerment programmes
- Offer guidance and support to employees living
with disabilities in the company
- Compile monthly reports for submission to the
Welfare Manager.
Minimum Requirements
- Degree in counselling or psychology
- 5 years experience working in a busy
counselling environment in a similar role
- The job holder is required to have
comprehensive knowledge of the Children Act, Children’s rights, People
with disabilities, substance abuse, Sexual Offences Act and other Kenyan
laws with respect to child/family welfare and child protection.
- Must be computer literate
- Excellent communication skills ( oral and
written)
- Good organising and planning skills with good
interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure with minimum
supervision
- Must be a team player.
Welfare Assistants
Reporting administratively to
departmental Manager and functionally to Welfare Manager, the job holders will
implement welfare programmes within the company’s Estate, Factories, or
Department i.e. Child protection policies and procedures, social concerns
within our villages etc.
Key Responsibilities
The job holders will:
- Coordinate a wide variety of identified and
approved initiatives and projects designed to improve child and employees
welfare within the department, schools and villages.
- Hands on involvement to test out child welfare
reforms, and implementation of child protection procedures.
- Conduct child welfare and child protection
investigations; analyze root causes of child welfare issues within the
department.
- Follow up all child protection cases with
children’s department, police and attend court as required.
- Identify and recommend improvement initiatives
and opportunities to better safeguard children living within company.
- Set up workshops for all children living
within the company premises on child protection and how to keep themselves
safe from all forms of abuse.
- Set up workshops for employees & parents
living and working within the company on child protection, parenting
skills, parent child relationships.
- Maintain a child welfare database and red flag
welfare concerns.
- Compile monthly reports.
- With other stakeholders, implement company’s
harassment, sexual offences and child abuse policy and other related
social policies. This includes reporting, investigation, etc.
- In liaison with Counselor ensure all children
and families requiring counseling services are attended to.
Minimum Requirements
- Diploma or equivalent in Social work from a
recognized Institution.
- Five years experience working with children.
Previous experience in a children’s department is desirable.
- Comprehensive knowledge on the childrens act,
childrens rights, sexual offences act.
- Must have a child centred approach with a
clear understanding on children rights and relevant legislation.
- Must be computer literate
- Excellent communication skills ( oral and
written)
- Good organising and planning skills with good
interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure with minimum
supervision
- Must be a team player.
How to Apply
If you meet the requirements of these
positions, please submit an application, including a detailed CV, your postal,
e-mail and telephone contacts, current & expected remuneration, names and
addresses of three referees.
Your application, clearly indicating
the position you are applying for should reach us not later than 26 February
2015 and be addressed to:
Human Resource Director
P O Box 223 – 20200
Email: careers@finlays.co.ke
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.