Oasis Healthcare Group Limited is Kenya’s first and largest countrywide fully-integrated private healthcare system, registered in October 2015 and born out of the Oasis Group Practice model of health services provision to harmonize the various companies & facilities existing across the country under the Oasis umbrella.
We
currently have facilities in the following counties: Kisii, Nyamira, Migori,
Homa Bay, Siaya, Uasin-Gishu, Kitui, Nairobi, Kakamega, Bungoma, and Busia
We
are currently looking for qualified and dedicated candidates to fill the
following positions;
Job
Title: Addiction
Counsellor
Location: Nairobi
Overall
Responsibility: The position holder will be responsible for
the provision of psychosocial services to patients who suffer from opioid
dependence and other drug abuse-related behavioral problems.
Key Responsibilities:
· Provide
individual and group substance abuse treatment for clients.
· Participate
as a member of the case management team, attending weekly meetings, updating
case managers on client progress, and making recommendations for future
treatment needs.
· Coordinate,
schedule, and present educational programs for clients.
· Assist
in the development and implementation of policies and procedures as they relate
to treatment and educational programs.
· Preparing
and implementing counseling plans by providing quality counseling sessions for
the client and their family/caregivers in the frame of therapy.
· Assessing
the need for support group activities and activity sessions; planning,
developing, and executing these accordingly.
· Identifying
clients requiring advanced psychological assessment and care and referring such
clients to appropriate professionals.
· Providing
psycho-education sessions for clients, their families, and community members
when needed.
· To
provide support to vulnerable individuals/children/families with protection
concerns in the process of psychosocial support and case management.
· Plan,
design and monitor the overall implementation plan (weekly and monthly) of the
rehabilitation process.
Job
Qualifications & Skills
· Bachelor’s
Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or any other related course.
· Specialized
training in addiction counseling.
· Over
two (2) years of relevant experience in a busy environment. Experience in
addiction management is an added advantage.
· Addiction
counseling skills.
· Ability
to effectively handle and manage interpersonal conflict.
· Demonstrated
proficiency in computer applications.
How to
Apply
Interested
candidates are to email their cover letter and detailed curriculum vitae ONLY;
including names and contacts of three references, to hr@oasishealthcaregroup.com
on or before 27th January 2023.
The
email subject line MUST include the position being applied for e.g., “Marketing
Officer”
Canvassing
of any nature will lead to automatic disqualification.
