CHADET Ethiopia is a non-profit national development organization registered in Ethiopia that works for the protection and welfare of children found under difficult circumstances. CHADET would like to hire competent staff for Teacher facilitator position in a project that is being designed to provide non-formal education for selected street childrenin Addis Ababa city. The positions and key tasks that are expected of the candidate are outlined as follows:

Job Title: Counselor

Number of posts available:One

Duty Station:Addis Ababa

Reports to:The project coordinator

Summary of the position:Subject to the general guidelines of the organization and directives from the Project Coordinator, the Counselor shall be responsible for coordinating the counseling and child safeguarding activities of the project at the field level and has the following duties and responsibilities: 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group counseling sessions to help children overcome learning barriers, manage trauma, and re-engage with education.

• Work collaboratively with teachers and facilitators to identify and support children struggling with behavioral or emotional challenges in the classroom

• Maintain confidential, accurate, and up-to-date case files, documenting progress and interventions.

• Connect children with essential services by making and following up on referrals to medical, legal, and other services

• Collaborate with community leaders and partner institutions to strengthen the local child protection referral network.

• Prepare regular reports on caseloads, protection trends, and activity progress for the Project Coordinator.

• Actively uphold and promote CHADET's values and Child Safeguarding Policy in every aspect of work.

• Carry out other similar activities as may be assigned by the project coordinator

Salary:As per the organization’s scale

Terms of Employment:Contractual

Job Requirements

Qualifications and experience:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or a closely related field with a minimum of four years of experience

• Or MA in relevant fields with a minimum of two years of experience in the subject matter. 

Competencies:

• Proven, hands-on experience working directly with street-connected children, survivors of trauma, or other highly vulnerable youth populations.

• Demonstrable experience in handling child protection and gender-based violence (GBV) cases.

• Experience working within an educational or non-formal learning setting for at-risk youth.

• Strong skills in individual and group counseling techniques appropriate for children and adolescents.

• Fluency in written and spoken English and more than one Ethiopian language is highly desirable

• Ability and willingness to respect CHADET’s values and safeguarding policy in every aspect of her/his work

How To Apply

Qualified candidates should submit their updated CV along with a one-page format presented below within seven (7) days using the following email: info@chadet.org and salemtenagne@gmail.com

Description

Brief Summary

Name and contact address of the candidate Educational background and field of study Work experience with major achievements (Total years of experience in figure) Why you want to apply for the position Knowledge, skills and abilities Salary expectation (eg. Birr 1,000.00/month) Other relevant information 

NOTE: -1) Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.2) Formats that are over one-page will disqualify the candidate. 3) Do not forget to attach your updated CV along with your credentials and the above format. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Job Requirements Master's or Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or in a related field of study with relevant work experience Duties and Responsibilities: - Provide individual and group counseling sessions to help children overcome learning barriers, manage trauma, and re-engage with education. - Work collaboratively with teachers and facilitators to identify and support children struggling with behavioral or emotional challenges in the classroom - Maintain confidential, accurate, and up-to-date case files, documenting progress and interventions. How to Apply Submit your application, updated CV and supporting credentials via email: info@chadet.org And salemtenagne@gmail.com