Youth Counselor at SOS Children's Villages Nigeria

SOS Children's Villages Nigeria works in 133 countries to support families and help children at risk grow up in a loving home. For more than 60 years, we have worked with partners in each community to either help families care for their children or to provide an alternative, for instance an SOS family, in which the love of a carer is essential.

Everything we do is based on the best interests of the child, and each has an individual development plan. Uniquely, we provide practical support over the long term, so that each child or young person can develop resilient relationships and face life’s challenges in the future

Working throughout the country, SOS Children's Villages Nigeria is in the process of recruiting the vacant position of:

Job Title: Youth Counselor

Location: Lagos

Job Description
The role of the Youth Counsellor is to guide individual youth, accompany them through their career, contribute to the quality of youth care and organise youth activities within the frame of the SOS family child-care model as well as ensuring Inst the individual needs and rights of children are addressed and protected.

Key Responsibilities

• Guides the personal development of the youths
• Creates opportunities for contact with the youths’ biological family, SOS family and community
• Supports the educational and career development of the youths
• Supports the SOS mothers and village life
• Fulfils administration and managing duties

Requirement

• B.Sc Psychology/B Ed. Education [Guidance & Counselling]
• Expertise in child/and or youth care
• Knowledge of national child welfare system and child rights/child protect
• Familiar and aware of UNCRC [UN Child Rights convention] and Child care Acts and other relevant national child care legislations
• Team spirit
• 5 years of relevant experience, with a proven track record of success

Remuneration
We offer a Competitive Salary and Benefit Package

In accordance with the organisation’s child protection policy, all employment is subject to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

Application Closing Date
1st May, 2014

Method of Application
Qualified candidates are to send a motivation letter and detailed Curriculum Vitae with three traceable references to:

The National Director
SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria
18 Church Street, Opebi, Ikeja
P.O Box 660 Shomolu Lagos, Nigeria
Email address: recruitment@sosvillages-nigeria.org