About the role:
Clinical Leads will be part of our Shamiri Program —a youth-led, youth-oriented mental healthcare program and delivery system that integrates two essential elements:? 1) a rigorously tested evidence-based mental health intervention (the Shamiri, or "Thrive!" in Kiswahili, intervention) that includes simple, empirically supported psychological elements, uses stigma-free, culturally appropriate content, and 2) dissemination in secondary schools by youths trained as lay-providers and integration into a three-tier mental health care model.
The Clinical Lead is a 'supervisor of supervisors' who works directly with in-need students and supervises clinical supervisors handling clinical cases. The clinical lead oversees referrals of students to their best-suited providers and collaborates with school staff, parents/guardians, and community members to ensure —to the best of their ability— that in-need students benefit fully and find/meet no harm.
Roles and Responsibilities
Clinical Service Delivery and Oversight
Handle risk-associated student cases to ensure they receive the care they need.
Lead the case management of child welfare/protection student cases.
Overseeing referrals of students to their best-suited service providers.
Clinical Supervision
Facilitate weekly group clinical supervision sessions for clinical supervisors.
Facilitate individual supervision sessions for clinical supervisors as needed.
Regularly conduct clinical supervisor wellness checks and implement restorative solutions as needed.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitor the progress of clinical service delivery and perform required assessments and evaluations.
Regularly review clinical records to ensure case handling and treatment approaches adhere to relevant clinical protocols.
Ensuring caregiver practices meet ethical and organizational standards.
Collaboration and Advocacy
Develop relationships with community service providers to ensure in-need students receive needed support.
Collaborate with school staff, parents/guardians, and community members to support in-need students.
Oversee and approve all external clinical case reporting and briefings, e.g., school administration.
Liaison
Develop and provide necessary reports to the clinical operations team or other relevant parties.
Develop and provide supervision reports to the clinical operations team or other relevant parties.
Develop and provide clinical training needs reports to the clinical operations team or other relevant parties.
Requirements
At least an undergraduate degree in psychology, counselling psychology or a similar psychology field; a master's qualification is preferable but not required.
Registered with the Counselling and Psychologists Board of Kenya (or show proof of registration being in progress)
Minimum of four years of relevant continuous working experience in a mental healthcare setting.
Experience supervising mental health providers (e.g. counsellors) in a mental healthcare setting.
Experience working with adolescents in a counselling/psychotherapy setting.
Experience in a leadership/team management role in a healthcare setting.
Excellent written communication skills, both writing and speaking.
Excellent interpersonal skills, able to collaborate with others; a positive team player with a strong work ethic and passion for helping others.
