MHPSS Counselor

Position Title: MHPSS Counselor

2025-10-12 Khost Full Time 2

Job Location:	Khost
Nationality:	National
Category:	Health Care
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	As per NSP Salary Scale
Vacancy Number:	CARE-AF-1291
No. Of Jobs:	1
City:	Khost (Spera)

Organization:	CARE AFGHANISTAN
Years of Experience:	At least one-year experience in the provision of psychosocial counseling services.
Contract Duration:	June 30 2026
Gender:	Female
Education:	Holder of a diploma in psychosocial counseling or Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from a recognized institute within the country/from abroad.
Close date:	2025-10-12

About CARE AFGHANISTAN:

CARE’s Introduction (Who We Are?)

As a global leader, CARE is shaping the future of the humanitarian and development sector. Each year, we deliver support and services to millions of people in over a hundred countries. We do this by focusing on our mission and living the values that drive our organization. A career at CARE is an opportunity to be part of a movement that brings communities together to solve complex problems and foster lasting change throughout the world. We seek individuals who are passionate about humanitarian and development work, collaborate well with others, embrace learning and innovation, and deliver results.

CARE’s Work Culture (What It’s Like to Work at CARE?)

CARE is a mission-driven international humanitarian aid and development organization that offers an opportunity to work with people across the world. Not a day will go by that you won’t learn something profound, meet an expert, or write a sentence that can change a life. We are committed to an environment where everyone can succeed.

Job Descriptions:

Reports to MCHC In-Charge
Collaborates with: Members of MCHC, and other project staff at CARE sub office level.
Actively contributes to other MCHC colleagues assigned tasks and the project team meetings and coordination events at provincial/sub office/field level.
KEY RESULT EXPECTED
Increase access of affected and vulnerable individuals to professional psychosocial counseling services including required treatment/trauma care and dignity kits for all target population within the catchment area of the project.
Work for increasing local communities’ awareness level to identify, support and refer affected and vulnerable individuals for psychosocial services.
Prepare quality counseling, treatment/trauma care and referral reports with possible privacy and confidentiality.
Develop strong working coordination and effective communication channels with local communities for utilization of CARE MCHC psychosocial service and resources.

Overall objective of this position is to increase access of target and vulnerable groups to primary curative and preventive psychosocial services including consultation, medicines, distribution of dignity kits, health education and referral services to all male and female clients in the catchment area/SDPs.
• Select clients-friendly and secure place/corner/room for organizing consultation and awareness raising sessions in terms of compliance with confidentiality and privacy related issues in the field.
• Conduct psychosocial counseling sessions with individual or group discussion for all target and vulnerable clients and provide required treatment, specific dignity kits including offering volunteer referral services.
• Keep special focus on keeping all clients’ individual consultation & referral data/records confidential and limited to official use only.
• Identification of most vulnerable and affected individuals in internal displaced and host communities through awareness raising, regular health education and OPD triage and triage.
• Report and share any unexpected issue or security related issues immediately to line manager or project office.

• Work with local communities and Community Mobilizers to help PSSC identify and refer vulnerable, and shock affected individuals from host community and IDPs.
• Advocate for local community support for minimizing further harm to vulnerable population via awareness raising and health education.
• Assist target communities in developing & adapting safety plan for life threatening situations considering local context and available resources.
• Considering the nature of work with these clients and local context, all possible measures should be in place to ensure confidentiality & privacy related issues of all clients to avoid any unwanted/unexpected stigma, harm or any life-threatening condition.
• Prepare and submit daily consultation, referral and dignity kits distribution related reports to the team leader/in-charge.
• Ensure active participation in local community mobilization activities in consultation with team leader and other PSSC colleagues.
• Maintaining close internal working coordination with other team members, project staff and referrer community/clients’ concerns/suggestions to line manger accordingly.

Responsibilities on Safety and Security, Gender and Inclusion and Safeguarding and Child Protection:

[base location] at CARE are expected to adhere to Safety & Security responsibilities, emphasizing team and individual accountability to maintain a safe environment. This includes readiness, compliance, and active engagement to mitigate risks through awareness, reporting, and policy enforcement.

Gender equality and inclusion are fundamental at CARE, promoting equal rights and challenging discriminatory norms to achieve social justice. We foster an inclusive workplace respecting diverse gender identities, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences through dialogue, training, and diversity initiatives. All CARE staff must uphold ethical standards, following codes of conduct to prevent abuse, including sexual harassment, exploitation, and neglect. Regular monitoring ensures accountability to uphold these principles and support our mission of social justice and poverty alleviation.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

Uphold CARE’s Safeguarding Policy (https://www.care-international.org/resources/care-international-safeguarding-policy) and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
Must read the Safeguarding Policy and either sign the Safeguarding Code of Conduct or sign a Code of Conduct that is consistent with or references this policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Safety and Security Responsibility:

We all have a responsibility to promote a safe and secure work environment, foster a safety and security culture, and ensure consistent application of, and compliance with, CARE Afghanistan safety and security policies and procedures.

• Holder of a diploma in psychosocial counseling or Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from a recognized institute within the country/from abroad.

Job Requirements:

Holder of a diploma in psychosocial counseling or Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from a recognized institute within the country/from abroad.

At least one-year experience in the provision of psychosocial counseling services.
• Proper report writing and communication skills
• A team member with ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to maintain professionalism/medical ethics in services delivery and interaction with clients/visitors.
• Experience in case management including organizing individual or group counseling sessions.
• Fluency in spoken and written Dari and Pashto is a requirement.

Experience with IDPs will be a plus point.
English Language skills is a plus point.

Safeguarding

CARE places human dignity at the center of its relief and development work. At the heart of CARE’s efforts to impact poverty and social justice is its engagement with marginalized communities, and vulnerable adults and children. Vulnerable adults and children are particularly at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. CARE commits to the protection from sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse and of vulnerable adults and children, involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel. CARE has a zero tolerance toward sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse. CARE takes seriously all concerns and complaints about sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse and child abuse involving CARE Employees and Related Personnel

CARE Afghanistan participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we hereby request information from candidate’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the candidate left employment. All CARE Afghanistan’s offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Submission Guidelines:

Please submit your completed CARE Standard Job application form (ACBAR: Application Form) along with updated CV to afg.vacancies@care.org.
Applications after the closing date (12:00 AM) and without CARE Application form will not be accepted.
Please Indicate the position title, Vacancy Number in the Subject Line (Psychoscial Counselor CARE- AF-1291- Khost) otherwise your application will not be considered.
Please note that there is no telephonic inquiry and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted with and call for Interview.
The successful applicant will be expected to undergo a Background Check, Bridger check & Reference check and be compliant and sign up to Care Afghanistan’s Code of Conduct, PSHA (Prevention from Sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) and other Care Afghanistan policies prior to a final offer being made.
CARE IS COMMITTED TO CHILD PROTECTION POLICY (Available at: http://bit.ly/CAREAFG_Child_Protection_Policy)

Equal Opportunity Statement

CARE is an Equal Opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.

MDS (Misconduct Disclosure Scheme)

CARE participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we hereby request information from the candidate’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the candidate left employment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.