Clinical Lead
Shamiri Institute is seeking an energetic, diligent, and self-motivated team player to join its staff as a Clinical Lead on a three-month contract.
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.
Application Information:
- Successful candidates will be engaged in a 3-month contract from January 2025 with the possibility of renewal for a similar period.
- All Clinical Leads will be paid KES 50,000 per month during this duration.
- The Shamiri Program will be implemented from hubs in Nairobi, Kiambu, Kajiado and Murang’a. While candidates will share their preferred locations, this does not guarantee they will be posted there.
- Use of AI: Candidates are expected to ensure that their applications reflect their personal and professional experience, skills and knowledge. AI-generated applications will not be considered.
- Interested candidates should apply through the Shamiri Institute Careers portal.
NO EMAIL APPLICATIONS. If you have any questions, please email Lelo Memba. (lelo.memba@shamiri.institute)
About Shamiri Institute
We are a youth-led organization shaping the future of mental health by making it affordable for all, personalized to an individual’s needs and circumstances, and integrated within existing caregiving systems and community life. This will help to build a future where young people can thrive across the African continent. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Shamiri was founded in 2018 at Harvard University by award-winning Kenyan entrepreneur and community – mobilizer Tom Osborn and rising global mental health researcher Katherine Venturo-Conerly. Since our founding in 2018, we have worked with over 10,000 youths in secondary schools across Kenya. Through our work, young people have experienced a 40% improvement in mental health and well-being, a 14% improvement in social relations, and a 3% improvement in academic grades. Watch this TED talk for more information about our work.
