Assistant Director Counselling Services at Machakos County Public Service Board

Machakos County, nicknamed ‘Macha,’ was the first capital city of Kenya and is now an administrative county in Kenya. Machakos is made up of eight (8) constituencies including Machakos Town, Mavoko, Masinga, Yatta, Kangundo, Kathiani, Matungulu, and Mwala. Machakos Town is the administrative capital of the County.

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be responsible for: –

• initiating and preparing Departmental advisory meetings;


• following-up on counselling development projects in the field;


• monitoring, implementation and evaluation of accounting and management systems as well as guidelines for counselling;


• providing counsellor supervision to field officers to ensure that counselling activities are conducted efficiently;


• keeping appropriate records;


• conducting research in counselling and


• supervising staff working under the officer.


• In addition, the officer will; provide guidance and counselling services to employees; promote personal and social development  appropriate  to  career development;  provide  appropriate interventions to assist employees with psycho-social related problems; identify employees  with  social,  psychological  or  health  related  problems;  planned organized seminars and workshops on guidance and counselling matters.

Requirements for Appointment 

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Ten (10) years of working experience of which three (3) should be in a Managerial position in the Public Service or Private Sector;


• Master’s Degree in Counselling or a Master’s Degree in any of the Social Sciences with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling from a recognized institution;


• Bachelor’s Degree in Counselling Or a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the Social Sciences with a Post-Graduate Diploma from a recognized institution;


• Psychological Debriefing;


• Proficiency in Computer Applications;


• Registration with the Kenya Counselling Association (KCA).

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