Shamiri Institute calls applications for 2021 Thrive! Fellowship. Shamiri Institute is seeking energetic, diligent, self-motivated, and articulate team players to join the next class of Thrive! Fellows. Thrive! The first step is research and development. They are committed to developing evidence-based interventions that provide youths with a path to securing important life outcomes. To do this, they conduct multi-year rigorous research to ensure that our interventions meet gold-standard field evaluations

Roles and Responsibilities

Candidates will do the following duties

• Complete the Thrive! Fellow training.
• Attending all program sessions to which you are assigned; always arriving on time.
• Acting, with supervision, to help ensure participant confidentiality, health, and safety.
• Attending meetings with Shamiri supervisors and relaying information promptly outside of meetings when necessary.
• Leading Project Thrive! sessions.

Requirements

• Must be a high school graduate (minimum KCSE grade: C+ ).
• No past work experience (or experience in psychology or counseling is necessary).
• Demonstrate the ability to recognize and reflect on one’s own values, attitudes, beliefs, biases, emotions, and past experiences. Use mistakes as opportunities for growth.
• Demonstrate interest in helping others and ensuring their confidentiality, fair treatment, safety, and wellbeing.
• The ability to recognize and reflect on one’s own values, attitudes, beliefs, biases, emotions, and past experiences. Use mistakes as opportunities for growth.
• Possess organizational and problem-solving skills; show that you are responsible.
• Possess strong communication skills with supervisors.

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