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Wellness Consultant

Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

About the Job:
We are looking for a seasoned and committed Wellbeing Consultant. This role will provide a robust support system to offer real-time counselling and well-being support services and advice to all staff.
You will serve as a support partner to the Wellbeing Manager and report directly to this role.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 
Key Responsibilities:
  • Assist and support provision of a safe outlet and relief to staff through counselling in order to enhance their productivity.
  • Provision of resilience counselling, support to staff, planning and facilitating group counseling processes.
  • Psychologically empower staff in an effort to manage stress and burnout.
  • Assist in the provision of continuous psychological assessments and identify areas of support required.
  • Supporting the Wellbeing Manager and the training team to develop curriculum for personal development and wellness programs.
  • Assist to identify any trends from counseling sessions and advise the Wellbeing Manager on strategy
  • Supporting the Wellbeing Manager to schedule and plan for counseling and wellbeing sessions and develop periodic reports.
  • Ensure that all documentation is completed in a timely and professional manner
  • Ensure that all work with clients is confidential and that ethical practices are observed at all times
  • Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor degree in Psychology, Counseling or a related field.
  • At least 3 years’ experience in providing trauma and workplace counselling.
  • Must be registered with the Kenya Counsellors & Psychologists Board.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to maintain neutrality, impartiality and confidentiality in all aspects of work undertaken.
  • Good report writing and observational skills.
  • Ability to handle issues with empathy .
  • Excellent skills in organization, attention to detail and time management (including the ability to meet deadlines)
  • Ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
  • Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and needs and willingness to work across different shifts
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Masters in Psychology, Counselling or a related field
  • Member of recognized accredited body for counselors in Kenya.

About Sama 

Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology for Fortune 2000 companies such as Google, Walmart, Ford, Microsoft, and Marriott. We’re experts in data curation and data annotation for 2D and 3D image, video, and sensor data for machine learning algorithms.. Sama offers the highest quality SLAs in the industry, along with cutting-edge ML-assisted annotation tools, QA processes, and security and compliance standards. 

Founded in 2008 on the belief that “talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not”, Sama is driven by the mission to expand opportunities for those who are underprivileged. As a certified B-corp, Sama has provided worker training programs to increase economic opportunity for more than 13,000 people from underserved communities. By connecting our customers with amazing talent in East Africa, we've impacted more than 59,000 workers and their dependents.

Today, our vision is to provide data scientists, ML engineers, and data operations teams with an indispensable, integrated platform for AI data preparation, labeling, and collection. 

For more information, visit www.sama.com.

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Our Culture:

Sama is quite unique. We are a technology company with a social mission. People that thrive in a high-growth environment, love working on the bleeding edge of technology, and really care about having a positive impact on the world are a great fit for the Sama culture. Our core values are One Team, One Goal - Deliver. Period. - Trust & Transparency - Customer First - Humanity.

Our Benefits:

Sama is proud to offer competitive compensation corresponding to market data & level of experience. Sama also offers benefits packages based on country of employment, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, holiday and vacation policies, professional development stipends and a paid sabbatical program. Our Talent Acquisition team would be happy to discuss our benefits packages with you in more detail during the interview process.

At Sama, we pride ourselves in being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.

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