Duties and Responsibilities
- Providing timely and effective counselling to students, care-givers (parents and/or guardians), trainers and staff per Mann’s guidelines
- Maintaining efficient records of counselling sessions and drafting monthly summary reports
- Planning and conducting peer group sessions and training with trainers in close collaboration with the Mental Health Team
- Developing, reviewing and updating sensitization training plans for current and potential employers
- Planning, scheduling and conducting field visits (as applicable), and home visits of students as part of the pre-enrollment process and developing appropriate intervention plans to maximize student success
- Ongoing assessment and evaluation of progress (as needed)
Education and Experience:
- Master’s Degree in Counselling or Clinical Psychology or Social Work
- Have counselling / social work experience of minimum 1 year
- Have sound knowledge of therapeutic process skills and psychotherapy (preferably Person Centred and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy approaches)
- Prior experience or exposure to special education would be useful, although not mandatory
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a diverse team
- Patient, respectful, caring and empathetic with good analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to train and coach others; with simplicity in instructions
- Good planning and organizing skills
- Comfortable with computers (MS Office)
Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹36,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Nigdi, Pune, Maharashtra: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Language:
- Marathi (Required)
- English (Preferred)
Location:
- Nigdi, Pune, Maharashtra (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
