Role: Career Counselor

Location: (Remote)

Type: Contractual 2 months & extendable

Reporting to: Ananya Bhardwaj

About us:

Josh is on a mission to unlock human potential by creating tools that effectively nurture each individual’s potential. We started out in 2015, giving Bharat’s youth access to relatable role models in regional languages through the Josh Talks platform. As the next step, we expanded to provide affordable, employability-enhancing skills through our Android application, Josh Skills. Our flagship offering, the Spoken English course, has generated strong user feedback with industry-leading course completion rates, unlocking employment opportunities for our users.

As of March 24, our content has accumulated over 3 billion lifetime views, averaging 100 million+ monthly views across platforms. Josh Skills has more than 9 million downloads with 520,000 paid users. To find out more information about our work, visit joshtalks.com

Awards & Recognition

Forbes India 2020: Most Powerful Self-Made Women (CEO Supriya Paul)

National Media Award 2019: President of India

Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia: Batch of 2018

Program Overview

The “Discover You” program, developed by Josh Talks in collaboration with Marwadi University, is designed to guide high school students through their pivotal career decision moments post their 10th and 12th grades. This comprehensive, phased approach helps students identify and pursue a career path that aligns with their passions and strengths.

Your Role

We are seeking experienced Career Counselors to join our team. In this role, you will provide comprehensive guidance and support to high school students navigating the crucial decisions of their career paths following their 10th and 12th grades. The ideal candidate will excel in one-on-one counseling sessions, helping students to explore and understand their interests, strengths, and career opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct one-on-one career counseling sessions to assist students in understanding their strengths and aligning their interests with suitable career paths.
• Create and maintain motivating and informative content for the program’s website and interactive sessions.
• Work closely with schools, Josh Talks speakers, and Marwadi University alumni to coordinate and deliver program content effectively.
• Collect feedback from students and educators to refine counseling techniques and workshop content.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience in educational counseling or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Counseling, Education, or a related field; Master’s preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a diverse audience.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the designated regions.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Track the number of students attending workshops and accessing online resources.
• Measure the effectiveness of counseling sessions through student feedback and follow-up outcomes.

Other Details

We actively seek teammates from diverse backgrounds and only hire extremely driven people.

The Josh core team is composed of people who are ambitious and intend to create something that is bigger than themselves. Things that will last forever and will go on to impact and change the world. We have big dreams that are backed by our relentless pursuit to achieve them. We like no-nonsense, get stuff done kind of people and keep things simple. =================================================

Josh Talks is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. We also provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.