Rising Star Outreach of India Hiring For Career Counselor at Chengalpattu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Full Time

Organization Profile:

Rising Star Outreach of India (RSOI) is a Non-Profit Organization work for the upliftment of Persons Affected by Leprosy. RSOI provides 3 major activities for the People Affected by Leprosy, they are 1. Education, 2. Medical and 3. Colony Development Activities. To know more about our company visit our website www.risingstaroutreachofindia.org or www.risingstaroutreach.org

Benefits

· We paid full salary to all our employees during the 1st wave & 2nd wave of Covid 19 pandemic.

· Employees can avail Annual Leave Encashment after completing the Probationary period of Six months.

· Yearly 12 Casual leaves and 12 Medical leaves will be given to the employees.

· List of 22 Holidays will be given to employees in the beginning of the calendar year and it will be followed

· Every year there will be salary increment based on the performance appraisal.

· Working hours 9 am to 5 pm. We work on two Saturdays monthly; rest of the Saturdays and Sundays is Holiday.

· We have a paid Summer & Winter Holiday for staffs.

· Provident fund opted for equal contribution

· We provide corporate Health Insurances for our employees.

Job Description: Career Counsellor

As a Career Counsellor, Mentorship, Alumni & Scholarship Fund Coordinator, the Employee is required to perform the following duties and to undertake the following primary responsibilities in a professional manner.

COLLEGE & CAREER COUNSELOR

• Creates and manages a growth map for each individual student beginning in 6th Standard (or as decided upon by the RSOI school board)

• Checks in to see what their long-term goals are and how they plan on reaching them

• Helps students find colleges they would like to attend and fill out applications

• Provides information of various career options and colleges

• Sets up guest speakers from various fields of study and universities

• Create connections with local colleges and businesses

• Provide “internship” or “school credit” opportunities for 11th-12th grade students at local workplaces through connections

• Once a year, set up a “shadow day” where older students shadow a professional in their field of interest

• Establish a foundation in this role that will allow for future growth.

MENTORSHIP COACH

• Oversee and manage the Mindset Initiative (still to be purchased or developed)

• Has a profile for each student with their current goals, accomplishments, and plans of actions.

• Offers a Life Skills Workshop once a month

• Works in conjunction with RSO alumni, as well as school, and regional leadership to coordinate mindset curriculum.

• Establish a foundation in this role that will allow for future growth.

• Reaches out to professionals in students’ fields of interests and connects them to 11th-12th standard students

• Ideally, every 12th grader will have their own specific mentor outside of RSO

• Professional Mentors – coordinates interactions and presentations

ALUMNI & SCHOLARSHIP FUND COORDINATOR

• Head over the Changing Mindset Initiative

• Has an updated list of scholarships for students to apply for government assistance or college scholarships

• Manages the RISING STAR scholarship fund, Madi Douglas Scholarship Fund, Sally Read Scholarship Fund – and any other scholarship funds created (Marriott, St. Gobain, KONE)

• Makes Recommendations as to which fund will be the best fit for each applicant

• All Scholarship Recipients are required to write a thank you letter upon receipt of the funds. Qualifying students will be provided with information about who to thank – representative of the scholarship fund. Since Rising Star Outreach of India is required to keep a copy of these letters on file, letters should be sent to the National General Manager. The National General Manager will forward the letters appropriately. Scholarships will not be renewed the following year if a thank you letter is not written by each recipient.

• Students’ progress will be checked at the end of each semester. Students are expected to have 90% attendance and pass all semester and non-semester exams. If the recipient is not meeting the criteria and/or expectations of the College and Rising Star Outreach, the recipient will be required to meet with RSOI senior management. Not fulfilling these requirements may result in the termination of scholarship funding.

• Checks in with each alumni every quarter and seeks to be of assistance

• Valedictory Services will be held in April. A photo will be taken of each graduating student receiving a gift as well as a group photo taken of the entire graduating class. (possible exit interview on video)

• Donors will be notified of scholarship recipients sometime between the end of May through the end of September.

• Rising Star Outreach senior management will notify Rising Star Outreach and Rising Star Outreach will notify donors promptly, if scholarship funding is no longer paid to support a selected recipient for any reason.

• Keeps track of college-attending alumni

• Their year in school, their major/minors, any awards they have received, research they are involved in, etc.

• Provides 1-2 stories / updates per month about alumni with photos and strong content

• Establish a foundation in this role that will allow for future growth.

Required Skills:

Education Qualification – MSc Psychology, Career Counselling, MBA, MA Social work in Humanities, MSW HR, Post Graduate Qualification in the areas of Human Resource / Personal Management.

Willing to work with People Affected by Leprosy and Children from the Leprosy background

Experience:

Fresher’s or Minimum 3 years of Experience in the field.

Language:

· Tamil

· English (Required)

Interested Candidates can contact Employer HR manager at 9176666437

Job Type: Regular / Permanent

Salary: ₹18,000.00 – ₹30,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Leave encashment
• Paid sick time
• Provident Fund

Schedule:

• Day shift

COVID-19 considerations:
100% Vaccinated and strictly follow the Government instructions

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chengalpattu, Uthiramerur – 603107, Tamil Nadu: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Are you from Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, Mathuranthagam or Uthiramerur

Education:

• Master’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• total work: 2 years (Preferred)
• work: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Tamil (Preferred)

Speak with the employer
+91 9176666437
Application Deadline: 02/09/2022
Expected Start Date: 02/09/2022