Udayan Care Hiring For Child Psychological Counsellor at Delhi, Delhi Full Time

Position: Child and Family Counsellor, FiT Families Together

Location: New Delhi

Reports to: Project Lead

Section 1 | About Udayan Care

Udayan Care, an ISO 9000 certified organisation, has been working for the quality care of disadvantaged children and women and youth for over 26 years, with the endeavor of providing sustainable rehabilitation. The mission of “A nurturing home for every orphaned child; an opportunity for higher education for every girl and for every adult; the dignity of self-reliance and the desire to give back to society.” is what drives its 230+ employees and close to 800 volunteers to action.

Udayan Care has been accredited by Give India, Guide star & Credibility Alliance, for its transparent and credible performance. In 2015, the Honorable President of India awarded Udayan Care with the National Award for Child Welfare 2014-India’s highest commendation for a non-profit child welfare organisation constituted by the Govt. of India

FiT Families Together is an initiative of Udayan Care in Delhi that works on family strengthening, under a unique comprehensive approach towards prevention and reintegration of children in their own families and communities are enabled to care and be responsible for their children. It aims to be developed as a scalable model of active and collaborative family support that can be easily customized to be implemented locally.

Section 2 | Purpose of the Role

The candidate will closely work with the children and families in selected slum communities of Delhi who have been restored to their families from CCIs during COVID-19 and beneficiaries of the family strengthening program. Look after the psycho-social well-being of children and family and provide counselling depending on the needs of each family member.

*The candidate will spend maximum time of work in the field and community

Section 3 | Key Responsibilities

· Assessing the psychological needs of the children and their families.

· Identifying the needs and addressing the basic psycho-support of children and families

· Provide individual and group counselling services that enables the children and their families to cope better with the psychological challenges during the pandemic and beyond.

· Plan and conduct activities as part of psycho-social support or for better mental health of the targeted beneficiaries

· Work out tools and reporting formats to track progress pre and post interventions

· To identify Safeguarding and Child Protection concerns and follow agency procedures to ensure the safety of children and young people.

· Maintaining the confidentiality of the beneficiaries

· Listening to the voices of children and young people

Any other job or related task as advised by the Project Lead or Asst. Director – A.R.T.

Weekend hours and extensive field travel shall be required.

Section 4 | Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Experience

Minimum 2 years of counselling service experience with children and families

To have a working knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection

Educational Qualifications

Masters in clinical Psychology from an institute of repute.

Skills Requirements:

· Proven working experience in psychological counselling

· Experience in efficient casework and group work

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both client-facing and internal skills

· Excellent skills in documentation, including report, and case study writing skills.

· Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office

· Knowledge of local and international laws/guidelines/Govt. schemes & programs related to the care of children

Mandatory Safeguarding Requirement:

Child/Youth Protection and Safeguarding Policy: Udayan Care accords the highest priority to its commitment to creating awareness, ensuring prevention, reporting, and response to all disclosures of abuse, violence, neglect, or exploitation or its threat for all children, young persons, and vulnerable adults that the organization is in contact with. Our CIRCA values, Code of Conduct and HR norms clearly regulate and ensure the implementation of the highest standards towards zero tolerance of any safeguarding concerns.

Any employee, consultant, contractor, supplier, vendor, or resource person, shall read, be aware and sign to comply strictly with the Child Protection Policy, the Safeguarding Policy, and all accompanying policies of Udayan Care.

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: ₹25,000.00 – ₹30,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Provident Fund

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Morning shift

Application Question(s):

• Masters in clinical Psychology from an institute of repute.
• total years of counselling service experience with children and families

To have a working knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection?

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+91 8527036636