Job Description

About the role:

The Career Guidance Counselor will play a crucial role in assisting youths, particularly from low income communities,, in navigating their career paths. The primary focus of the role is to provide comprehensive guidance, support, and resources to empower youths to make informed decisions regarding their education and career choices.

Your role in supplementing the Organisational goals:

• Conduct one-to-one career counselling sessions with individual youth to understand the unique needs, aspirations, and challenges of youths.
• Provide guidance on educational pathways, skill development, and career options based on individual strengths and interests.
• Facilitate career exploration activities to help youths identify potential fields of interest.
• Assist youths in creating long-term career plans, considering their skills, values, and goals.
• Identify skill gaps and recommend appropriate training programs.
• Connect youths with skill-building opportunities to enhance their employability.
• Provide coaching and preparation for job interviews, including mock interviews and feedback.
• Organize and conduct workshops, seminars, and group sessions on career-related topics.
• Generate reports on the impact of career guidance programs for organizational evaluation.
• Supporting the rest of the team members as and when required.

Who we are looking for:

• Education: BA/MA in Psychology/Counseling/Training or Post Graduation in any field
• Certification in career counseling or a related field is desirable.
• Experience: 1-2 years of experience, preferably in Career Counseling
• Ability to conduct a batch of 25 to 30 students.
• Ability to counsel the students appropriately, which will enable them to make the right decision towards their careers.
• Empathy and a genuine interest in helping individuals achieve their career goals.
• Knowledge of local job markets, educational institutions, and vocational training programs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in local language, Hindi and English
• Immediate joiners are preferred.

All candidates applying for the position should submit a resume via email to careers@lighthousecommunities.org.

Applicants for the position should specify "Career Counselor" in the subject line of the email application.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ?30,000.00 - ?40,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Cell phone reimbursement
• Health insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person