Job Description

Position open for Women Applicants Only. Vacancies exist across various districts of Telangana.

The Bharosa Centre counsellor provides psychological counselling and guidance to the women and children who are victims of grave sexual offences. They also provide need-based referral services to Shelters, Rehab Centres etc. Key roles included the following:

1. Drafting of client case history

2. Conducting Individual /Group Counselling involving the client and family members/ other stakeholders

3. Implementing appropriate therapies on a need basis.

4. Take absolute ownership across the client lifecycle and shall follow the prescribed code of ethics, guidelines, and protocols in providing counselling services.

5. Depending on the case load at the centre, the Counsellor will also take part in / anchor awareness activities in the community.

Qualification :

1. M.SC in psychology / MA in Psychology / Master of Social Work

Age : Should be not less than 21 years and not more than 45 years of age as on date of application

Gender : Female (only)

Experience :

Should have not less than 24 months of post qualification relevant experience in Experience rendering psycho-social counseling to Women/Children.

Should have handled at least 50 relevant clients and not less than 100 counseling sessions.

Preference will be accorded to candidates with past experience of counseling victims of violence/Trauma Counseling

Candidates who are working in Social Sector / NGO in the field of Women and Child will be given preference.

The applicants should have the above-mentioned experience as part of her most recent or immediate past job role.

Note:

The position is not applicable for School, College or Agency career counselors etc.

Knowledge Areas:

Should have working knowledge of important laws pertaining to Rape and POCSO Act 2012.

Knowledge of guidelines, rules and case laws in connection with the above will be a definite advantage.

Skill Sets :

Knowledge of imparting Psycho Social Counseling

Knowledge of imparting Trauma Counseling

Handson knowledge of Therapies

Clear understanding of various Counseling Techniques.

Should have Keyboard skills.

Documentation- Should be able to draft activity and incident reports in English.

Should be Technology Literate (Operating Computers, Printing, Xeroxing, Scanning, Recording, basic photography and videography, web based research etc.)

Knowledge of working on computers is a must. All case related data has to be fed to computerized formats, and hence, keyboard skills and functional knowledge of computers is mandatory.

Good in Interpersonal Communication

Ability to work in a Team

Languages :

Should be fluent in Telugu & English. Having working knowledge of Hindi is preferred in Rural locations. For Greater Hyderabad, knowledge of Hindi is mandatory for some centres.

Work Location :

The Counsellor will be working out of the assigned Bharosa Centre in the District/Commissionerate.

1.Surya pet

2.Vikarabad

3.Komurambeem Asifabad

4.Jangaon

5. Medak

Note : In centres with only one Counsellor, the counselor will be asked to play the role of the center-coordinator as well. Towards this, an additional amount will be provided as hardship allowance to the tune of INR 5000/-per month for the period for which such responsibility is being discharged by her.

Days of Work :

Centre will be operational 6 days a week, Monday to Saturday. The position is required to be available on a need basis on off days and public holidays based on client needs.

Compensation :

The remuneration is INR 25,000/- per month in Tier-II, (along with Rs. 5000 as hardship allowance where the person also holds the responsibility of centre coordinator) with an annual performance-based increase of up to 7% as per currently approved guidelines.

Initial Tenure :

The initial outsourcing contract will be for a period of 1 year. The position has an initial probation of 6 months. Annual performance appraisals and continuance of budgetary sanctions will determine continuity of service, year on year.

All applications will be accepted online ONLY. Link to application form will be available under careers section of https://womensafetywing.telangana.gov.in/

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ?25,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Provident Fund

Application Question(s):

• This position is only open for Women Applicants. Male applicants need not apply.

Experience:

• Individual / group counseling: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Expected Start Date: 03/07/2024