Job Description

Position: Community Officer (2) & Community Support Officer (2)

Type: Full-time position

Location: Urban Slums, Pune (Tadiwala Rd, Yerawada, and Parvati Paytha)

We are looking for individuals to join our Community Support Team in our Happy Child Happy Family Program

About Parivartan Trust

Parivartan Trust is a not-for-profit, community-based mental health organization founded by Dr. Narendra Dabholkar and Dr. Shaila Dabholkar in 1991. The vision of the organization is to build a society where individuals with mental health and addiction disorders can lead fulfilling lives, free from stigma and with access to affordable quality mental health services and support.

Happy Child Happy Family Program is a collaborative community based mental health intervention for Children of the age 0 to 18 years and their Parents in urban slums of Pune namely, Tadiwala Rd, Yerawada and Parvati Paytha (Janta Vasahat). The focus of the program is mental health promotion & prevention and early identification & intervention for children living with mental health distress or illness.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-field Community Officer & Community Support Officer role at Parivartan Trust, located in Pune. Both the community officer & community support officer will work together in identifying children of the age 0 to 18 and their parents for group intervention- ManasRang on mental health from the said Urban Slums. They will also be responsible to facilitate the intervention.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Will report to Program Co-ordinator

• Conduct household survey for identification of children and their parents for group intervention- ManasRang (expressive art based group therapy)

• Duly filling up data collection forms, questionnaires, and provide daily reports

• Identifying and enrolling children living with mental disorders and mental distress from said communities

• Providing psychosocial interventions for identified children and their family

• Facilitation & conducting group intervention- ManasRang in community centres of each slum

• Conducting small group meetings and community awareness programs

• Undertake activities that are assigned by Intervention facilitator or program co-ordinator

Key Qualifications and Requirements:

• Educational Qualification: A Master's degree in psychiatric social work or Masters in Social Work (MSW) with experience in community mental health

• Technical Skills: Familiar with data collection on mobile & tablets

• Work Experience: Minimum 2-3 years experience in community mental health or working in health in urban slums

• Language Proficiency: Fluency in Marathi is a MUST.

Interested individuals with experience and passion to work in on-field community mental health are also welcome to apply

Compensation: Based on experience

Availability: We have a preference for candidates who can join immediately.

Interested applicants can send their CV and cover letter along with expected CTC with the subject line "Community Support Team- Happy Child Happy Family" to contactparivartantrust@gmail.com

 

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