Counsellor / Mental Health Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing timely and effective counselling to students, care-givers (parents and/or guardians), trainers and staff per Mann’s guidelines
• Maintaining efficient records of counselling sessions and drafting monthly summary reports
• Planning and conducting peer group sessions and training with trainers in close collaboration with the Mental Health Team
• Developing, reviewing and updating sensitization training plans for current and potential employers
• Planning, scheduling and conducting field visits (as applicable), and home visits of students as part of the pre-enrollment process and developing appropriate intervention plans to maximize student success
• Ongoing assessment and evaluation of progress (as needed)

Education and Experience:

• Master’s Degree in Counselling or Clinical Psychology or Social Work
• Have counselling / social work experience of minimum 1 year
• Have sound knowledge of therapeutic process skills and psychotherapy (preferably Person Centred and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy approaches)
• Prior experience or exposure to special education would be useful, although not mandatory

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a diverse team
• Patient, respectful, caring and empathetic with good analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to train and coach others; with simplicity in instructions
• Good planning and organizing skills
• Comfortable with computers (MS Office)

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹36,000.00 per month

Benefits

• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Nigdi, Pune, Maharashtra: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Language:

• Marathi (Required)
• English (Preferred)

Location:

• Nigdi, Pune, Maharashtra (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person