About the Organization

Tata Institute of Social Sciences is a multi-campus public research university in Mumbai, India. It is Asia’s oldest institute for professional social work education and was founded in 1936 in then Bombay Presidency of British India as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust.

About the Position

  • Full Time Position – Counsellor at the Counselling Center, TISS, Mumbai
  • No of positions – 2 full time positions
  • Location – Mumbai Campus, TISS
  • Timings – 12pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday and 1 Saturday (12pm – 6pm) per month. Depending upon need and workload, counsellor maybe expected to work on 2 Saturdays as well.
  • Remuneration – minimum Rs. 40,000/- (negotiable based on experience) 

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Qualifications 

  • Minimum qualification is postgraduate degree in psychology/ medical and psychiatric social work, social work in mental health
  • MPhil in Psychiatric Social Work, Clinical Psychology or PG Dip in Counselling would be preferred
  • Minimum 1-2 years of experience of direct counselling, case work interventions with individuals and families
  • Candidates with counselling experience of working with young people in school/college settings would be preferred
  • Please note: Interested alumni of TISS, who have graduated in or before 2020 can apply.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Counseling with individual students
  • Documentation of counselling sessions/ case notes and monthly reportsbased on counselling work with students
  • Making referrals to psychiatrist and other mental health services
  • Liasoning with faculty, institute authorities and faculty advisory board onindividual cases where necessary
  • Making case presentations to the faculty advisory board
  • Conducting trainings under the peer support programme of thecounselling center
  • Conducting other developmental activities with students on campusthroughout the year
  • Updating the social media page/s of the counselling center by creatingmental health promotional and awareness materials
  • Assisting the co-ordinator of the counseling center in preparing annual report of the activities of the center.

How to Apply

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