Career Programme Facilitator | Vidya And Child

     

Vidya & Child works to bridge the gap for those children who have little or no access to education. It was started in 1998 with the objective of providing a creative learning environment for the underprivileged children. It caters to children from Nursery to Class XII & beyond. Most of the children are first generation learners and have parents who work as domestic servants, rickshaw pullers, industrial workers, plumbers & street vendors.

 

Vidya & Child offers a holistic approach through intensive Life Skills and Arts & Performing Arts along with academic, financial & mentoring support. It helps each child to explore and identify their uniqueness within.

JOB OVERVIEW & SNAPSHOT:

📩 Job title: Career Programme Facilitor

📍 Location: Noida, Rotation between two centers of Vidya & Child – Noida -
                    Sector 37 Branch and Noida - Sector 128 Branch.

🧳 Experience: Min. 5 to 6 years in direct career counseling for age 14 to 18
                        years

💲Salary/Stipend: Not disclosed

✍️ Reporting to: Incharge

🕗 Apply by: November 10, 2023

ROLE DESCRIPTION: 

This is a full-time position and requires physical presence at the assigned centers. Candidates without relevant experience will NOT be considered. Those with NGO experience and staying within Noida or close by would be given preference.

Target working group - Grade 9 to 12

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum experience of 5 to 6 years in direct career counseling for age 14 to 18 years

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS:

• Readiness to do direct work with children and parents (and not just manage / coordinate)

• Being updated with current career fields, jobs, industries, courses.

• Good knowledge of Computers and English language – both written and spoken.

• Preferably career counseling experience at a similar education-based NGO or with a school.

• Exposure to psychometric testing, counseling techniques, methodologies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Managing and executing the full career programme at Sector 128 Centre and providing support for Sector 37 Centre.
  
  DIRECT WORK WITH CHILDREN
  
  

• Direct work group and individual work with Grade 9 to 12

• Conducting common / group sessions on career, stream etc. awareness for children and parents.

• Conducting and / or common / group sessions for exposure around various career fields and opportunities.

• Conducting regular Career Guidance classes for Grade 9 to 12 (weekly basis) with existing as well as new content.

• Conducting regular "Knowing the child" sessions to understand the background, interests, strengths etc. and full profile of every single child.

• Advise students about what courses and educational programs they need for particular careers? professional as well as vocational courses, full time as well as part time courses.

• Aiding in the job search process by teaching them where to look for open positions and connecting them with job search resources.

• Help students locate sources of financial support to pay for school and other training programs.

• Teach job-search skills such as interviewing, resume writing, and networking and help students practice them Administer personality and interest inventories and documenting each child's details with respect to career and related aspects. 

• Career Form filling sessions: ensuring each child fills the Career Form.

• Project work with children.

• Organizing exposure visits for children.

• Enabling children regarding various entrance examination forms & support in filling them out.
  
  
  WORKING WITH OTHER STAFF MEMBERS
  
  

• Taking feedback from other members, academic faculty, programme members, mentors etc. about every single child

• Training of internal staff members.

• Attending Child-wise discussion meetings.

• Tracking child-wise/group actions as decided during career discussions.

• Class 9th & 11th - School identification.
  
  
  
  WORKING WITH OTHER STAFF MEMBERS
  
  

• Working with existing partners in career space for psychometric testing, career sessions etc.

• Working with organizations/ agencies for internships, exposure visits.
  
  
  
  OVERALL CAREER PROGRAMME RESPONSIBILITY
  
  

• Becoming a part of the career content team and improving upon the career modules used for children.

• Becoming a part of the overall career team for full yearly planning, quarterly planning, training of internal staff members etc.

• Identifying needs around –
      Entrance coaching requirements
      Alternative paths for career – vocational, earning with learning model
      etc.
      Facilitating partnerships / new avenues etc. for fulfilling such
      requirements

• Becoming a part of the overall career team that plans for career process, improvements, partnerships etc. in alignment with the vision of the organization.

• List of College/Institutes/University identification basis courses chosen by children.

• Donor related reporting.

HOW TO APPLY:

This is a full-time position and requires physical presence at the assigned centers. Candidates without relevant experience will NOT be considered. Those with NGO experience and staying within Noida or close by would be given preference.

Salary will be commensurate basis relevant experience & qualification of the candidate and as per NGO/social sector standards.

Contact: 88603 86447/63969 51517; Kindly call from Mon to Fri between 9AM – 6PM only
Please mail your CVs to: jobs(at)vidyaandchild.org

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