Mental Health Facilitator

Job Family: Mental Health Program

Job Summary: 

The position is responsible for conducting Mental Health sessions for adolescents (Grade 6-12) at the school level. The resource will closely work with school and health authorities/stakeholders and organize training programs for teachers and community stakeholders. The Facilitators will work closely with the senior program manager for the effective transaction of sessions at the school level.

Some of the key responsibilities are:

• Responsible for implementation of the program at the school level
• One Facilitator will manage 20 schools and concerned communities
• Conduct Mental Health Modules along with mental health and wellness sessions
• Undertake capacity building of teachers in the schools and conduct sessions with parents on mental health and resilience.
• Facilitate identification of students with mental health counselling requirements and referrals.
• Build capacity in the school system to adopt and integrate the training modules into the curriculum.
• Parental and teachers counselling to ensure a positive environment in school.
• Coordinate with Block coordinators for conducting training sessions and workshops for teachers and Master trainers
• Facilitate and coordinate high-quality and timely training of program staff and other stakeholders
• Regular school visits to gauge the program’s relevance, use, and challenges.
• Responsible for database management – update of information on the transfer of enrolled teachers and any deputation
• Provide support to teachers in effective lesson planning and instructional design.
• Provide training to the enrolled teacher’s Mental health curriculum, mentoring at the school level
• Provide demo classes to the teachers
• Responsible for data collection – school profile, teachers’ and students’ profiles, and any other data as requested by the line manager
• Responsible to coordinate and ensure timely program delivery and update the respective stakeholders
• Periodical reporting on program deliverables
• Responsible to organize and conduct workshops/summer camps / centralized training for the students as and when required
• Work closely with schools and mental health and wellness counsellors to document case studies.
• Any other work as assigned by the line manager

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Master's/bachelor’s degree in any stream / Graduation in Psychology
• 0-1 years of experience in the relevant sector, freshers can be considered
• Diploma in Child Guidance and Counselling preferred
• Training/teaching experience in schools
• Good program knowledge and relevant training experience in life skills/mental health wellness curriculum.
• Skills in focusing on program quality and a positive approach to resolving challenges
• Good data analysis skills with program planning and design, monitoring and evaluation frameworks and techniques
• Good analytical and numeracy skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to be adaptable and flexible to change
• Ability to travel extensively
• Capability to speak and write and working knowledge of English & Hindi.

Note:

This job description is not incorporated into the employment contract.  It is intended as a guide and should not be viewed as an inflexible specification as it may be varied from time to time in light of strategic development following discussions with the post holder.   The post holder would be expected to work to agreed objectives that should facilitate the achievement of the key responsibilities by the performance review process.

How to apply:

If you are interested in this opportunity, please follow the link below to submit your application:  https://forms.gle/jPeCduHAVZhRiYLfA