Facilitator (Career Awareness)

Bright Future; Kurla; On-site; INR 279,000 - 446,400; Full time

Job summary

Bright Future in Kurla, Maharashtra, seeks a Career Counseling Facilitator to drive the ‘Step to Livelihood - Buniyaad’ initiative. You will conduct workshops, provide one-on-one counseling, and assist in mobilizing youth for programs aimed at career readiness.

The ideal candidate should have at least a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science and a minimum of one year’s experience in career counseling. Strong communication skills in English, Hindi, and Marathi are essential. Bright Future encourages female candidates to apply.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in career counseling with facilitation experience.
• Familiarity with Child Rights and Protection laws.
• Knowledge of youth challenges in the local community.
• Working knowledge of counseling models and methods.

Responsibilities

• Conduct workshops on designing career paths.
• Discuss career aspirations with youths.
• Assist in mobilizing youth for programs.
• Engage stakeholders in program activities.
• Conduct career interest tests and analyze results.
• Maintain documentation for evaluation.

Skills

Planning and facilitating training sessions

Good Written and Oral Communication in English

Ability to communicate well in Hindi/Marathi

Excellent listening and problem-solving skills

Proficient in Google Classroom

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Situation and Conflict Resolution

Active Listening and Keen Observation

Research skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Science or related field

Master's degree in Counselling

Tools

Google Classroom

Microsoft Office

Job description

This role drives the career awareness & mentoring initiative of Bright Future called ‘Step to Livelihood - Buniyaad’. The purpose of this role is to work with the youths in the age group of 14 to 25 years (called as aspirants) and build their awareness of career . The Facilitator will be leading administration, scoring and interpretation of Bright Future’s.

Responsibilities

• Conduct workshops and sessions on designing a career path & provide 1:1 counseling.
• Discussing career-related aspirations, concerns, and uncertainties throughout the consultation process.
• Assist the Social Worker in mobilization of youth for the ‘Step to Livelihood - Buniyaad’ programme.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Participate in the stakeholder engagement activities planned at the center (led by Social Worker/Project In-charge) to ensure participation of stakeholders in programme.
• Lesson Planning and Facilitation for career readiness sessions which are a part of the ‘Step to Livelihood - Buniyaad’ programme.
• Conducting career interest tests, analyzing the scores and preparing career interest test reports.
• Maintain documentation on the program to be inputs into the monitoring and evaluation system.

Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Social Science, Education, Social Work, or a similar field can lead to a Post-Graduate Diploma or equivalent course in Counselling/Mental Health/Career.
• Master's degree in Counselling/Mental Health/Career Counselling.

Years of Experience

• Minimum 1 year of experience in career counseling with facilitation experience as well as on field exposure.

Required Knowledge

• Child Rights and Protection laws and guidelines.
• Healthy communication and conflict resolution methods / best practices.
• About challenges faced by youth of the nearby community and applicable solutions/ interventions.
• Familiarity with job opportunities in market and updated with changing trends.
• Working knowledge of counseling models, methods, and resource.

Required Skills

• Planning and facilitating training sessions.
• Good Written and Oral Communication in English and Ability to communicate well in Hindi/Marathi.
• Excellent listening and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in using platforms such as Google classroom, Microsoft office (PowerPoint, excel and word).
• Situation and Conflict Resolution (Assertiveness).
• Active Listening and Keen Observation.
• Research skills (especially in the assigned domain)

Bright Future strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance hence would encourage female candidates to apply for this role.