School Social Worker - iTeach Schools

Iteachc2c; Pune District, Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 368,280 - 401,760; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PF

Gratuity

Medical insurance up to 3 lakh PA

Paid leaves

Annual increments

Promotion opportunities

Job summary

Iteachc2c is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to support disadvantaged students in Pune. The role involves collaborating with parents, community members, and medical professionals to enhance students' educational experiences.

Responsibilities include offering intensive support to struggling students, planning engagement strategies, and identifying resources from the community. Candidates must possess an MSW with specialization, and have prior experience working with underprivileged populations.

Competitive compensation ranging from 33k to 36k pm CTC, along with industry-standard benefits like medical insurance, increments, and promotion opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years working with underprivileged populations.
• Strong on-ground projects during MSW experience.
• Preferred experience working directly with youth aged 14-18.

Responsibilities

• Ensure maximum support for students from all stakeholders.
• Plan parent engagement strategies with the School Leader.
• Identify resources from the community to enhance education experience.

Skills

Community engagement

Stakeholder management

Socio-Emotional Learning

Education

MSW with specialization in MPSW or FCW

Job description

The quality of school education available to students from low-income communities across India is abysmal. Their chances of attending college, or building a career are significantly lower than their high-income peers, condemning them to a life without voice or choice. iTeach was born in 2015 to challenge this status quo and create a level playing field for ALL children.

We run free and high-impact schools and an exceptional college-to-career program for the most disadvantaged students in Pune and Navi Mumbai. We are known for our world-class professional development, our result-oriented team culture, and our student-centric school design. Read more about us at www.iTeachSchools.org .

Responsibilities

All our students come from difficult backgrounds – economically and socially. The Social Worker will be responsible for ensuring that our students get the maximum support possible from all stakeholders outside of the school, to enable them to succeed in school and their career. These stakeholders could be parents, community members, medical professionals, government officials, and so on. The Social Worker will be especially responsible for the most struggling students – who will not succeed in school without full involvement of the stakeholders mentioned earlier.

Student Welfare

• Understand community profile and orient teachers about community and parents
• Collating complete student and parent information at the time of admission
• Identifying, monitoring, tracking and solving issues linked to student attendance, punctuality and retention through regular home visits
• Providing intensive support to “difficult” students – via investment of stakeholders
• Ensuring our students avail of all required services outside school – such as medical check ups, documentation (caste certificates, income certificates, etc), scholarships, LD testing, etc
• Conducting Socio-Emotional Learning classes in school

Parent Engagement

• Plan the parent engagement strategy with the School Leader
• Effectively implement the strategy decided (through meetings, workshops, etc)
• Use the Parent Meetings as the forum to build ties with parents, and find solutions for challenges in the community and their lives
• Form School Management Committee and facilitate their regular meetings and projects
• Ensure a section of parents are volunteering to help with school operations

Community Development

• Identify and procure resources from the community which will enhance the education experience for our students (eg: after‑school study space, ground, library, etc)
• Be the bridge between the community and the school
• Establish and enhance school relations with the corporators and local influencers

Prerequisites

• Required: MSW with specialization in MPSW or FCW, with strong grades.
• Required: Very strong on‑ground projects during MSW.
• Required: Experience of a minimum of 2 years working with underprivileged populations.
• Preferred: Experience working directly with youth of the age group 14‑18.

Compensation and Benefits

We take pride in offering competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with the candidate's education and work experience. The salary range for this position ranges from 33k – 36k pm CTC, and we are dedicated to providing top‑notch industry benefits. These benefits include PF, gratuity, medical insurance (up to 3 lakh PA), paid leaves, annual increments, and promotion opportunities.