Facilitator (Career Awareness)

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.