TISS jobs - Social Worker

Advt. No. TISS/ Project/ Special Cell For Women and Children / October 2019

Social Worker  job recruitment in Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)

Eligibility :  Candidate should have (a) knowledge of issues of gender & violence against women and interventions in the district and State, and (b) prior experience in direct casework and/or intervention work on women's issues at the grassroot level. The candidate must have a post-graduate qualification in social work (M.A. in Social Work/MSW) from Central/Deemed/State-Recognised University. Preference will be given to those with 2 years' work experience in social-development sector. Candidate must demonstrate willingness to travel, as and when required within Maharashtra as per programme requirements detailed in section on job description below.

Pay :  The position is full time and is based in CBD Belapur Police Station (Navi Mumbai) The selected social worker will be contractually employed and will be paid a consolidated honorarium of INR 12,000/- per month. Once appointed, the social worker will be expected to reside in the Mumbai-Navi Mumbai-Thane region for the duration of their appointment and deputation for full-time work in the Special Cell. Only candidates possessing the abovementioned experience & qualifications, and in the age group 18-50 years, need apply.

Selection Preferences :  The programme's service provision process requires that each Special Cell must have 2 social workers to respond to violated women's own preference & needs, and no less than one woman/female social worker per Cell. Maharashtra-based candidates possessing necessary educational qualification & prior experience of 2 years in the social-development sector as detailed in section 3.1.2 below will be given preference.