Job Description:
1. To provide all the counselling support including trauma counselling as per
the law to the victims of child sexual abuse, child trafficking and child
marriages.
2. To maintain counselling record in case files for all the victims.
3. To assist and inform the family about the proceeding of the case with details of available assistance, judicial procedure, and potential outcome of the case.
4. To facilitate support to the child and her/his family throughout the legal
proceedings- from investigation to the trial.
5. To ensure long term rehabilitation and wellbeing of the child.
6. To accompany the child and the parents to the police station in case of non-
registration of the First Information Report for reporting of the case.
7. Must be available during the recording of Sec. 161 Cr.P.C statement of the
child.
8. To coordinate with CWC for need assessment and rehabilitation of the child.
9. To coordinate with police regarding recording of statement, investigation,
arrest, filing of charge sheet, bail, compensation etc.
10. To ensure that the child and his/her family is aware of their rights and
entitlements and have access to support services available for them.
11. To assess the mental health aspect and accordingly facilitate the
counselling services.
12. To assess the medial need and accompany the child for the medical
examination.
13. To provide support to the victim under POCSO Act as support person as per
the direction of the Child Welfare Committee.
Skill Requirements:
1. Committed to work for the protection and strengthening of child rights.
2. Knowledge of the child protection laws in India.
3. Strong documentation and report writing skills.
4. Good interpersonal and networking skills.
5. Exposure in handling data management and analysis.
6. Knowledge of Microsoft Office and tools.
7. Ability to work under pressure.
8. Willingness to work flexibly, outside normal working hours.
Qualification:
1. Masters in Social Work.
2. Other relevant professional qualifications in line with area of specialization.
Experience:
1. Two years’ experience in working in Child Protection.
2. Freshers who have done internship work in the child protection sector will also be considered
Additional Skills:
1. Committed to strengthening Child Rights
2. Excellent command over English, Hindi and Assamese Language
3. Excellent Interpersonal skills
4. Empathetic Listener and Good Communicator
5. Strong writing skills
6. Problem solving skills
7. Self-motivated and capable of working independently as well as with the team
8. Multi-tasking skills and responsible
9. Hard working
While applying for the position, please ensure to mention the specific preferred district for position as per the available list of districts mentioned in the form.
Location: Chirang, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Biswanath, Assam
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Graduation - Graduate-Other