Inviting passionate Mental Health Counsellors to serve vulnerable communities in Bengaluru.
We at Azim Premji Foundation are working to improve the health of the underserved communities living in urban settlements of Bengaluru
.
Since 2022, we have started an integrated community health program across 5 clusters in Bengaluru. At each cluster, we have our Health Centre and a team of Community Health Workers managed by a local not-for-profit organisatio
- n.The Health Centres (with a team of doctors, nurses, a pharmacist and a lab technician) provide primary health services to the patients targeting a cluster of urban settlements in their neighborho
- odThe Community Health Workers support the patients and the target community at large on health awareness and health education, community-level screening, follow-ups etc. in coordination with the Health Centre tea
- msThe team also collaborates with the local public health systems to facilitate the necessary services and benefits to the communiti
es
As a counsellor, you will be responsible for the mental health wellbeing in a cluster of informal settlements. In this role, you wi
- ll:Engage with community health workers in identification and screening of ca
- sesProvide need-based individual / group counseling to the screened patie
- ntsCoordinate with the Health Centre team to provide appropriate medication and facilitate further referral to secondary / tertiary hospi
- talEnsure appropriate follow up of cases as nee
- dedDirectly engage with the community to organise social support groups with children, adolescents, youth, women and elde
rly
To succeed in this role, we expect you to h
- ave:An unwavering commitment to serve the communities, and the resilience to work full-time (6 days a week, Mon-Sat) in an evolving environ
- mentMSW (Counselling / Clinical Psychiatry) with 5-10 years of relevant work experi
- enceFluency in Kannada and Hindi language is preferred, as is previous experience working in underserved communi
- tiesGood interpersonal skills, diligence in documentation, ability to take initiatives and collaborate with the larger
- teamFlexibility to travel to other clusters as requ
ired
Work location: Health Centre and communities based in Ken
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