Last Date: 31 October,2020
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
Maharashtra
TISS is inviting eligible candidates to apply for 4 contractual posts of Social workers.Interested Eligible Candidates may send their applications as per prescribed format to concerned E-mail address by 31-10-2020 . All the relevant documents must be sent alongwith application form, as proof of suitability for the posts. Email subject must be formed properly, containing name of post applied for.
Employment Notification Social workers Vacancy – TISS,Maharashtra
JOB DETAILS:
Name of the post – Social workers
No of post – 04
Pay Scale – Rs 12000 – 15000
Educational Qualification:
Post-graduate qualification in social work (M.A. in Social Work/MSW).
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General Instructions:
- Police Station Chya Awarat Mahila Samupdeshan Kendra (Mahila va Mulankarita Sahaya Kaksh/Special Cell for Women and Children) is a grants-in-aid programme of Government of Maharashtra, partially implemented by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Maharashtra. It is an initiative of providing quality psycho-social-legal services to women survivors of violence, by placing trained social workers located in the Police system, with a clear understanding that violence against women is a crime and it is the responsibility of the State to prevent and counter the same. This programme is based on the Special Cells for Women & Children approach – as initiated by TISS (Mumbai) in 1984. It creates space in the Police system for violated women to receive emotional & social support, wherein the violence survivor’s needs and concerns are addressed within a
facilitative environment. - A total of 4 position for social workers (preferably having prior direct intervention work experience), is required at present for full-time work at the Special Cell for Women and children in Mumbai and Dhule Dist. TISS here by issues this advertisement for said 3 position of social workers in Mumbai and 1 for Dhule as authorised by State Government, for selection of suitable candidate for the same.
- 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 socialdevelopment sector as detailed in section 3.1.2 below will be given preference.
- 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 socialdevelopment sector.
- 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.
- Candidate must demonstrate willingness to travel, as and when required within Maharashtra as per programme requirements detailed in section on job description below.
- Verbal and written fluency in Marathi and local languages/dialects is essential, and working knowledge of English & Hindi and comfort with the use of computers & Internet is also desirable.
- The positions are full time and is based in Mumbai and Dhule . The selected social workers will be contractually employed and will be paid a consolidated honorarium of INR 15,000/- per month for Mumbai and INR 12,000/-for Dhule.Once appointed, the social worker will be expected to reside in the Mumbai-Navi Mumbai-Thane and Dhule,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.
- Individual and group interventions to end violence against women – incl. Social casework processes, empowerment & behavioural change facilitation, referrals and pre-& during litigation support to women & children survivors of violence and their families, and engaging with men (respondents/ .perpetrators of violence) and with NGO & Governmental Departmental representatives (incl. Police) in violated women & children’s best interests (i.e. facilitating multi-agency coordinated response).
- Planning, awareness-building w.r.t. the programme and capacity-building of stakeholders of Special Cells for Women programme across the allotted district in which the Special Cell is functional.
- Networking & advocacy on issues of violence against women & girls, and intervention in situations of violence as experienced and reported by women, with NGOs & Governmental Departments.
- Writing, editing reports & compiling data extensively for purposes of programme documentation, official record etc.
- Periodic travel across the allotted district, and occasionally across Maharashtra as per programme requirements of training, exposure fieldwork, campaigns, regional meetings etc.
- Advertisement for the position is available on the website: www.tiss.edu. The TISS and State Government reserve the right to accept or reject in part or in full any or all the responses to this advertisement without assigning any reasons whatsoever.
- Last day for receipt of applications is the 31st October 2020, which must be sent preferably vide e- mail to specialcellco@gmail.com. Application sent by e-mail must contain curriculum vitae/resumes mentioning the following: (a) full educational qualifications and institutions from which formal degrees were obtained from; (b) all full-time work placements completed along with date-wise duration, employing organisation’s name and address; (c) applicant’s e-mail contact details; (d) scanned copy of applicant’s Masters/MA/MSW degree certificates.(e) applicant must clearly state for the District for which they are applying.
- For further details and clarifications, email specialcellco@gmail.com/ Contact No. 9870217795/9820757795 Mumbai. And 9970161988 for Dhule.
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Vacancy Notice Social workers Vacancy – TISS,Maharashtra
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is a multi-campus public research university in Mumbai, India. It is Asia’s oldest institute for professional social work education and was founded in 1936 in then Bombay Presidency of British India as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust.In 1944, the institute was officially renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and in 1964, the Government of India declared TISS as deemed university under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act (UGC), 1956.
- In 1954, TISS moved to a permanent campus at Deonar, Mumbai (now known as the Main Campus), from the earlier campuses at Nagpada and then Andheri. In 2001, the Deonar campus was expanded to include the Malti Jal and Jal A. D. Naoroji Campus Annexe, which are now commonly known as the New Campus. TISS, in 1986, established a rural campus in Tuljapur, Maharashtra and two off-campuses in Guwahati and Hyderabad in 2011. In addition to these campuses, TISS offers teaching, training, research, and development support from centres established across India including in Leh, Ladakh and Port Blair, the Andaman and Nicobar.
- TISS’s academic programs focus on the social sciences and offers doctoral degrees in Management and Labour Studies, Disaster Studies, Development Studies, Education, Gender Studies, Health Studies, Law, Media and Cultural Studies, Public Policy, Rural Development and Social Work. Since its inception TISS has had a focus on field action including in responding to disasters such as the Partition of India, the Bhopal disasterand Uttarakhand floods.Several TISS initiatives have shaped public policy in India, such as India’s labour welfare laws.Notable organizations and personalities have been appreciative of TISS’s social service work including Eleanor Roosevelt,Jawaharlal Nehru,Niels Bohr and the United Nations,among others.
- TISS (Tata Institute of social sciences) – India’s first premier institute for social work was established in the year 1936, as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. It was renamed to its current name in 1944. It was recognised as a Deemed University in 1964 by the University Grants Commission of India. TISS started out as a small institute offering a post-graduate diploma in Social Work, but has since expanded continuously in terms of educational programmes and infrastructure . The first director of the institute was Clifford Manshardt, who aimed to establish a post-graduate social work school of national stature that would engage in a continuous study of Indian social issues and create meaningful interventions.
- Over the years, the Institute has, among other thrusts, made a significant contribution to policy, planning, action strategies and human resource development. It has done so in several areas, ranging from sustainable rural and urban development to education, health, communal harmony, human rights and industrial relations. TISS has earned recognition as an institution of repute from different Ministries of the Government of India and various State Governments, as well as international agencies such as the United Nations, and the non-government sector, both national and international.
- The Tata Institute of Social Sciences has a history of collaboration with institutions in India. The institute also has academic and research collaborations with other institutes and universities including University of Chicago, London School of Economics,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Sciences Po,and 12 universities under the Erasmus Mundus program.<University of Pennsylvania> <University of Edinburgh> <University of Columbia>
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