Sign Language Instructor

**Section 1 | About Udayan Care**

Family is the anchor for an individual’s emotional and physical well-being. A weakened family structure or absence of it hinders the development of an individual into a confident, strong, and emotionally balanced individual, who is capable of caring for his/her own family in the future.

Udayan Care was established in 1994 by Dr. Kiran Modi. Udayan Care’s single-minded focus is on strengthening the family structure and it also informs and drives the curation and design of its programmes - whether it simulates a family environment or supports them through providing for education, vocational skills and employability training to children and youth coming from lower socio-economic strata, so that they can sustain and strengthen their families.
- Through the power of mentorship, we nurture children, who are orphaned, abandoned, and at risk, in the warmth of a simulated family environment at our 17 Udayan Ghars, in 4 States. Once the children reach the age of 18 years, they move into our Aftercare Programme and continue with higher education or vocational training towards employment. So far more than 1500 children and youth have been impacted through the programme.
- We support higher education of young girls whose families cannot afford it through the Udayan Shalini Fellowship Programme. More than 11000 Shalinis from 26 chapters across India, have gone on to complete their education since the programme’s inception in 2002.
- We empower under-served youth and adults to improve their employability skills at 16 of our Information Technology and Vocational Training Centers across Delhi NCR, Kurukshetra (Haryana), and Srinagar (Uttarakhand). The plan is to roll out more centers across other states in the coming years. We are working with State governments of Bihar and MP to develop demonstrable models of Aftercare, in partnership with UNICEF.
- Our Aftercare Outreach Programme started in 2020, caters to youth coming out of other Child Care Institutions. It encourages them to create associations and self-help groups which provides them with learnings and support of shared experiences.

Udayan Care advocates for children’s rights in alignment with the Indian Constitution, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), and the Sustainable Development Goals, in its programmes, as well as through its efforts in advocacy, research, publications, and by organizing and participating in seminars and conferences, and through training, childcare cadres in standards of Alternative Care.

**Section 2 | Purpose of the Role**

We are looking for passionate and self-motivated sign language instructors who will be responsible for imparting education of Indian Sign language amongst the children and caregivers living in CCIs.

**Section 3 | Key Responsibilities**
- Assess the children’s communication skills (e.g. articulation, fluency, voice, expressive and receptive language, etc.) for the purpose of identifying communication challenges and developing appropriate intervention plans.
- Teach Indian Sign language to children and the staff living in the homes to encourage effective communication with children with speech and/or hearing impairment.
- Help in developing and implementing individualized educational plans (IEP) based on child’s needs along with special educators.
- Maintains files and records (e.g. progress reports, activity logs, treatment plans, and quarterly reports on the progress of the children)
- Inform home team about the children's progress and any concerns that may arise.
- Work in sync with social workers and assist in preparing individual care plans of children.
- Meet mentors, social workers, care staff and counsellors regularly to understand home dynamics, understand children better and strengthen a family care model.
- Participate in team meetings, training workshops, research studies etc.
- Organize capacity building workshops with caregiving staff.
- Any other task assigned by MHP Coordinator/ Sr. Manager
- Alternative Care.

**Section 4 | Experience & Qualification**

**Educational Qualifications**
- B.Ed/M.Ed/D.Ed in Special Education (Hearing Impairment)

**Experience**
- Min 1 year of work experience in social sector/ child care institution/ special schools.

**Section 5 | Skills and knowledge**
- Passion to work with children.
- Knowledge of teaching Sign language to children with multiple disabilities (Speech impairment + Intellectual disability, Speech and Hearing impairment etc.)
- Ability to handle crisis and emergencies.
- Ability to work as a team.

Knowledge on Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and Rules 2016 will be an added advantage

**Job Type**: Regular / Permanent

**Salary**: ₹25,000.00 - ₹28,000.00 per month

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- New Delhi, Delhi: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- total work: 1 year (preferred)

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