Educationist Counsellor

**Job Description: Educationist cum Counsellor (Part-Time)**

**Organisation**: Enrich Lives Foundation (ELF)
**Location**: Ashiyana Centre
**Role Type**: Part-Time
**Program**: Education, Social & Emotional Development of Rag Picker Girls

**About Enrich Lives Foundation (ELF)**

Enrich Lives Foundation is a Mumbai-based NGO committed to transforming the lives of underserved communities through education, women empowerment, and holistic development. At the Ashiyana Centre, ELF works with rag picker girls by offering a safe learning space that nurtures their academic, emotional, social, and cognitive growth.

**Position Overview**

The Educationist cum Counsellor will be responsible for strengthening the academic and personal development of rag picker girls through **play-way teaching methods**, **activity-based learning**, and **child-centred counselling**. The role includes a significant focus on **monitoring children’s growth** by conducting **social, emotional, cognitive, and academic assessments** and developing structured **baseline, midline and endline tools**.

**Key Responsibilities**

**1. Academic Support Using Play-Way & Activity-Based Methods**
- Conduct interactive sessions using games, storytelling, creative arts, music, and hands-on activities.
- Strengthen foundational literacy, numeracy, general awareness, and life skills.
- Prepare child-friendly learning materials to make learning joyful and meaningful.
- Track academic performance and learning progress regularly.

**2. Social, Emotional & Cognitive Development**
- Provide one-on-one and group counselling to address emotional, behavioural, or social challenges.
- Conduct sessions on self-expression, communication, values, confidence, coping skills, and emotional regulation.
- Encourage curiosity, problem-solving, attention-building, creativity, and cognitive growth through structured activities.
- Build a safe, trusting, and nurturing space where children feel secure and valued.

**3. Assessments & Tool Development**
- Develop assessment tools for **baseline, midline, and endline evaluations** covering:

- **Academic skills** (literacy, numeracy, comprehension)
- **Social development** (peer interactions, behaviour, communication)
- **Emotional development** (self-esteem, expression, regulation)
- **Cognitive development** (memory, reasoning, focus, problem-solving)
- Conduct assessments periodically and document findings.
- Analyse assessment outcomes to plan individual learning/counselling interventions.
- Maintain detailed child progress files and share findings with the program team.

**4. Parent & Community Engagement**
- Engage with parents/guardians to discuss child progress, attendance, and wellbeing.
- Sensitise parents on education, emotional health, hygiene, and child safety.

**5. Child Protection & Care**
- Ensure the learning environment follows ELF’s child protection protocols.
- Report any concerns regarding safety, abuse, or behavioural distress immediately.
- Provide emotional first aid when a child is in distress or facing crisis.

**6. Documentation & Reporting**
- Maintain daily and monthly progress reports, assessment sheets, and behavioural observations.
- Coordinate with the Centre Coordinator and Program Manager for planning and reporting.

**Team Management**:
**Required Qualifications & Skills**

**Education & Experience**
- Bachelor’s degree in **Education / Psychology / Counselling preferred.**:

- 1-3 years of experience in teaching, counselling, or working with vulnerable children.

**Key Skills**
- Strong understanding of **play-way, activity-based, and joyful learning** methodologies.
- Knowledge of **child development frameworks**—social, emotional, cognitive, and academic.
- Ability to design assessment tools for learning and behavioural development.
- Compassionate counselling and child-handling skills.
- Excellent communication, observation, and reporting skills.
- Creative, child-friendly, and patient approach.

**Personal Qualities**
- Empathetic, warm, and sensitive to children from difficult backgrounds.
- Passionate about child rights, education, and gender equity.
- Patience, resilience, and ability to respond calmly in challenging situations.
- Team player with a positive and proactive attitude.

**Work Schedule & Compensation**
- **Part-time role** (2 days in a week or 4 hrs every day in a week; schedule as per centre requirement).
- Compensation will be based on experience and aligned with NGO sector norms.

Pay: ₹25,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person