Psychiatric Social Worker

3 days ago

Anekal Bengaluru Karnataka, India One Billion Literates Foundation Full time

**Job Title**: Psychiatric Social Worker (Community Mental Health Program)
**Location**: Anekal, Bangalore

**Job Type**: Full-time

**About the Role**:
**Key Responsibilities**:
1. Case Identification & Psychosocial Support
- Identify individuals with common and severe mental disorders through community outreach and program referrals.
- Conduct psychosocial assessments, including evaluating family, social, and economic factors affecting the individual’s mental health.
- Provide basic counseling, crisis intervention, and ongoing emotional support to patients and caregivers.
- Facilitate adherence to treatment plans and monitor patient progress through home visits and follow-up calls.

2. Care Coordination & Referral
- Link patients to appropriate mental health services at PHCs, taluk hospitals, or other healthcare facilities.
- Coordinate with clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and other professionals for comprehensive care.
- Support patients in accessing government schemes, disability benefits, and social welfare programs.

3. Community Engagement
- Organize and facilitate community awareness sessions on mental health, stigma reduction, and caregiver support.
- Mobilize local networks, self-help groups, and community leaders to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with mental illness.

4. Capacity Building of Field Staff
- Train and mentor community health workers, animators, and volunteers on early identification, basic counseling skills, and referral processes.
- Provide supportive supervision to frontline staff to ensure quality and consistency in community-level interventions.

5. Program Implementation & Monitoring
- Assist in planning, executing, and monitoring mental health program activities within the assigned area.
- Maintain detailed case records and ensure data quality for program reporting.
- Participate in case review meetings and program evaluations to inform improvements in service delivery.

6. Stakeholder Liaison
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local health authorities, NGOs, and other stakeholders.
- Represent the program in community meetings, health camps, and multi-stakeholder forums.

**Required Qualifications**:

- MSW (Psychiatry)
- Minimum 5 years of experience in mental health service delivery, preferably in community or primary healthcare settings.
- Strong training and facilitation skills.

Working proficiency in Kannada and Hindi.
- Strong documentation skills.
- Strong organisational, communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills

**Remuneration - Salary offered will be in the range of INR 60,000, based on experience**

Pay: Up to ₹60,000.00 per month

**Experience**:

- total work: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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