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The Women & Child Development Corporation (WCDC), Govt. of Bihar has undertaken collaborative work with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai for functioning of 06 units of Special Cell for Women, providing psycho-social-legal services to women survivors of violence, by placing 02 trained social workers, at least one being female, located in the Police system. Five of these units were set up in June-July 2016 under the Violence Free Home – A Woman’s Right project, a collaboration between National Commission for Women, GoI and TISS.
Description
Vacancy for the position of 01Female Social Worker in the Special Cell for Women, Araria District, State of Bihar, established with/in Bihar Police, by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, with support of Women & Child Development Corporation (Government of Bihar)
Position
- Social worker (Full Time)
Eligibility
The candidate must have a post-graduate qualification in social work (M.A. in Social Work/MSW) from Central/Deemed/State-Recognized University. The candidates possessing Master’s degree in other social
sciences such as Women Studies, Psychology, Sociology, may also be considered at the discretion of the Selection Committee.
The candidate must also have 2 years work experience in the social-development sector. Those with 2 years’ relevant work experience on the issue of gender-based violence, specifically in direct casework and/or intervention work on women’s issues at the grass-root level will be given preference.
Candidate must demonstrate willingness to travel across the allotted district, and within Bihar and occasionally to other States as per programme requirements detailed in section on job description
above.
Verbal and written fluency in local languages/dialects as spoken in the district is essential, and working knowledge of English and comfort with the use of computers & internet is also necessary.
Minimum Monthly Remuneration
- Salary INR 25,000/- per month
How to Apply
Advertisement for the position is available at the following link: https://tiss.edu/project-positions/ on the website: www.tiss.edu
TISS and WCDC, Govt. of Bihar 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.
Interested candidates are required to send their detailed Resume/Curriculum Vitae to the mail id of bihar.spcell@tiss.edu up to 7th November 2021 at 6:00PM.
Important Date
Application Submission Deadline 7th November 2021 at 6:00PM
Job Location 🇮🇳
For Additional Information
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai, 400088, Maharastra
Highlights
- Government Job Opportunity in Tata Institute of Social Sciences
- Monthly Salary Rs.25,000
- Job Opportunity for post-graduate qualification in social work (M.A. in Social Work/MSW)