Social Worker At Special Cell For Women And Children – Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)

Interview Date & Time: Jan. 11, 2023

Walk-In Interview for position Of Social Worker At Special Cell For Women And Children, Mumbai.

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, it was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The year 1964 was an important landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was declared Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act (UGC), 1956. Since its inception, the Vision of the TISS has been to be an institution of excellence in higher education that continually responds to changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, towards creating a people-centred, ecologically sustainable and just society that promotes and protects dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all.

Name Of The Project Mahila Samupdeshan Kaksh (Police Station Chya Awarat)
Funded by Dept. Of Women and Child Development
Name of position:- Social worker (Full Time)
No. of position :– Four (4)
Advertisement No: TISS/Project/Special Cell for Women / December 2022
Date of Walk-In-Interview 11th Jan 2023
Registrations time: Will begin at 1.30 to 3pm
Remuneration: INR 15,000/- per month transfered directly by DWCD

The Government of Maharashtra, in particular the Departments of Home, Police and Women & Child
Development, have collaborated since 2005 for joint administration of Special Cells for Women And Children programme. This programme is implemented through grants-in-aid to NGOs, and to the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. TISS itself implements 14 out of the 123 Cells across districts, as well as coordinates, supervises and provides training for the programme personnel through Regional Coordinators. The Special Cell for Women is an initiative providing social services to women survivors of violence, by placing trained social workers within the Police system (2 social workers in a Police office, viz. Station House/SP Office/CP Office), 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, and it creates space in the Police system for violated women to receive emotional & social support through quality psycho-social-legal services’ provision by professional full-time social
workers, within the criminal justice system (CJS), where the violence survivor’s needs and concerns are addressed within a facilitative environment. A total of 4 social worker (preferably having prior direct intervention work experience), is required at present for full-time work at the Special Cell for Women (Mumbai). TISS hereby issues this advertisement for said 1 position of social worker, as authorised by State Government, for selection of suitable candidate for the same.

2. Selection Preferences:

• 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 in the socialdevelopment sector as detailed in section 3.1.2 below will be given preference.

3. The details including job description, eligibility criteria etc. for the position are as follows:

Education and Experience criteria:

• 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.
• The candidate must have a post-graduate qualification in social work (M.A. in Social Work/MSW) from
  Central/Deemed/State-Recognised University.
• 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.

Location and terms of service:
The position is full time and is based in Mumbai. The selected social worker will be contractually employed and
will be paid a consolidated honorarium of INR 15,000/- per month. Once appointed, the social worker will be expected to reside in the Mumbai-Navi Mumbai-Thane region for the duration of their appointment and deputation for full-time work in the Special Cell. Only candidates possessing the above mentioned experience & qualifications, and in the age group 18-50 years, need apply.

Job description:

• 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.

4. 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.

5. Selections Process will be conducted on 11th Jan 2023 at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, old campus,
Room No. –9 Main academic building. Sion-Trombay road, Deonar, Mumbai 88. Registrations will begin at 1.30pm and will end at 3.00 p.m. Please carry a print copy of your CV and original/copy of your Masters/MA/MSW degree certificates with you. Kindly note that travel or accommodation related with interview attendance will not be reimbursed.

6. For further details and clarifications, email specialcellco@gmail.com/call 022-25525757/6