Life Skills Education Mentors

BACKGROUND The Hans Foundation (THF), established in 2009, is a Public Charitable Trust that works towards creating an equitable society to enhance quality of life for all through the empowerment of marginalized and underprivileged communities in India. The Hans Foundation works for the Health and Wellbeing of remote and under-served groups, with an additional focus on children, persons with disabilities and women. THF also works for holistic Education and Livelihood development of our communities. Our Two-Fold Strategy involves identifying and working within Aspirational Districts and high poverty index in the North, North-East and East regions within specific states, as well as catering to lower-income and migratory populations in cities, through urban programs. Over its 15 years of existence, THF has reached more than 57 million beneficiaries through its programs. THF works with communities through direct implementation of projects on the ground in addition to providing local management and monitoring support to not-for-profit organizations in India funded through THF USA and RIST. GENERAL Name of Position – Life Skills Education Mentor. Location of Job: Baran, Rajasthan Type of Employment: Contractual for a period of one-year, renewable basis performance and project requirement. No. of Position: 01 Reporting to : Project Coordinator. JOB PURPOSE The Life Skills Education Mentor spends the majority of her time providing support to the tutors, facilitating Life skills and career guidance sessions with students, home visits to the students, organizing parent’s/community meetings, and assisting the Program Coordinator in carrying out all activities of the project. The position will be based in a selected school and will involve regular visits to the targeted schools and community. The incumbent will also be responsible for strengthening linkages with SMCs, collecting program data, undertaking monitoring as required, and entering it into the THF’s database. This position will have a direct interface with adolescent students in Govt. schools. The LSE Facilitator reports to the Project Coordinator. This position will closely work with the Tutors, Career Guidance Counsellor, and Project Coordinator. Duties & Responsibilities: A. Program Implementation : • Program Implementation and Training {Provide support to tutors and facilitate Life skill sessions, and career guidance to students (as per program design) • Support tutors to set the schedule of academic support as per students’ needs, observing tutoring classes, and providing hand-holding support as per the requirement. • Undertake regular field-based monitoring as per the approved monitoring plan • Fill out the monitoring forms, consolidate, and report to the office. • Support and facilitate the administration of baseline assessment tools for all the students and stakeholders. • Facilitate the monthly/quarterly meetings of school teachers…