Appointment of Campus Wellness Officer on fixed term basis.
The Bangalore Life Science Cluster (BLiSC) is a pioneering initiative established in 2010 through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Atomic Energy and the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. BLiSC was created with a visionary goal to foster collaboration and synergy among premier institutions dedicated to life sciences research. Since its inception, BLiSC has grown to encompass four distinguished institutions – NCBS, DBT-InStem, C-CAMP and TIGS.
BLiSC is looking to appoint a Campus Wellness Officer on fixed term basis. As institutions committed to excellence in fundamental and applied research, but as much to building future leaders in the biological sciences, both take mental health and campus wellness as critically important to research culture. Applications are invited from the eligible Indian Nationals.
Position: Campus Wellness Officer
No. of Post: 1 No
Age limit: Maximum 45 years as of 01.07.2024 (subject to relaxation as per GoI norms)
The appointment will be a fixed-term position initially for one (1) year and renewable annually subject to the outcome of a performance assessment. The position comes with consolidated pay based on qualification and experience, subject to institutional guidelines.
Education Qualification: Ph.D/M.Phil/Post Graduate Diploma in the fields of Psychology (Counselling, Clinical Psychology) with at least two years of relevant clinical, experience.
Job Description
- Awareness of the mental health act and interface with academic office: The selected candidate will be an official liason students and the academic office, clearly articulating student needs in the context of mental health to the academic office, and vice versa.
- Setting up support networks: The selected candidate will help establish grassroot networks that provide support for personnel. These can be informal (connections amongst batches, amongst those of similar interests, seeding groups with common issues etc.); semi-formal (Peer Connect phone line) or formal (coordinating with Parivarthan and their counselling service - Parivarthan is one of the few mental health organisations in the country that has secured an organisational membership (Membership No. 129337) with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
- Training Programmes
Establishing training for volunteers to be Peer Connectors. - Awareness
This is to provide opportunities to different segments of campus to understand some of the issues surrounding some of the issues that many grapple with (identity, mental health, diversity, empowerment). - Maintaining student confidence and reporting to the academic office if students are in need of more time or other academic relaxation. Sincere and timely reporting to Dean Academics.
- Attend emergency cases in this Institute beyond the working hours and also to advise the Campus Medical Services Committee as and when required.
- Work closely with the academic office and the respective academic deans/heads of NCBS and inStem to build the campus health programs.
Required:
- Have training in counselling technique and/or any therapeutic module.
- Familiarity with the mental health act
- Experience in psychotherapy of students of residential Institutes of higher learning.
- Administrative experience in managing relevant counseling services set-ups.
Desirable:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge and training in health and wellness principles
- Emotional maturity and empathy for others
- Interested in people and human behaviour
- Strict adherence and respect for confidentially
- Training in peer counselling
- Ability to interface with psychologists and psychiatrists
- Ability to understand diverse backgrounds and perspectives
Consolidated Salary: Salary will commensurate with experience and qualification.
Last date for receipt of Online application: July 18, 2024.
General Instructions:
- The Selection process may consist Written test and interview. Any change in the recruitment process will be intimated to the candidates in advance. The institute reserves the right not to fill the above posts herein advertised in case suitable candidates are not found. Canvassing in any form shall disqualify the candidate.
- Incomplete applications and online applications without uploading the supporting documents in support of their Educational qualification with marks, Date of Birth, Caste Certificate, Experience certificate along with pay drawn, etc. shall not be considered.
- The Institute reserves the right to increase or decrease the no. of posts to be filled or not to make any recruitment to any post(s), or not to offer the appointment without assigning any reason.
- The Institute strives to have a workplace where there is equality of diversity and candidates of all classes, caste, gender and religion are encouraged to apply for the position.
- Applications from the candidates will be accepted ONLY ON-LINE, except for those who are seeking age relaxation as per extant GoI & TIFR rules are required to submit applications in the prescribed format by post must reach to Head, (A&F), National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, GKVK Post, Bellary Road, Bangalore: 560065 by 18th July 2024. The Applications by post must super scribe the post applied for, Advertisement No. & Serial Number of the post on the envelope. Institute will not be responsible for any postal delay.
- The decision of the competent authority will be final in the matter of selection.
- Any legal dispute concerning the Selection/ Recruitment process will be subject to courts having jurisdiction over Bangalore.
- Please visit the website regularly since all subsequent Corrigendum/Addendum/Updates will be uploaded to the website only.
- No correspondence whatsoever will be entertained from candidates regarding postal delay, conduct and result of test/interview and reasons for not being called for test/interview. Interim correspondence will not be entertained and replied to.
HOW TO APPLY:
Step 1: Interested candidates should register ONLINE through the link on our website using a valid email ID.
Step 2: You will receive a user ID and password on your registered email ID.
Step 3: Using your ID and password you can fill in the application by clicking on “Submit Application”
Step 4: Once you fill in the application you can SAVE or PREVIEW the application. Please Note: Any corrections should be made before you SAVE the application.
Step 5: After you SAVE, you can submit the application by clicking “SUBMIT”.
Step 6: All essential certificate is proof of your qualification, date of birth, experience, etc. Should be uploaded while submitting the Online application.
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Head, Administration & Finance