Tiss Recruitment For The Post Of Social Workers In Mumbai

Social Workers in the Special Cell for Women job Position in Tata Instirure Of Social Sciences

Education and Experience criteria: Candidate should have
(a) knowledge of issues of gender and violence against women in the district and State, and of direct interventions, and
(b) prior experience in direct casework and/or intervention work on womens issues at the grassroot level

The candidate should have
(a) a post-graduate qualification in social work (MA in Social
Work/MSW) from Central/Deemed/State-Recognised University, and 2 years work experience in socialdevelopment sector, and must also demonstrate commitment to working on issues of violence against women vide direct work with both survivors and State systems, or
(b) Bachelors Degree in Social Work/BSW along with at least 3 years’ experience working with urban/rural women at the grassroots on empowerment & rights-based intervention on issues of violence

Candidate must demonstrate willingness to travel across the allotted district, and occasionally within Tamil Nadu and to other States as per programme requirements detailed in section on job description above.



Verbal and written fluency in Tamil and local languages/dialects is essential, and working knowledge of English and comfort with the use of computers & Internet is also desirable

No Of Post: 03 Post

Location and terms of service: These positions are full-time and based in the said districts of Tamil Nadu The selected social workers will be contractually employed and will be paid a consolidated honorarium of INR 20,000/- per month Once appointed, the social worker will be expected to reside in the district allocated to them for the duration of their appointment and deputation for full-time work in the Special Cell.

Only women/female candidates possessing the abovementioned experience & qualifications, and in the age group 18-50 years, need apply

Education : BSW, MA

Tiss is looking for M.A. profile candidates.

Last day for receipt of applications is the 31st of January, 2019,
which must be sent preferrably vide e-mail to tnspecialcells@tiss.edu,
OR by post to Dr. Trupti Jhaveri Panchal, Asst. Professor, Tata
Institute of Social Sciences, V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai-400088.
Application sent by e-mail/post must contain curriculum vitae/resumes
mentioning the following:
(a) full educational qualifications and institutions from which formal
degrees were obtained from
(b) all full-time work placements completed along with date-wise
duration, employing organisations name and address
(c) applicants e-mail contact details
(d) district/city in which applicant resides at present
(e) applicants preference in order of descending priority for
placement district if selected for the posotion (for example, first
preference – Salem City, second preference – Villupuram, third
preference – Thirunelveli City),and
(f) scanned copy of applicants Masters/MA/MSW degree certificates.

Only complete applications will be considered, and only eligible
applicants will be shortlisted for telephonic interviews. In-person
interviews will be conducted with candidates shortlisted from amongst
those interviewed telephonically.

The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) which was established in 1936 is a Deemed University fully funded by the University Grant Commission (UGC),Government of India. TISS offers Master Degree Programmes, M.phil. And PhD Programmes in the fielf of Social Work, Social Sciences, Health, Management, Labour Studies, Habitat Studies and Rural Development from its Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati and Hyderabad Campuses.The institute is currently looking for bright candidates to work with Registrars office and Computer Centre and thereby to strengthen the IT infrastructure.