Mental Health Counsellor in Bengaluru | Azim Premji Foundation

Azim Premji Foundation

Azim Premji Foundation works to improve the health of families living in the urban settlements of Bengaluru, where good care is often hard to reach. Since 2022 the Foundation has run an integrated community health programme across five clusters in the city. Each cluster has a Health Centre staffed by doctors, nurses, a pharmacist and a lab technician, along with a team of Community Health Workers managed by a local not-for-profit partner. The Health Centres provide primary health services to nearby settlements, while the Community Health Workers carry health awareness, education, screening and follow-up into the community itself, and the team works alongside local public health systems so people get the services and benefits they are entitled to. This role sits within Azim Premji Foundation's urban health programme, which brings clinical care and community outreach together in one place.

Role

As the Mental Health Counsellor for one cluster of informal settlements, you will be responsible for the mental wellbeing of the people who live there. You will work closely with Community Health Workers to find and screen people who need support, counsel them yourself, connect them to medication or hospital care through the Health Centre team, and build social support groups so that care continues within the community.

Responsibilities

• Work with Community Health Workers to identify and screen people who may need mental health support
• Provide individual counselling to screened patients based on what each person needs
• Run group counselling sessions where they are the right fit
• Coordinate with the Health Centre team so patients receive appropriate medication
• Facilitate referrals to secondary and tertiary hospitals when a case needs more specialised care
• Ensure every case is followed up properly over time
• Engage directly with the community to organise social support groups with children, adolescents, youth, women and elderly people
• Support health awareness and education efforts alongside the wider cluster team
• Maintain careful records and documentation of cases and follow-ups
• Travel to other clusters as required

Requirements

• MSW in Counselling or Clinical Psychiatry
• 5 to 10 years of relevant work experience
• A firm commitment to serving underserved communities
• Resilience to work full-time, six days a week, Monday to Saturday, in an evolving environment
• Fluency in Kannada and Hindi is preferred
• Previous experience working in underserved communities is preferred
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with people in difficult circumstances
• Diligence in documentation and record keeping
• Ability to take initiative without waiting to be asked
• Ability to collaborate with doctors, nurses, Community Health Workers and partner organisations
• Comfort working directly in community settings, not only from a centre
• Flexibility to travel to other clusters as required
• Base work location is the Health Centre and communities in Kengeri (Kumbalgodu), Bengaluru

Benefits

• Work with an established foundation running a long-term community health programme
• Be part of a full clinical team of doctors, nurses, a pharmacist and a lab technician
• Direct, visible impact on the wellbeing of families in Bengaluru's urban settlements
• Close collaboration with local not-for-profit partners and public health systems

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Interested candidates can apply through the link given below

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