Job Title: Career & Youth Coordinator – Lighthouse Kiran SEL Program

Location: PCMC, Maharashtra

Program: Lighthouse Kiran – Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Program

Employment Type: Full-time

Reports To: Program Manager / Centre Lead

Experience: Relevant experience in youth development, education, SEL, or community programs preferred

About Lighthouse Kiran

Lighthouse Kiran works with young people to create opportunities for learning, personal growth, career exploration, and future readiness.

We are looking for a motivated, empathetic, and youth-focused Career & Youth Coordinator to engage and support adolescents aged 14–18 years through structured social-emotional learning, career exploration, life-skills development, and youth-led activities.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working with adolescents, building meaningful relationships, facilitating engaging activities, and connecting young people with opportunities that support their personal, educational, and career development.

Job Summary The Career & Youth Coordinator will be responsible for planning and coordinating activities that help adolescents develop self-awareness, confidence, interpersonal skills, leadership abilities, and awareness of future education and career pathways.

The role involves direct engagement with young people, coordination of career exposure activities, individual mentoring, parent and community engagement, and program documentation.

The Coordinator will work closely with students, parents and caregivers, schools, community stakeholders, mentors, counsellors, and the Lighthouse Kiran team to ensure that young people have access to the guidance, resources, and experiences they need to make informed decisions about their futures.

Key Responsibilities

1. Youth Engagement and Relationship Building

- Build trusting, respectful, and consistent relationships with adolescents aged 14–18 years.
- Create a safe, inclusive, and non-judgmental environment where young people feel comfortable expressing themselves.
- Encourage youth participation, peer learning, leadership, teamwork, and ownership of program activities.
- Understand the aspirations, interests, challenges, and support needs of participating youth.
- Identify young people who may require additional academic, emotional, social, or career-related support and connect them with appropriate resources.

1. Career Exploration and Future Readiness

- Coordinate career awareness and exploration sessions suited to adolescents aged 14–18 years.
- Help young people identify and reflect on their interests, strengths, values, skills, and aspirations.
- Introduce students to diverse education, vocational, skill-development, and career pathways.
- Provide age-appropriate information about education and career opportunities in the Indian context.
- Organise career talks, professional interactions, workplace visits, exposure visits, and mentorship opportunities.
- Support young people in exploring options and developing individual education and career plans.
- Encourage students to consider opportunities beyond conventional career choices.

1. Youth Projects and Experiential Learning

- Plan and coordinate youth-led initiatives, group projects, and community-based activities.




- Encourage young people to identify community challenges, generate ideas, collaborate in teams, and present solutions.
- Facilitate experiential learning activities that build communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership skills.
- Create opportunities for young people to interact with professionals, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and role models.
- Support participants in reflecting on their experiences and applying their learning to personal and future goals.

1. Individual Youth Support and Mentoring

- Conduct regular one-on-one check-ins with participating youth to understand their needs, interests, goals, and progress.
- Provide basic mentoring and guidance within the scope of the role.
- Track individual goals, participation, engagement, and development.
- Coordinate and schedule counselling sessions for young people who require additional support.
- Recognise situations that require specialised counselling, mental health, or child-protection support and follow established referral procedures.
- Maintain appropriate confidentiality and professional boundaries when working with adolescents.

1. Parent, School, and Community Engagement

- Engage parents and caregivers to build awareness and support for adolescents' educational and career aspirations.
- Coordinate with schools, teachers, community organisations, and other stakeholders to strengthen program participation and outcomes.
- Organise parent orientations, adolescent engagement sessions, and community-based career awareness activities.
- Build and maintain relationships with local professionals, educational institutions, training providers, mentors, and community partners.
- Facilitate opportunities for parents and young people to discuss education choices, career aspirations, and future planning.

1. Program Coordination and Documentation

- Maintain accurate attendance records, session reports, participation data, and youth progress records.
- Document youth projects, success stories, learning outcomes, and program activities.
- Collect feedback from participants, parents, and stakeholders to improve program delivery.
- Collect and organise program documentation, including photographs, attendance records, activity reports, and quantitative data, in line with consent and organisational policies.
- Support monitoring and evaluation activities and contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
- Participate in team meetings, program reviews, planning sessions, and learning discussions.
- Coordinate with the Lighthouse Kiran team and other stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of program activities.

1. Safeguarding, Well-being, and Inclusion

- Follow Lighthouse Kiran's child safeguarding, child protection, confidentiality, and code-of-conduct policies.
- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries when interacting with adolescents.




- Ensure activities are inclusive and respectful of differences in gender, ability, language, socioeconomic background, and educational pathways.
- Recognise and respond appropriately to concerns relating to bullying, discrimination, emotional distress, or student safety.
- Escalate safeguarding concerns through the established organisational processes.

Desired Candidate Profile Educational Qualifications

- A Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Education, Sociology, Youth Development, or a related field is preferred.
- Candidates from other academic backgrounds with relevant experience in youth development, education, community engagement, or life-skills programs may also be considered.

Relevant Experience

- Experience working with adolescents, young people, schools, or community-based programs is preferred.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas will be an advantage:
- Youth development and engagement
- Social-emotional learning (SEL) and life-skills education
- Career awareness and education guidance
- Experiential and project-based learning
- Community mobilisation and stakeholder coordination
- School-based or non-formal education programs
- Youth-led initiatives and mentoring

Required Skills and Competencies
- Youth engagement: Ability to build rapport with adolescents and understand their perspectives and needs.
- Facilitation: Ability to conduct interactive group sessions, activities, discussions, and youth-led projects.
- SEL and adolescent development: Knowledge of social-emotional learning concepts and adolescent development.
- Career awareness: Basic understanding of Indian education systems, career options, vocational education, and skill-development pathways.
- Coordination: Ability to coordinate with parents, schools, counsellors, community partners, and program teams.
- Communication: Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Documentation: Ability to maintain accurate records, prepare reports, and organise program data.
- Planning and organisation: Strong time management, follow-up, and activity coordination skills.
- Digital proficiency: Basic working knowledge of Google Workspace, MS Office, and digital documentation tools.
- Approach: Empathy, patience, initiative, flexibility, teamwork, and a strong commitment to youth development.

Language Requirements Proficiency in English and Marathi and/or Hindi is preferred, depending on program requirements in PCMC.

Why Join Lighthouse Kiran?

- Contribute to the personal and career development of adolescents.
- Help young people build confidence, life skills, leadership, and career awareness.
- Support meaningful youth-led initiatives and community engagement.
- Work with a team committed to inclusive education, social-emotional learning, and future readiness.

How to Apply If you are passionate about working with young people and want to contribute to their personal growth, educational aspirations, and career readiness, we encourage you to apply at [email protected] mentioning the role and location in subject line.

Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹20,000.00 per month

Benefits

- Cell phone reimbursement
- Health insurance
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

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