Volunteer Opportunity

TASK

Colorss Foundation champions support of the disabled, the needy, and the disadvantaged. We foster mainstream integration of marginalized populations.

Colorss foundation has got different volunteer opportunity at this moment. Please email us at : emailcolorss@gmail.com

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Project Iris:  This project is for the VI (visually impaired) a simple device that will help identify Indian Currency denomination. This project intends to break the stigma and discrimination faced by them, we aim to make them self sufficient and self reliant. This project works in two phases: Phase 1: Distribution of the device. Phase 2: Rehabilitation and inducing vocational training for the VI who are using the device.

Project Enhance: Project Enhance empowers the disabled, and facilitates their inclusion into mainstream life, by training participants in karate, while providing guidance for artistic expression. This program uses sports and the arts as tools to promote physical well-being while also improving mental health.

Colorss of Life: 'Colorss of Life' is an e-magazine with limited print distribution copies and pdf file for on line distribution. The children involved in the project will write, draw and provide contents.  This activity will require them to learn a number of important life and career skills, not only the understanding of using technology and media to create something worthwhile, but also important skills of cooperation, teamwork, discipline, time management and perhaps above all, taking responsibility for their own work.

Newsletter: Colorss needs a newsletter that can give regular updates on the projects honor the volunteers for their support and provide a space for volunteers to voice their opinions, views and share their experiences.

Volunteer Opportunity

   1. Psychologist for testing and analysis
         1. Psychologists working in different areas are required for our ongoing projects. We are working with disabled as well able-bodied children of India. Psychologists are required for doing the analysis of the child. Carry out the needful testing and give us their valuable feedback.

Highlights: We are asking for a one year commitment to this position as we need someone in post who can really get to know the children and their families and the other psychologists. We want online volunteers. If any volunteer is wiling to be on the project site it would be really nice.

Qualifications: We are looking for a psychologist, ideally with a background in educational and clinical or child psychology.
 
   2. Child counselor
         1. Child Counselors are required to address needs and problem of the child. Help us to carry out the needs assessment of the child and guide us as and when required

Highlights: We are asking for a one year commitment to this position as we need someone in post who can really get to know the children and their families and the other psychologists. We want online volunteers. If any volunteer is wiling to be on the project site it would be really nice.

Qualifications: We are looking for a psychologist, ideally with a background in educational and clinical or child psychology.

   3. Special Educator
         1. Special Educator, who works with physical disabilities, mentally disabled, multiple disabilities and visually impaired are required to assist us on the ongoing projects.

Highlights: We are asking for a one year commitment to this position as we need Volunteers involved in special care projects to be highly patient and motivated and sometimes need to be highly skilled). It is important to understand that these students learn at slower rates due to their disabilities and that they require much more time and care. But more importantly, you should be open-minded to the challenges that may arise from dealing with children and adults with disabilities. If any volunteer is wiling to be on the project site it would be really nice.

Qualifications: We are looking for a special educator working with children with disabilities.

   4. Vocational trainer
         1. Online vocational trainer is required to trainer our staff or volunteers who will directly at the site.

Highlights: We are asking for a one year commitment to this position as we need Volunteers involved in organizing vocational training for children with disability. The trainer should be able to help us with developing different training programs based on needs assessments done by the psychologist.  It is important to understand that these students learn at slower rates due to their disabilities and that they require much more time and care. But more importantly, you should be open-minded to the challenges that may arise from dealing with children and adults with disabilities. If any volunteer is wiling to be on the project site it would be really nice.

Qualifications: We are looking for a vocational trainer working with children with disabilities who is self motivated and loves to accept challenges.

   5. Database manager – Initially we want to design the database program. Once it's done we want a long term volunteer who can maintain and upgrade the system.
         1. Database manager is required who can compile a program that can help us retrieve the entire data of a child. This database program will help us to maintain and check the development of any child in any of our projects.

Highlights: We are asking for a one year commitment to this position as we need Volunteers who can design a database program that will help us have the entire record of the child with one click. This database would be installed at every site and should be updated universally. It should be secure and protected. This program needs to maintained and upgraded as and when required.

Qualifications: We are looking for programmer who can help us with this task.

   6. Public Relation
         1. Public Relation volunteer is required who can represent us on different occasions, be it a meeting with corporate or schools or organizations.

Highlights: We are asking for a one year commitment to this position. The volunteer will be responsible to develop opportunities for positive public relations. Develop corporate tie-ups and help the organization achieve its aims and objective. The ideal candidate for this volunteer position is a one who is a current Public Relations Professional, or one with extensive background in PR, who is seeking an altruistic outlet for their talents. Having good connections within the local PR community is a plus but not essential

Qualifications: We are looking for volunteer who has appropriate qualification and should be articulate and have excellent writing skills.
 
   7. Translator - English to Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi
         1. Volunteers are required for translating documents from English to Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi language

Highlights: We are asking for a one year commitment to this position. However the translation job will be sparse.  The volunteer will be responsible to translate organizations documents i.e its aims and objective, project details, questionnaire and similar things. As we work among poor and municipal school. Couple of documents we require in regional language.

Qualifications: We are looking for volunteer who has fluency in required languages along with excellent command over English language.

Please email at emailcolorss@gmail.com