Design and Develop a Holistic Education Model for Adolescents

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Overview

Develop a holistic education model addressing critical challenges faced by adolescents.

You have:

• Background in Education, Psychology, Child Development, Youth Development, Social Work, or related fields
• Strong research, writing, and communication skills in English
• Ability to work independently in a remote team environment
• Interest in education, adolescent development, and social impact
• Experience working with underserved communities or rural education settings is desirable
• Experience in curriculum development, programme design, or instructional planning for Volunteer 1
• Experience in SEL, life skills education, inclusive education, or adolescent well-being programmes for Volunteer 2
• Experience in project-based learning, experiential learning, youth engagement, or community-based education for Volunteer 3
• Experience in student assessment tools, life skills education, or student development planning for Volunteer 4

Contract

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Universal Versatile Society (UVS) is a UNEP and UNCCD-accredited NGO with ECOSOC Special Consultative Status, working since 2005 in education, mental health, digital literacy, and rural development across Vidarbha, Maharashtra.

The assignment is part of UVS’s flagship initiative, a school-based program aimed at addressing critical challenges faced by adolescents, including:

• Academic pressure and lack of holistic development • Poor mental health and emotional resilience • Limited career awareness beyond conventional paths • Digital addiction and social isolation • Lack of life skills and real-world exposure

The initiative aims to transform students into emotionally resilient, socially responsible, and future-ready global citizens, aligned with the principles of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The selected volunteer’s contribution will be crucial in building a structured, evidence-based and scalable model, which will initially be piloted in Washim district and later expanded to other regions.

The online volunteers will work virtually and closely with UVS’s on-ground team, which has extensive grassroots experience in working with schools, district health systems, and youth communities.

The assignment is part of UVS’s flagship initiative, a school-based program aimed at addressing critical challenges faced by adolescents, and aims to transform students into emotionally resilient, socially responsible, and future-ready global citizens, aligned with the principles of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

This assignment will be a four-person team of online volunteers, each responsible for key deliverables.

Volunteer 1: Programme Design & Integration Support

Primary Responsibility: Develop and consolidate the overall programme framework

• Develop a structured 1-year holistic education framework for adolescents (11–18 years) and ensure alignment with SDG 4.
• Define key learning outcomes, competencies, and age-wise curriculum flow within the framework.
• Integrate inputs from all volunteers into one cohesive programme model and consolidate final outputs into a structured programme document.
• Key deliverables include the framework model, an accompanying brief programme concept notes, basic implementation guidelines for rural schools.

Volunteer 2: Learning Readiness & Student Well-being

Primary Responsibility: Improve learning readiness and student engagement

• Design 4–6 practical modules on learning motivation, emotional awareness, and classroom engagement
• Develop short non-clinical support strategies for: a. Academic stress b. Attention challenges c. Peer pressure d. Low motivation
• Support in the creation of 4–5 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) based activities for adolescents
• Suggest practical classroom engagement strategies for rural schools
• Prepare a concise teacher support guide for diverse learners

Volunteer 3: Experiential Learning & Social Engagement

Primary Responsibility: Promote real-world learning and healthy student engagement

• Design project-based and activity-based learning modules for adolescents
• Develop practical strategies to reduce excessive mobile/social media dependency
• Create 12 monthly engagement activities focused on: a) Community service, b) Environment, c) Teamwork and d) Leadership
• Prepare a structured annual student engagement plan for pilot implementation

Volunteer 4: Student Assessment & Development Mapping Specialist Primary Responsibility: Develop student profiling and life skills tools

• Design simple, non-clinical tools for students’ interest identification and aptitude mapping and basic IQ/EQ-aligned understanding frameworks (non-clinical)
• Develop student profiling templates for personalised development planning
• Create 5–6 life skills modules on communication, confidence, decision-making, and teamwork
• Develop simple student progress tracking formats
• Recommend ways to integrate assessment insights into the programme

Online Volunteers will not work directly with children or students under this assignment. All contributions are limited to desk-based programme development support and educational content recommendations. Volunteers are not expected to provide medical, psychological, counselling, diagnostic, or mental health advice.

All candidates should have:

• Background in Education, Psychology, Child Development, Youth Development, Social Work, or related fields • Strong research, writing, and communication skills in English • Ability to work independently in a remote team environment • Interest in education, adolescent development, and social impact Experience working with underserved communities or rural education settings is desirable.

Role-specific experience:

Volunteer 1: Programme Design & Integration Support • Experience in curriculum development, programme design, or instructional planning

Volunteer 2: Learning Readiness & Student Well-being

• Experience in SEL, life skills education, inclusive education, or adolescent well-being programmes

Volunteer 3: Experiential Learning & Social Engagement • Experience in project-based learning, experiential learning, youth engagement, or community-based education

Volunteer 4: Student Assessment & Development Mapping • Experience in student assessment tools, life skills education, or student development planning

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