Job Description- Trainer (West Bengal)
Mobile Creches (MC), a pioneer organization in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), has been operational since 1969, providing childcare, health, nutrition, and protection services to more than 15,000 children annually across worksites, urban slums, rural, and tribal communities in India. MC has played a pioneering role in advancing ECCD for children under six years, particularly those from marginalized and migrant communities, through its integrated approach of delivering quality childcare services, strengthening caregiver and community engagement, enhancing linkages with government systems, training the ECCD workforce, influencing policy, and promoting research in the field of early childhood development. Officially recognized as the National Creche Agency by the Government of India, Mobile Creches continues to expand sustainable childcare solutions in partnership with governments and civil society organizations.
Building on its extensive experience in community-based childcare and child protection, Mobile Creches is implementing an integrated drowning-prevention programme in the high-risk districts of South 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur, and Paschim Medinipur in West Bengal. The programme will establish 50 community-based, supervised childcare centres operating for long hours for children aged 1–4 years, with the objective of reducing children’s unsupervised exposure to nearby water bodies while ensuring safety, nutrition, early stimulation, caregiver engagement, and community integration. In addition, the programme will promote child-centred water-safety and survival awareness, community mobilisation, and first-responder preparedness to strengthen local prevention systems.
The programme will work closely with Panchayati Raj Institutions, ICDS, public health systems, NRLM/Anandadhara platforms, and community institutions to create sustainable and scalable drowning prevention systems rooted in local governance and community participation.
As an organization, Mobile Creches adheres to a strict safeguarding policy, and all staff, volunteers, consultants, interns, and partners are required to comply with safeguarding norms and child protection protocols.
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Department: Child Care Services
Designation: Trainer – West Bengal
Level: 4
Reporting to: District Coordinator
Location: One of the programme districts – South 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur, or Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal
Position Overview
The Trainer will be responsible for strengthening the capacities of crèche workers, Field Supervisors, community volunteers, and first responders to ensure effective and quality implementation of the community-based drowning prevention crèche programme in the assigned district. The position will support programme quality through planning and facilitation of trainings, field mentoring, supportive supervision, practical demonstrations, and continuous handholding support to frontline workers and community-level stakeholders.
The role will focus on building capacities on Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), child safety, safeguarding, nutrition, hygiene, caregiver engagement, drowning prevention, emergency response, first-responder preparedness, and community mobilisation. The Trainer will also support strengthening child-friendly practices, centre operations, community-based childcare systems, and safe supervision mechanisms within programme villages.
The Trainer will work under the overall supervision of the District Coordinator for district-level programme implementation and coordination. The position will receive technical guidance, mentoring, supervision, and capacity-building support from the National Master Trainer for planning and delivery of quality training processes, training materials, field mentoring, and programme quality improvement initiatives. Technical training design, advanced content development, and overall quality guidance will be supported by the National Master Trainer and national training team.
The role requires good facilitation, mentoring, communication, and field coordination skills along with willingness for extensive field engagement across programme villages within the assigned district. The position is suitable for professionals with practical field-training experience and an interest in community-based childcare, child safety, and capacity-building processes.
Knowledge Areas:
• Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
• Child protection and safeguarding
• Community mobilisation and behaviour change communication
• Gender and social inclusion
• Water safety, child safety, and first-response awareness (preferred)
• Disability inclusion and caregiver engagement
Educational Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Work, Education, Psychology, Child Development, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Public Health, Rural Development, Sociology, or a related discipline from a recognised institute.
Total Work Experience:
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in community-based training, field facilitation, mentoring, or capacity-building support for frontline workers, community volunteers, or grassroots institutions.
• Experience in ECCD, child protection, public health, community development, or rural development programmes will be preferred.
• Experience in participatory training methodologies, adult learning approaches, and community-based facilitation will be an advantage.
Essential Requirements:
• Willingness to relocate to one of the programme districts in West Bengal based on programme requirements.
• Willingness to travel extensively across villages and programme locations for field mentoring and training activities.
• Candidate must possess a valid two-wheeler driving license and preferably own a two-wheeler for regular field travel and be comfortable using a two-wheeler for regular field travel.
• Candidate should possess good facilitation, communication, mentoring, and interpersonal skills and willingness to work closely with frontline workers and rural communities.
• Experience working with Panchayats, ICDS, SHGs, NRLM platforms, or government frontline workers will be preferred.
Age Criteria : 30–45 years
Key Responsibilities:
Training Planning and Facilitation:
• Plan, organise, facilitate, and document pre-service trainings, refresher trainings, and capacity-building sessions for crèche workers, Field Supervisors, community mobilisers, first responders, and other programme stakeholders in coordination with the District Coordinator and with technical guidance from the Master Trainer from National Training Team.
• Develop training agendas, session plans, facilitation guides, training schedules, and participatory learning activities.
• Facilitate training sessions on Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), child safety, safeguarding, nutrition, hygiene, psychosocial wellbeing, caregiver engagement, drowning prevention, emergency response, and community mobilisation.
• Conduct practical demonstrations, simulation exercises, role plays, and activity-based learning sessions to strengthen field-level understanding and skills.
• Support contextualisation and adaptation of training content for rural and water-vulnerable communities.
• Coordinate closely with the Master Trainer at national training team for training planning, technical guidance, quality improvement, training schedules, and strengthening facilitation processes.
Capacity Building and Field Mentoring:
• Provide continuous handholding, mentoring, and supportive supervision to crèche workers, Field Supervisors, and community volunteers to strengthen programme quality and service delivery.
• Conduct regular field visits to crèche centres and programme villages to assess learning application, provide coaching support, and address implementation gaps.
• Mentor frontline workers on child-friendly practices, early stimulation activities, safe supervision, centre management, caregiver engagement, and child protection practices.
• Support strengthening caregiver-child interactions, age-appropriate learning practices, and inclusive childcare approaches within crèche centres.
• Participate in Training of Trainers (ToTs), review meetings, mentoring sessions, and technical learning processes organised by the National Master Trainer and national programme team.
First Responder and Community Training:
• Support training and orientation of village-level first responders and community volunteers on drowning prevention, emergency preparedness, child safety, referral systems, and first-response mechanisms.
• Coordinate with Community & Government Engagement Officers and district teams for mobilisation and engagement of first responders and community participants.
• Support community awareness sessions and village-level engagement activities related to child safety, safe supervision, and drowning prevention.
Centre Set-up and Programme Quality Support:
• Support establishment, operationalisation, and strengthening of community-based crèche centres in accordance with programme standards and operational guidelines.
• Provide technical support to programme teams on centre management, child-friendly environments, safety measures, hygiene standards, and safeguarding protocols.
• Support programme teams in ensuring quality implementation of ECCD activities, routines, and daily childcare practices across centres.
Training Materials and Resource Development:
• Support development, contextualisation, translation, and use of training materials, IEC resources, facilitation tools, and Teaching Learning Materials (TLMs).
• Promote use of low-cost, locally available learning and play materials for early childhood activities and caregiver engagement.
• Support maintenance, documentation, and management of training resources and training-related inventories.
Monitoring, Documentation, and Reporting:
• Maintain training records, attendance sheets, field mentoring reports, training feedback formats, and capacity-building documentation.
• Assess learning outcomes and training effectiveness through observations, review mechanisms, and supportive supervision processes.
• Prepare monthly updates, field visit reports, case studies, training summaries, and programme learning notes related to capacity-building activities.
• Support programme documentation, data collection, and reporting related to training and field mentoring activities.
Coordination and Team Support:
• Coordinate closely with District Coordinators, Field Supervisors, MEAL teams, Child Protection Specialists, and Community & Government Engagement Officers for integrated programme implementation.
• Participate in programme reviews, planning meetings, field assessments, and coordination processes as required.
• Support implementation of organisational safeguarding standards and child protection protocols across all training and field activities.
• Work closely with the Master Trainer and district programme team to ensure consistency, quality, and standardisation of training and mentoring processes across programme locations.
Other Responsibilities:
• Undertake any other responsibilities assigned by the District Coordinator or programme management team.
Key Skills Required:
• Good facilitation, mentoring, and participatory training skills.
• Good understanding of ECCD and community-based childcare approaches.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Experience in participatory training methodologies and adult learning approaches.
• Ability to work effectively with grassroots communities, frontline workers, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Good documentation, reporting, and training coordination skills.
• Ability to support development, adaptation, and effective use of activity-based training and learning materials
• Proficiency in MS Office and digital communication tools.
• Fluency in Bengali is strongly preferred; documentation and reporting skills in English are required, and working knowledge of Hindi will be an advantage.
• Ability to deliver both in-person and virtual trainings
How to Apply:
Interested candidates may email their resume, cover letter, and last drawn CTC (mandatory) to hradmin@mobilecreches.org.
https://forms.office.com/r/5265u3PJiY
Subject line: Trainer– [Name of Preferred District], West Bengal (Applicants are requested to indicate one preferred district from South 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur, or Paschim Medinipur.)
We will review applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the position as soon as a suitable candidate is found. Hence, early applications are strongly encouraged.