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DIRECTORATE OF PRISONS At{D

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, ODISHA

Notification No.

ENGAGEMENTOFMENTA@
Interested candidates fulfilling necessary eligibility criteria are requested to attend a

Walk-tn-lnterview at 10.00 A.M. on 03.04.2024 for filling up of the following positions in

different prisons of the State of Odisha on monthly consolidated remuneration basis for a
period ofone year or until further order.

Sl. No. Name of the Position Engagement Details

I Clinical Psychologist I 8 Nos.

1 Psychiatric Social Worker l2 Nos.

Interested candidate can logon to the website of Directorate of Prisons & Correctional
Services, Odisha "https://prisons.odisha.gov.in" for further details. For any assistance

please contact the Nodal Officer: Mobile No.7326841425'

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 DIRECTOMTE OF PRISONS AND
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, ODISHA

Ref: Notification *o. 3q1b Dated.

Catesorv of Mental Health Professionals:-

l. Clinical Psychologist: - l8Nos.

2. Psychiatric Social Worker: - l2 Nos.
Eligibilitv Criteria :-

i. She/ He must be a citizen of lndia& preferably a resident ofthe State ofOdisha.

ii. She/ He must have good communication skill in local language (Odia).

iii. She/ He must have good knowledge in reading/ writing / understanding English Language for
Official / Administrative purpose.
iv. She / He must be ofGood Character and physically sound.
v. She/ He should not have any criminal case pending in any Police Station/ Court.

Ase Limit:- Up to 50 years of age as on 0l .01 .2024 (as per HSC/Matric Certificate).

Educstional Oualilication :-

i. For Clinical Psychologist - Postgraduate degree in Psychology or Clinical psychology or

Applied Psychology and a Master of Philosophy in Clinical psychology obtained after
comPletion of a full{ime course of two years which includes supervised clinical raining from
any University recognized by the University Grants Commission established under the University

Crants Act, 1956 and approved & recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India Acr, 1992.
ii. For Psychiatric Socaal Worker - Postgraduate degree in Social Work and a Master of Philosophy

in Psychiatric Social work obtained after completion of a fulFtime course of two years which
includes supervised clinical training from any University recognized by the University Grants

Commission established under the University Grants Act, 195G.

iii. Candidates having experience in the relevant field work will be given preference.

Remuneration:

i. A consolidated fixed remuneration of Rs.40,000/- (Rupees Forty Thousand) only per month
+Performance lncentive (Maximum Rs. 10,000/-) is admissible for both category posts.

ii. Performance Incentive amount will be determined by the prison authorities based on the
evaluation of their monthly performance, punctuality and discipline.
iii. No other allowances are admissible for such engagement.
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, i. The above positions are purely temporary as of now for a period of one year. Continuation of

the engagement will be subject to a review after one year. CanvassinS in any form will render
the candidate disqualified for the position.

ii. This engagement gives no right to any candidate for demandinS permanent post or seniority in

future in any regard.

ili. The candidate has to produce relevant original certificates, without which her/his candidature

shall be rejected.

iv. lf any candidate is found to have suppressed any material information or furnished false

information/documents, her/his case shall not be considered for the post and incase already
engaged on the basis of said information/documents, her/his service shall be summarily
terminated from the Prison Organization.

v. Number of positions/ remuneration as mentioned above may vary at the time of actual

engagement.

vi. The authority reserves the right to modify or cancel the engagement/selection criteria of all
positions at any stage of the selection process without assigning any reason thereof.

vii. The result will be published in the official website of Directorate of Prisons & Correctional
Services, Odisha.

viii. No TA or DA will be Biven to candidates for attending the interview.

Dutics & R€sponsibilities:-

Clinical Psychologist Psychiatric Social Worker

To study prisoners'mental and behavioural Assessment of prisoner's mental health status.

challenges and disorders. Psychosocial assessment, diagnosis &
Screening of inmates about their mental i nterven t ion.
disorders and substance use at the time of His strength & weakness.
entry intojail custody. To assess the severity of mental and
Assessment and evaluation of prisoners behavioural disorders in prisoners.
integ,rating psychological tests ard Problems faced by the prisoner.
psychological treatment methods. To study the severity ofdepression.
To provide follow up care and resources. To assess logic of thinking process of the
Stress management of prison inmates prisoner.
&Prison officials. To coordinate with the Psychiatrists and other
Provide counseling services, psychological counterpMs for providing just & proper
zlssessments, psychotherapy. treatment to the patients.
To identift Psychological, emotional or To follow up the treatment process of the
behavioural issues. patient.
To diagnose psychological, emotional or To monitor the progress of the recovery of
behavioural disorders. patients.
To develop and implement treatment plans Repeat of assessments of the patients.
and therapeutic process. To educate the patient and his./her family
Help patients define and plan of action to about the illness that patient is facing.
achieve personal, social, educational and To explain the
Jail OfEcials/family of the
vocational development and adjustment. prisoner how likely a patient is to improve or
+ To monitor patients' progress through the rate ofdeterioration ofthe illness.
 regular meetings or follow up group
sessions. | * To suggest required assistance of the family
.l Addressing the addiction with
issues for the patient.
appropriate intervention sh-ategies. Family intervention with home visit.
.i. 'r * Legal Aid.
Sensitization and awareness on mental health |
issues among prison inmates and Prison | + Croup interaction (Croup thempy &othe
Officials. I grouP activities).
.:. To conduct strcss management services for .!. Community awaleness
& sensitization
jail staff | Programme
.3. To address the adjustment issues of family | .t Policy making & co-ordination with resources
members ofprisoners. | (probation/parole./post release emPloyment
.1. Planning for rehabilhation. I etc.)
* To document and rnaintain records of the * Crisis intervention.
mental health issues ofthe prisoners. |* Aftercare lwelfare service etc).
.:. To coordinate with the yisiting Psychiatrists | * To document and maintain records of the
and Psychiatric Social Workers whenever so I mental health issues ofprisoners.
required. I t To coordinate with the visiting Psychiatrists
* Any other responsibility assigned by the I ard Clinical Psychologists whenever required.
appropriate authority. |* Any other responsibility assigned by the
appropriate authority.

Terms and Conditions:-

l. Selected Candidates shall have to work in any Jail located in the state ofOdisha.

2. Thcy may give three choice places of their posting. The same could be considered depending on
the feasibility, but not binding on the authority.

3. They may have to work in more than one Jail in the close proximity or as per requirement ofthe

Prison Organization.

4. Requirement of MPHs in jails at Angul, Athgarh(McP), Balangir, Balasore, Baripad4 Bhadrak,

Bhawanipatn4 Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Banaigarh, Cuttack (Choudwar), Dhenkanal, Jajpur,
Koraput, Malkangiri, Nayagarh, Puri, Rourkela & Sambalpur shall be fulfilled from this Walk-
in-[nterview.
5. They should have to work under the direct control/ supervision ofconcemed Jail authority.

6. They will ordinarily be attached with onejail, but may have to visit otherjails in the same district

or nearby jails of other districr as per requirement. While visiting such jails, actual fare or the
TA/DA as per Covt. norms will be reimbursed.

7. They have to obey the Rules and Procrdure as regard to the maintenance of safety and security of
Jails as per Odisha Model Jail Manual (OMJM)-2020 and Prison Department.

8. They have to work in coordination with the Jail authoritiev Jail Medical Officeri deployed
Psychiatrist for delivering better service.

9. Use of Mobile and any other prohibited articles are strictly restricted during the duty hour.

10. They shall be allowed to avail 12 days Special Leave in a Calendar Year. The leave so
provisioned can be availed subject to the prior permission of the concemed jail authority and
proportionate to the working months ofthe MHP and no other kind ofleave is admissible.

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They should be punctual and sinc.ere in their duty and should not remain on leave without prior
permission of the competent authority.
12. Any candidate who intends to quit the job before six month of his joining shall have to refund at
least two months remuneration to Prison Department.
 13. After selection, the selected candidare has to join duty within the stipulated timeline specified by

the competent authority, failing which her/his selection shall be cancelled immediately. No
^, reprcsentation/ request for extension ofjoining time will ordinarily be entertained'

14. The selected candidate has to sign an agreement with the compctent authority beforejoining the
position.

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The enclosed Application Form may be downloaded from our website

httos://rrrisons.odisha.sov.in and the complete application form along with copies of necessary

self-attested documents be submitted through email ID: qd jstraig!@gnei!,cau by 22'o

March'2024 midnight. Application received in any other manner, incomplete application &
non- eligible candidates will not be entertained.

PJcsr&Dele-atllletviesi
lnterested eligible candidates are required to attend the Walk-ln-tnterview on dated 3'd April' 2024
from 10.00 a.m, and onwards in the Conference Hall of the Directorat€ of Prisons & Correctional
Services, Odisha, Heads of Department Building, 3d Floor, Southern Wing' Bhubaneswar'
Interested candidates are required to download the application from our website and attend the Walk-ln-
lnterview on the scheduled date and time with the filled in application form already submitted by her/him
along with the original of all certificates staning from HSC to M. Phil and 3 numbers recent taken
passport size photographs and to produce same for verification at the time of interview'

N.B:-The authority i.e., the D.C. of Prisons & D.C.S., Odisha reserves the right to defer and cancel the
said interview at any point oftime in public interest.

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Bh uba neswa
The0qtqvlarch'2024 D.G. Odisha
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Post Applied for
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1. Name

3. Date of Birth 4. Age as on 01.01.2024

(as per HSC)

8. Father's Nante:
9. Present Contact Address with Mobile No(with Whatsapp):

L0. Permanent Address with PIN Code

11. E-Mail Id: 10. Alternative Mobile No.

Spoken/Wntten:
13. Academic & Professronal Qualiflcation details:

lnstitute/
Year of
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Location

14 Relevant Expertence, if any : Are you holding or have any time held an appointment under the Central or
state Government or a semi-government or a euasi-Govt. body or an autonomous body or a public
ora firm or if so ful with date of
Penod Designation Full name & Reasons for
& nature of Emoluments address of leaving previous
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employment employer servtce
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15. Disclosures:
(a) Have you ever been arrested? YeJNo
b) Have you ever been Prosecuted? YesNo
c) Have you ever been kept under detention? YeVNo
d) Have yoLt ever been bound down? YesNo
e) Have you ever been fined by a Court of Law? YeVNo
d) Have you ever been convicted by a Court oflaw
for any ot'tence? YesNo
e) Have you ever been debarred from any Yes/No
Examination or rusticated by any University or
any other educational authority/institution?
l) Have you ever been debarred / disqualified by YeVNo
c) any Public Service Commission / Staff Selection
Cornmission lor any of its examination/ selection?
h) Is any case pending against you in any Court of Yes/No
Law at the time of filling up this Application Form ?

i) Is any case pending against you in any University YeVNo

i) or any other educational authority/institution at the
Time ol tilling up this APPlication Form ?
k) Whether discharged / expelled / withdrawn YeVNo
From any training / institution under the
Government or otherwise?

l5(2) the answer to any of the above mentioned question is "Yes" (give full particulars ofthe
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case,/arrest/detention/fine/conviction/sentence/punishment, etc. and /or the nature of the
case pending in lhe Court / University / Educational Authority, etc. at the time of filling up
this Application Form.

F ull Si8nature ofthe Applicant

DECTARATION BY THE CANDIDATE

lhereby declare that all the information furnished above are true & correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and that, if at any stage any of the above information/materials found to be
false/incorrect or is suppressed by me, my candidature/engagement is liable to be rejected/terminated.
lalso declare that I have never been disengaged from service previously on administrative ground such
as disobedience/poor performances/ misbehavior/ criminal activity etc.
Further, I undertake that I shall produce all original certificates/documents in support of the above
information at the time of interview/certificate verification.
Warning
The furnishing of false information or suppression of any factual information in the apPllcation
form would be a disqualification, and is likely to render the candidate unfit for employment under the
Government.
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detained, arrested, prosecuted, bound down, fined, convicted, debarred, acquitted, etc'
Subsequent to the completion and submission of this form, the details of communicated immediately to
the authorities to whom the application form has been sent earlier, filling which it will be deemed to be
a suppression of factual information
lf the fact that false information has been furnished in the Application Form, comes to the notice at
any time durinB the service of a person, his service would be liable to be terminated and the candidate
will be liable to face criminal proceedings deemed appropriate
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a)Three copies of attested recent passport si2e colour photograph.
b) Attested Xerox copies of HSC/equivalent examination certificate and mark-sheet(Proof of age)

c) Attested xerox copies of all mark sheets and certificates in proof of the claim made by the candidate

relating to his/her educational/professional qualification.

d) Other related documents, if any related to this enga8ement.

Date:

Full Signature of the Applicant