Kooshal Chowachand
New Grove
Summary
Passionate in social work practice and re-integration of disadvantageous groups in the mainstream society,
Rehabilitation of offenders and hand-holding of minors and juveniles.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Probation officer
Prime Minister's Office
Grand Port
05.2022 - Current
1. Proficient in conducting social enquiries and to write Community Service reports (For community service workers) / Pre-sentence reports (For Probationers) or any other reports (Juvenile Assessment Reports, Reports for Children Under the Age of Criminal Responsibility, explanatory reports) as required by Court, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions), Reform institution, social agencies or any legal institution.
2. Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of probationers, juvenile offenders and community service workers and their re-integration in society.
3. Counselling and delivering talks on pro-social skills programmes.
4. Co-Warden at the Probation Hostel for Boys on part time basis (July 2024-Aug 2024, February 2025 - present)
5. Liaised with other institutions for referrals and/or assistance (drugs detox Centre, hospitals, schools, prisons, etc).
6. Statistics pertaining to probation work.
Case Management Officer
Min. of Social Integration & Economic Empowerment
Port Louis, Port Louis District
01.2019 - 05.2022
Case Management Officer at the National Empowerment Foundation (aegis of Ministry of Social Integration and Economic Empowerment)
Intern (Welfare Department)
District Council of Grand Port, Mauritius
Rose Belle
06.2015 - 07.2015
Education
Master of Arts - Public Policy and Administration
University of Mauritius
Reduit, Moka District 08.2018 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Sociology (specialisation in Gender Studies)
University of Mauritius
Reduit, Moka District 09.2014 - 07.2017
A-Levels -
Cambridge International Examinations
Mauritius 05.2001 - 11.2013
Skills
1 City & Guilds of London Institute
Certificate of Unit Credit,
ITQ Level for IT users,
Unicomp Computer Centre,
- Level 1 Spreadsheet software 1 (3 credits) - pass
- Level 1 Word processing software 1 (3 credits) - pass
2 IELTS Certificate,
- Overall band score 70
3 St John Ambulance Mauritius
- Certificate in First Aid at Work
4 Certificate of Excellence in Public Speaking Masterclasses
5 Certificate of Attendance on "Introduction to Child Psychology"
6 Ministry of Arts and Cultural Heritage
- Participation in National Drama Festival 2018 & National Sketch Competition 2023 (Marathi Language)
7, Participant of the 78th Edition of "Know India Programme" held in India, November 2024
8 Spoken language: English, French, Mauritian Creole, Hindi and Bhojpuri
Timeline
Probation officer
Prime Minister's Office
05.2022 - Current
Case Management Officer
Min. of Social Integration & Economic Empowerment
01.2019 - 05.2022
Master of Arts - Public Policy and Administration
University of Mauritius
08.2018 - 08.2020
Intern (Welfare Department)
District Council of Grand Port, Mauritius
06.2015 - 07.2015
Bachelor of Science - Sociology (specialisation in Gender Studies)
University of Mauritius
09.2014 - 07.2017
A-Levels -
Cambridge International Examinations
05.2001 - 11.2013
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