Job Description

Posted November 12, 2025
The incumbent shall provide early identification and intervention in the areas of counselling, skill development and support services to vulnerable children/youth and their families.


JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

FUNCTIONAL

To assess the individual needs of children/youth/family in the areas of family capacity, emotional stability, peer relations and community profile. This involves conducting intervention like working with their thought processes, feelings and behaviour. To conduct individual or group interventions, with evidence-based counselling and therapeutic modalities that will help the clients' process and overcome their behavioural, emotional and thinking issues. To develop and implement intervention plans within programme guidelines in consultation with the Senior Counsellor. To share the treatment/ intervention plan with caregivers, teachers, counsellors, social workers and other stakeholders, while remaining involved in the care of the client, revising the treatment protocol as and when needed. To maintain documentation detailing service plans, outcome measures, community contacts and referrals. To provide counselling and work with parents of clients on their parenting skills as part of the treatment/intervention plan. To attend meetings, case conferences, case discussion and able to work well with all stakeholders in the clients' system. To carry out work in a professional manner, including protecting the confidentiality of the counselling sessions, and the clients. To keep proper case records of clients. This includes clients' personal information, reports and proper documentation of all sessions and clients. To work in close collaboration with the other staff of the Home and of the other components of Boys' Town in matters pertaining to the welfare of the clients. To provide coaching/training/consultation to Boys' Town staff either individually or in group context. To conduct talks/workshops on selected mental health topics for the community (e.g. schools, parents, families, peer supporters, volunteers, other social service agencies. To participate in roadshows and community programmes in support of children and youth mental health. To participate in research as and when required.

ORGANISATIONAL

To participate actively in all fundraising activities as well as any other commitments that Boys' Town undertakes. To work in close collaboration with other staff, department and components of Boys' Town. The Executive Director and, or his/her representative may assign you any other duties that are within reason for the operation needs. Job Requirements


Planning & Coordinating - able to plan & coordinate. Communication - verbal & written. Interpersonal - able to communicate and interact with people, both individually and in groups.

Average Qualifications & Years of Relevant Experience:

Post-graduate in Counselling/Therapy OR Master in Counselling from an accredited institution. Preferably min. 1 year experience in counselling and working with children and/or youth and their families. Ability to work with multiple stakeholders in coordinating care for clients. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Possess humility, emotional maturity, empathy and self-reflexive in working with client. Energetic, dynamic and willingness to learn. Strong commitment to professional ethics and integrity. Demonstrates passion for working with children and youth and complex psychosocial issues. * Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.