Job Description

What the role is:
[What the role is]
The School Counsellor (Manager / Senior Manager) who coordinates the counselling service and manages the Student Care Centre, leads a team of counsellors, works with staff, students, parents, external professionals and community agencies, to provide quality school counselling support for students' mental health and social-emotional development.
What you will be working on:
[What you will be working on]

• Provide individual and group counselling to the student population, as well as crisis intervention and management of affected students
• Document case notes and system records, and advise school management on counselling matters
• Conduct case management with stakeholders (staff, parents and external agencies) to extend support for high-risk students
• Lead a team of full time and part time school counsellors, and supervise the team, for needs analysis, early identification and referral of students with challenges
• Conduct staff training on mental health issues and intervention skills
• Plan training programmes and campaigns to raise awareness and understanding of mental health amongst students
• Manage the daily operations at the Student Care Centre (Counselling Facility), including assignment of cases to the counselling team
• Perform administrative functions of the Counselling Service, which include budget and procurement, case reporting, writing policy papers, as well as managing and updating guidelines and procedures.
• Network with relevant external professionals and community agencies, and represent the institution at cross-institution meetings
• Ad hoc tasks as assigned by Director of Office of Student Support

What we are looking for:

• Relevant academic qualifications, with at least 8 to 10 years of experience, working directly in care and support services, preferably in the tertiary education sector
• Preferably a registered counsellor with Singapore Association for Counselling or equivalent
• Resourceful and be able to work independently
• Strong administrative and communication skills (spoken and written)
• Good team player with strong interpersonal skills
• IT savvy and proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

[What we are looking for]
As above
About Republic Polytechnic:
The first educational institution in Singapore to leverage the Problem-based Learning approach for all its diploma programmes, Republic Polytechnic (RP) has seven schools offering courses in Applied Science, Engineering, Business, Hospitality, Infocomm, Sports and Health, and Technology for Arts, Media and Design. To support Singapore's national effort to promote continuous, lifelong learning, our Academy for Continuing Education (ACE) offers a wide range of part-time programmes. We welcome you to grow with us! Discover a people- and family-oriented culture, where you are inspired to improve as you nurture lifelong learners. For more information from RP, please visit https://www.rp.edu.sg/careers or follow us on LinkedIn. '