Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTIONS: * To meet up with students who require intervention. * To engage and interact to build rapport with students. * To use counselling skills & techniques to encourage the discu JOB DESCRIPTIONS: To meet up with students who require intervention. To engage and interact to build rapport with students. To use counselling skills & techniques to encourage the discussions of emotions and experiences to understand the educational macro and micro-system of the students. To help identify precisely the underlying issues such as social or emotional disadvantages, discrimination, poverty or trauma, etc. for accurate planning of intervention measures in order to enhance students' connectedness to school and build resilience. Appropriately, address concerns or issues faced by students such as but not limited to stress, mental health and socio-emotional well-being. To equip students with coping strategies to manage their concerns and apply them when needed. To act as mentors to provide guidance, motivation, emotional support, coaching and role modelling to students. To manage administrative load when working with external stakeholders / service providers in engagement of students and/or parents. Other examples of an engagement programme may include but not limited to: Planning for a bridging programme for long-term absentee to return to class. Reflection-based and/or adventure-based activities that will contribute to positive student development and resilience. May also include providing after-school care activities, after curriculum time to give additional engagement for at-risk students such as organizing a competition / games, problem-solving activities, cooking or singing workshop, etc. REQUIREMENTS: Preferably with a degree certification in counselling or equivalent qualification Applicant must have case supervision and is receiving ongoing supervision from a trained clinical supervisor. (A written confirmation of the supervision from the external agency, stating name and training of supervisor, and frequency of supervision to be submitted upon job recommendation.) At least 1-year experience in counselling teenagers in Secondary Schools. Empathy for students with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Strong interpersonal and communication skills with proficiency in English Singaporean Only ADDITIONAL INFO: Ad-Hoc Basis Working days are not fixed. It can be any day of the week or 3-4 days per week. Working hours are not fixed and are flexible depending on the schedule: from 2 to 5 hours a week up to 20 hours or more per week. Date of commencement: Immediate Working location: Island-wide BENEFITS: Attractive salary Comprehensive medical benefits Leave benefits Training and Professional Development We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.