School Counsellor

3 days ago


Singapore Ministry of Education, Singapore (MOE) Full time

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School Counsellor (Trained Applicants)
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Ministry of Education, Singapore (MOE)
What The Role Is
As a School Counsellor, your primary role is to work 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
Your key roles and responsibilities include:
System Support: Developing suitable school counselling programme including a system for needs analysis, early identification and referral of students with mental health issues and social, emotional and behavioural problems
Advising school management on school counselling matters
Providing consultation as well as planning and conducting training for staff and parents on pertinent mental health issues and skills for first-line intervention and support
Networking with relevant external professionals and community agencies
Evaluating and reporting to school management on the state of student mental health in the school, and effectiveness of the school counselling programme
Preventive Programme: Developing and conducting small and large group psycho-educational sessions for students on mental health issues and healthy coping strategies
Developing and/or making available mental health resources for students, parents and staff
Responsive Services: Providing individual and group counselling to students
Conference with staff, parents and external professionals / agencies on students being counselled, and conduct home visits where necessary
Looking into the referral of students and their families to community resources or external professionals where needed
Providing direct crisis intervention and follow-up to students affected by critical incidents
Maintaining case consultation records and proper documentation
Providing regular updates to school management on progress of students being seen for counselling
Requirements
What we are looking for
Passion and disposition to work with students-at-risk.
Empathy for students with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Aware of and sensitive to multicultural issues.
Resourceful and resilient.
Preferably with at least 1 year of working experience. Experience working or volunteering with children and youths would be an advantage.
Applicants should possess a relevant counselling qualification, such as those recognised by the Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC).
Applicants should have the fitness and resilience required to engage students safely and carry out their duties effectively.
Note: Applications are processed in batches, and applicants can expect to receive an update before the end of the following month.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
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