Youth Work Associate

4 days ago

Singapore Children-At-Risk Empowerment Association Full time

**About The Role**

CARE Singapore will be implementing a new community mental health programme providing mentoring training in improving youths’ ability to manage, regulate, and direct emotions toward positive outcomes. This programme is targeted at youths requiring some mental health support, especially those experiencing risk factors such as family dysfunction or poor peer relations, etc.

Youth Work Associates will support the Youth Worker and Project Manager in the running of this mentoring programme, including screening, training, and engaging with both volunteer mentors and clients. Working as a team, they will also engage with external stakeholders such as during experiential activities to provide holistic support to clients.

The key responsibilities and expected competencies of a Youth Work Associate are:
**Screening and recruitment of volunteer mentors and youth participants**
- Screening participants and volunteers per mental health assessments to ensure they meet inclusion criteria
- Conducting interviews with support from teammates to screen volunteers
- Simple data management

**Volunteer Training and Skill Competency**
- Conducting volunteer training sessions on mental health programming and facilitation skills
- Facilitating small groups among volunteers to share tips and debrief
- Answering queries from volunteers about the programme

**Client Engagement**
- Using existing evidence-based content and contextualising it for use among volunteers to implement small group sessions
- Conducting experiential activities for clients with volunteers, e.g., visits to corporate offices, sports, etc.
- Checking in routinely with clients to address any concerns and improve programme
- Basic counselling and crisis management, if required

And any other duties that may reasonably be required

**Technical Competencies**:

- Degree or diploma in Social Services with at least 1 year of relevant experience
- Working with youths, especially older youths (>18)
- Working with and training volunteers
- Skills in online engagement tools, e.g., social media, surveys, etc.
- Basic administrative skills on Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Conversant in English, additional languages such as Chinese, Malay, or Tamil advantageous
- Occasional out-of-hours work may be required

**Core Competencies**:

- Desires to make positive impact in youths and young persons
- Able to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Drive to learn and serve community needs
- Resilience, passion for service, and team player

**Preferred achievements / characteristics**:

- Courteousness
- Reliability, quality, and efficiency of services delivered
- Good team player

Please indicate your expected salary and availability.

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