School Counsellor

7 hours ago


Singapore NORTHLIGHT SCHOOL Full time

School Counsellors work with students, parents and school staff to support students’ mental health and social-emotional development.

**System support**
- Develop 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.
- Advise school management on school counselling matters.
- Provide 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.
- Network with relevant external professionals and community agencies.
- Evaluate and report to the school management on the state of student mental health in the school, and the effectiveness of the school counselling programme.

**Preventive programme**
- Develop and conduct small and large group psycho-educational sessions for students on mental health issues and healthy coping strategies.
- Develop and make mental health resources available for students, parents and staff.

**Responsive services**
- Provide individual and group counselling to students.
- Conference with staff, parents and external professionals and agencies on students being counselled, and conduct home visits where necessary.
- Look into the referral of students and their families to community resources or external professionals, where needed.
- Provide direct crisis intervention and follow-up to students affected by critical incidents.
- Maintain case consultation records and proper documentation.
- Provide regular updates to school management on the progress of students being seen for counselling.

**Job Requirements**:

- Passion and disposition to work with at-risk students
- 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)


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