Senior Counsellor

2 weeks ago

Singapore Ministry of Defence Singapore Full time $40,000 - $120,000 per year

MINDEF

Permanent

Closing on 21 Sep 2025

What the role is

You provide professional counselling for MINDEF/SAF personnel faced with mental health, psycho-social and substance abuse/addiction-related issues. As the subject matter expert on counselling-related matters, you undertake the management of difficult cases and develop individualised psychological care plans.

What you will be working on

  • Provide counselling supervision to counsellors, formation psychologists, and paracounsellors on the effective management and treatment of the servicemen
  • Conduct assessments and implement intervention plans
  • Collaborate with stakeholders for holistic counselling services
  • Respond to operational duties such as manning the 24-hour SAF Counselling Hotline and facilitating critical incident stress debriefings for MINDEF/SAF servicemen involved in critical incidents
  • Research counselling-related trends
  • Plan preventive education strategies and training curriculum to meet the needs of commanders and managers in MINDEF/SAF
    Challenge(s)
  • Managing complex psychological cases
  • Being operationally ready at all times to support operational needs and critical events
  • Establishing good linkages and network with relevant mental health entities and community resources

What we are looking for

  • Education in Counselling, Psychology or Social Work
  • At least 8 years of relevant work experience
  • A registered practitioner with the Singapore Association for Counselling, Singapore Association of Social Workers, Association of Professionals Specialising in Addiction Counselling, or Singapore Psychological Society
    Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About MINDEF

The mission of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor.
The Defence Executive Officer (DXO) scheme is the non-uniformed career scheme of MINDEF that offers myriad opportunities in various job functions, such as corporate communications, cyber security, data analytics and visualisation, defence policy, finance, HR, psychology, and more. Embodying the same level of commitment towards defence, DXOs work together with their military counterparts to contribute to MINDEF/SAF's mission and ensure Singapore's security and stability. United by this common cause, our lines of defence complement each other to secure the prosperity and progress of our nation.

About your application process

This job is closing on 21 Sep 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and for other roles within MINDEF or the wider Public Service.

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