The posting
Job Scope:
- Strengthen the during-school and after-school support and engagement of identified groups of students with high needs and/or additional needs. (E.g., Upstream Support, Academic Support and Interest-based programmes)
- Build their mental and emotional resilience through targeted mentoring and teaching of social-emotional competencies and life skills by personnel experienced inworking with students with additional needs/high needs.
- Create a psychological safe environment and being a positive adult role model outside these students’ family environment to reinforce sound morals and values and acceptable social behaviours.
- School collaboration: To provide relevant feedback and progress of students to school personnel, and provide support and consultation to the teachers on students’ needs and challenges.
Requirements:
- Personnel should preferably possess education qualifications in counselling / psychology / social work / social sciences, or equivalent qualifications in social / youth work
- Track records must include social and/or youth work experience in schools or organisations, preferably with a minimum of three (3) years of experience in the field.
- Passion and disposition for working with students-at-risk and their families, and a positive belief in their potential.
- Cultural sensitivity, collaborative and an openness to diverse views.
- Emotional stability, resourcefulness and resilience.
- Ability to engage, establish rapport and counsel youths-at-risk
- Ability to manage complex cases and provide relevantadvice to school personnel on such cases.
Working Hours: 38 hours per week Mondays: 7.30am to 1.30pm Tuesdays: 7.30am to 4.30pm Wednesday: 7.30am to 1.30pm Thursday: 7.30am to 4.30pm Friday: 7.30am to 3.30pm
Contract Period: 9 months (Jan 2027 to May 2027, July to Oct 2027) (estimated: 4 Jan 2027 to 29 Oct 2027) *Services are not required on Saturdays, Sundays, gazetted public holidays,MOE-designated days off-in-lieu and school holidays, as well as March (15 – 19 Mar), June (31 May – 25 Jun), September (6 – 10 Sep)
Location: Bedok
EA License No.: 96C4864
Reg No.: R26159658 BRANN LEONG CHUN HOE



