School Counsellor (Yishun)
The Services required are setout as follows:
Responsive Services
- Conducting individual andgroup 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 ofstudents and their families to community resources or external professionals,where needed.
- Provide direct crisisintervention and follow up to students affected by critical events.
- Maintain case consultationrecords and proper documentation.
Systems Support
- Advice and provide regularupdates to school management on the progress of students being seen forcounselling.
- Network with relevantexternal professionals and community agencies.
- Provide consultation as wellas planning and conducting training for staff and parents on pertinent mentalhealth issues and skills for first-line intervention and support.
Preventive Programmes
- Develop and conduct small andlarge group psycho-educational sessions for students on mental health issuesand healthy coping strategies.
- Develop and make mentalhealth resources available for students, parents and staff.
- Assist in implementingpreventive programmes that promote mental well-being and healthy familyrelationships.
The candidate shall have thefollowing qualifications, skills and experience:
- A Bachelor’s or Master’sdegree in Counselling with relevant professional counselling qualifications.
- Relevant experience incounselling and/or social work, preferably with adolescents or young people ina school or community settings.
- Strong communication andinterpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and establish trustingrelationships with students, parents and stakeholders.
- Strong assessment and casemanagement skills, including the ability to identify students’ needs, assessrisks, formulate appropriate interventions, and monitor their progress.
- Strong collaborative skillsand the ability to work effectively with teachers, school leaders, parents andexternal agencies as part of a multi-disciplinary support network.
- A strong team player who isorganised, meticulous and able to manage multiple cases and competingpriorities effectively.
- Demonstrates soundprofessional judgement, discretion and sensitivity when handling confidentialand/or sensitive student matters.