School Youth Worker (Bedok)

Employment Type: Temporary / Contract (9 working months in 2027)
Monthly Salary: S$3600/Month

About the Role

Bedok South Secondary School is looking for two Youth Workers. You will continuously support identified Secondary 1 to 4/5 students with additional needs, during and beyond the normal school curriculum. You will give these students holistic support through casework with the school’s Case Management Team.

The intervention plan aims to:

• strengthen students’ protective factors
• strengthen students’ connection to school
• improve their social-emotional competencies

Contract Period: January to October 2027 (9 working months: January to May, and July to October)

Working Hours (38 hours a week):

Monday:7:30am to 1:30pm

Tuesday: 7:30am to 4:30pm

Wednesday: 7:30am to 1:30pm

Thursday: 7:30am to 4:30pm

Friday: 7:30am to 3:30pm

No work on these days:

• Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted public holidays
• MOE-designated days off in lieu
• Home-Based Learning days and other school event dates identified by the school
• School holidays: 15–19 March, 31 May–25 June, 6–10 September, and 1 November–31 December

Key Responsibilities

• Strengthen in-school and after-school support and engagement for identified groups of students with high or additional needs, for example through upstream support, academic support and interest-based programmes
• Build students’ mental and emotional resilience through targeted mentoring and teaching of social-emotional competencies and life skills
• Create a psychologically safe environment and be a positive adult role model outside the student’s family, reinforcing sound morals, values and acceptable social behaviour
• Give school personnel relevant feedback on students’ progress, and support and advise teachers on students’ needs and challenges

Job Requirements

Mandatory

• Registered with MOE
• Track record of social and/or youth work experience in MOE schools or organisations

Preferred

• At least 3 years of experience in the field
• Qualifications in counselling, psychology, social work or social sciences, or equivalent qualifications in social or youth work

Skills and attributes

• Passion and the right disposition for working with students at risk and their families, with a positive belief in their potential
• Cultural sensitivity, a collaborative approach and openness to diverse views
• Emotional stability, resourcefulness and resilience
• Able to engage, build rapport with and counsel youths at risk
• Able to manage complex cases and give relevant advice to school personnel on them

EA License No.: 96C4864

Reg. No.: R22110485 (Shanice Lim Xin Ni)