School Youth Worker (Tampines St)

Contract Period: From 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027.

Working hours:

• Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: 8.00am to 4.00pm (inclusive of 1-hour compulsory lunch break)

• Wednesdays: 9.00am to 4.00pm (inclusive of 1-hour compulsory lunch break)

• Estimated number of working hours per week = 34 hours

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and implement student engagement programmes to support positive student development, resilience and school reintegration for long-term absentee students.

• Organise reflection-based and adventure-based activities, as well as after-school programmes for at-risk students. Activities may include competitions, games, problem-solving exercises, cooking or singing workshops.

• Conduct home visits alongside school staff, attend stakeholder meetings and make referrals where appropriate.

• Monitor students’ progress and follow up with relevant school personnel, including form teachers and school leaders, when required.

• Communicate with parents and external agencies on an invitation basis and/or in the presence of the programme-in-charge Education Officer.

• Maintain proper documentation of counselling and student engagement activities, including weekly case summaries for students under your care.

• Coordinate administrative matters with external stakeholders and service providers to support student and parent engagement.

• Share counselling tips with teachers and other stakeholders at selected platforms at least once per term.

Requirements and Expectations

• Able to engage students through digital communication platforms such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Telegram.

• Competent in carrying out assigned tasks and responsibilities.

• Adhere to the ethical standards for counsellors and continuously enhance professional practice through supervision and professional development.

• Follow the school’s Standard Operating Procedures when consulting and providing feedback to relevant school personnel on students receiving counselling, as well as when dealing with parents.

• Maintain the confidentiality of student counselling records, which remain the property of the school. Hardcopy and softcopy records must not be removed from the school without prior permission.

• Comply with the Expectations of Instructors. Failure to do so may result in contract termination.

• Sign an undertaking to safeguard official information.
  

  Requirement

  1. At least a Diploma in counselling or psychology or equivalent

  2. Experience in counselling or working with school-aged teenagers in a secondary school

  3. Skills and professional competencies to support students’ social, emotional, behavioural and personal development e.g. relationship-building, communication, emotional regulation, conflict management, engagement, etc.
  

  EA License No.: 96C4864

  Reg No.: R25128798 HUANG QIMENG