School Pastoral Care Officer (Contract: 4 Jan 2027 to 19 Nov 2027, Excluding School Holidays)

Contract Duration

· 4 January 2027 to 19 November 2027 (Excluding School Holidays)

Working Location

· Yishun

Working Hours

· 3 days per week during the official school terms as per scheduled by the school:

Mondays: 8.30am to 3.30pm (inclusive of 1-hour meal break);

Tuesdays: 9.00am to 4.00pm (inclusive of 1-hour meal break);

Fridays: 8.00am to 3.00pm (inclusive of 1-hour meal break).

The School shall provide the Personnel with the work schedule for each school term at least one (1) week before the commencement of the respective school term.

Notwithstanding the above, the School reserves the right to make reasonable adjustments to the Personnel's work schedule to meet operational requirements or support student needs. The School shall provide the Personnel with at least three (3) working days' notice of any such changes.

Offered Salary

· Please indicate your hourly expected salary in your resume (Salary will commensurate with qualifications and experience)

Requirements

● Preferably possess relevant qualifications, training and/or certifications in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Child Development, Youth Work or related fields.

● Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and work effectively with primary school students from diverse backgrounds.

● At least one (1) year of relevant experience in the education and/or social service sector involving work with children and/or youths.

Job Description

The appointed Personnel is to support and work well with the school’s Student Development Team in matters relating to student engagement, pastoral care, and intervention work for primary school students.

Non-exhaustively, the Services expected would include the following:

A. Student engagement and pastoral care

1. Provide pastoral care, mentoring and support for identified students through regular engagement, monitoring and collaboration with the Student Development Team, teachers and relevant stakeholders.

2. Build positive and trusting relationships with identified students to support their social-emotional well-being, resilience, character development and positive school experience.

3. Develop students' social-emotional competencies, including self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, relationship skills and responsible decision-making.

4. Equip students with practical strategies to strengthen self-regulation, conflict resolution, communication skills, positive peer interactions and responsible behaviour.

5. Support discipline efforts in engaging students during controlled recess, corrective work and detention/suspension.

6. Support efforts to reduce number of latecomers.

7. Support efforts in patrolling along corridors, classrooms and after-school areas.

B. Observation, Documentation and Reporting

8. Observe, identify and document the key needs of students, including behavioural, social-emotional, peer relationship, engagement and learning-related concerns via weekly updates.

9. Report relevant cases, observations and concerns to the Student Development Team and School Leaders for further intervention and support where necessary.

10. Maintain proper documentation of student engagement, intervention, and follow-up actions while ensuring confidentiality of student- related information.

11. Provide weekly feedback to the Student Development Team on students’ needs, concerns and recommended follow-up actions, so that the school can better support the students.

C. Professional Conduct and Other Duties

12. Conduct oneself professionally in all interactions with students, parents and school personnel, and work closely with the Student Development Team in supporting students.

13. The personnel is expected to comply with the “Expectations of Instructor”.

14. Support any other duties, programmes or student management-related work assigned by the school’s management during the stipulated working hours.

EA License No.: 96C4864

Reg No.: R1106928 TOH LAY HOON (JESSICA)