Scope of Services

Key Responsibilities

1.    Provide individual and group counselling to students with supervision from Senior School Counsellor.

2.    Working in close coordination with Senior School Counsellor to confer with staff, parents, and external professionals/agencies about students being counselled; conduct home visits when needed.

3.    Refer students and their families to community resources or external professionals when required with coordination and oversight from Senior School Counsellor.

4.    Working in close coordination with Senior School Counsellor to provide direct crisis intervention and follow-up support for critical incidents (e.g., trauma, major behavioral/mental health issues).

5.    Maintain case consultation records, proper documentation and updates to school management on the students' progress.

6.    Provide support to Senior Counsellor in developing and implementing a school-wide counselling program (including needs analysis, planning, evaluation) and support school staff (training/consultation) around student wellness.

7.    Collaborate on a frequent basis with teachers, parents, school leaders, and external agencies such as FSCs, MSF, ComLink and VWOs to build the social-emotional well-being environment in the school.

8.    Collaborate with school personnel where required on content creation and teaching resources.

Operational Scope

The Assistant School Counsellor typically works within a school and is part of the student-support ecosystem. The operational scope includes the following:

1.    With guidance from Senior School Counsellor, conduct one-to-one sessions, small-group work (for social-skills, peer support, specific issues), and larger-group or school-wide programs/workshops (e.g., resilience, social-emotional learning) for Tier 2 and 3 students.

2.    With guidance from Senior School Counsellor, facilitate small-group sessions such as circle time, journaling, or goal setting to promote self-awareness, resilience, and social-emotional growth.

3.    Working closely with Senior School Counsellor, liaise with parents and teachers: for example, discussing student issues, advising on support strategies.

4.    Together with Senior School Counsellor, perform home visits or liaise with external social/health agencies (FSCs, MSF, ComLink and VWOs) especially for more complex student needs.

5.    Maintain records, monitor the progress of students under their care, and contribute to school policy or program reviews for student wellness.

6.    In crisis or significant incident cases (e.g., student self-harm, traumatic event, major behavioral incident), provide intervention, follow-up, and support across stakeholders with close coordination with Senior School Counsellor.

Qualification Skill & Experience of the Contractor’s Personnel Qualifications

·  Applicants must minimally possess a diploma or equivalent in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling or counselling qualifications recognized by the Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC), or related field.

· Familiarity with the counselling approaches relevant to children between the age of 7 to 12, including frameworks such as Choice Theory, Narrative Therapy, Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-Centred Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Adlerian Play Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Counselling etc.

Skills:

· Strong interpersonal skills, empathy for students with social-emotional/mental health difficulties, cultural-sensitivity, resilience

· Team player with a strong desire to contribute towards the betterment of the school.

· Competence in basic IT systems (e.g., Microsoft Office, student management systems) for documentation and reporting

Experience:

· Preferably with at least two years of relevant experience in school / community-based social work, youth work, or related educational settings (primary and/or secondary schools)

· Experience working with adolescents/students in preventive, developmental, or intervention programs

· Familiarity with collaboration with schools, parents, and community agencies to support student well-being

· Experience facilitating after-school programs or group work sessions is an advantage.