0611 Youth Work Associate/Woodlands South MRT

MAXHUNT RESOURCE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 34,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Innova Primary School seeks a Youth Work Associate to mentor students with additional needs and support social-emotional development. The role runs across school terms with termly family activities and weekend projects, requiring MOE registration by ITQ closing date and collaboration with teachers, parents and community partners.

Experience in youth work or related fields is preferred, including AMIS certification.

Qualifications

• MOE registration by the ITQ closing date.
• Relevant experience supporting children or youths with high support needs.
• Preferred qualifications in youth work, social work, counselling, education, psychology or related fields; 3 years of experience.
• Preferred: AMIS certification and collaboration with parents or partners.
• Ability to build trust, collaborate with staff, maintain records and safeguard information.

Responsibilities

• Mentor students with additional needs through observations and small-group sessions.
• Plan level-bonding activities each term and coordinate resources and safety.
• Deliver projects using arts, music and experiential activities to build social-emotional skills.
• Support homework sessions, organization and study habits within professional boundaries.
• Record attendance and progress, provide updates to staff and leaders.
• Coordinate family-bonding activities and prepare newsletters.
• Collaborate with professionals and external partners; conduct staff workshops.
• Maintain student confidentiality and refer cases requiring specialist intervention.

Skills

Mentoring

Engagement

Social-emotional development

Behavioural support

Youth programmes

Trust-building

Record keeping

Education

Youth work qualifications

Social work qualifications

Counselling qualifications

Education/psychology background

Child/adolescent development

Community development

AMIS certification

Job description

Job position: Youth Work Associate

Salary: SGD 25-45 per hour.

Name of Authority: Innova Primary School

Contract Period: 4 January to 28 May 2027 and 28 June to 19 November 2027. No paid deployment from 29 May to 27 June 2027.

Personnel to be deployed at the following hours:

Mondays to Fridays: 9:00am to 4:30pm; break arrangements are not specified.

Four Saturdays for parent-child bonding, with time off in lieu. Termly family activities may be held on Saturday mornings or weekday evenings as agreed with the school.

Service not required on Sundays and gazetted public holidays.

Requirements

• MOE registration by the ITQ closing date.
• Relevant experience supporting children or youths with high support needs or at risk, in mentoring, engagement, social-emotional development, behavioural support or youth programmes.
• Preferred: relevant qualifications in youth work, social work, counselling, education, psychology, child/adolescent development, community development or related fields; three years of relevant experience.
• Preferred: experience with parents, community organisations or programme partners; Art and Music Instructors Scheme (AMIS) certification.
• Ability to build trust, collaborate with staff, maintain records and follow safeguarding, confidentiality and information-sharing requirements. Supporting evidence of qualifications and experience is required.

Job Scopes

• Mentor Students with Additional Needs through classroom observations, individual or small-group sessions and structured recess interactions; share observations with teachers and Year Heads.
• Plan Start IT Right level-bonding activities each term, beginning on 5 January 2027, and coordinate resources, logistics and student safety.
• Plan, deliver and review P3/4 Project F.L.Y. and P5/6 Project L.O.L., using suitable arts, music and experiential activities to develop social-emotional competencies.
• Support PowerUp Hours homework sessions, task organisation, study habits and appropriate academic assistance within professional competencies.
• Record attendance, interventions and progress; provide updates after F.L.Y./L.O.L. sessions, termly staff updates and semesterly school-leader updates; flag concerns promptly.
• Arrange termly family-bonding activities, prepare a termly parent newsletter and gather feedback through school protocols.
• Coordinate with school professionals and external partners, participate in case discussions and provide relevant staff workshops or sharing sessions.
• Maintain professional boundaries, protect student information, report safeguarding concerns and refer students needing specialist intervention to appropriate school personnel.