Counsellor

SAMARITANS OF SINGAPORE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local counseling organization in Singapore is seeking a dedicated Counsellor to provide crisis and grief support to individuals. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality clinical services such as counseling, crisis intervention, and community training. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and at least 1 year of direct practice experience. This role may require evening work to meet service needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of counselling experience.
• Experience in Mental Health/Grief Counselling.
• Group work experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis and grief counselling to suicidal individuals.
• Participate in organizational projects related to core services.
• Conduct community talks and training programmes on suicide prevention.

Skills

Crisis Management

Counselling

Interpersonal Communication

Problem Solving

Group Work

Education

Master of Counselling or Graduate Diploma in Counselling

Registered Counsellor

Professional qualification in psychotherapy

Job description

Overview

A Counsellor is the team player in the Client Care Services team. The role is a professional on the ground, who provides crisis, trauma and suicide grief counselling, case management and other clinical tasks to the clients served.

He/she is expected to provide high quality clinical services through direct practice, for those who are suicidal, in crisis (inclusive of trauma) or have lost someone through suicide. These services will be delivered through face to face/online counselling, group work, special projects and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical services to suicidal individuals and their concerned parties as well as to suicide survivors over multi-modality approaches such as Counselling, Crisis Support, home visits, group work, phone calls and email.
• Participate or take lead in Organisational projects or task forces relating but not limited to core service, as assigned
• Represent the Organisation on community talks, training programmes or panel discussion to advocate or equip community on the topic of suicide
• Enhance his/her clinical knowledge and skills through active participation in the supervision; training, collaborative outreach with external professional group/agency and self-learning in order to provide up to standard clinical services to our clients

Educational Qualification

• Master of Counselling or Graduate Diploma in Counselling
• Registered Counsellor (preferred)
• Professional qualification/ certificate in psychotherapy/ therapeutic intervention model (preferred)

Relevant Experience

• Possess at least 1 years of direct practice and counselling experience
• Mental Health/ Grief Counselling
• Group work experience
• Crisis Management/ Intervention

Behaviour Traits & Attitude

• Self-motivated
• Organized and efficient
• Good team player
• Possess good interpersonal communication skills
• Willing to work in the evenings and during odd hours in accordance to service needs
• Strong analytic and problem solving skills (preferred)