Counsellor

THYE HUA KWAN MORAL CHARITIES LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A non-profit organization is seeking a qualified professional to engage with clients, implement care plans, and foster community development. The successful candidate will possess a Master's Degree in Counselling, demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills and a profound understanding of diverse cultures. Responsibilities include managing client needs, facilitating group work, and participating in community initiatives. The role offers professional development opportunities and requires commitment to family services, with working hours from Tuesday to Saturday.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Counselling from recognized institutions.
• Demonstrate maturity and independence in professional settings.
• Exhibit excellent interpersonal skills with individuals and groups.
• Showcase understanding of diverse cultures.
• Display patient and compassionate attitude towards family services.

Responsibilities

• Engage clients and significant others in a therapeutic manner.
• Manage client resistance to change and implement care plans.
• Conceptualize and identify suitable care plans.
• Conduct community needs assessments to develop programs.
• Participate in programme implementation and research.

Skills

Creative thinking

Interpersonal skills

Cultural understanding

Compassion

Flexibility

Education

Master's Degree in Counselling

Job description

Casework - Engagement & Assessment

• Engage client and significant others (e.g. family, caregivers, etc.) in a therapeutic manner to understand their needs
• Manage and overcome reluctance and resistance to change

Casework - Case Review & Documentations

• Implement and follow up on care/case plans and interventions to determine the suitability of care/case plans in addressing client's needs and modify them where necessary
• Draft social reports for complex cases to be reviewed by supervisor

Casework - Goal Setting & Intervention Plans

• Conceptualise and identify appropriate approaches to develop care/case plan for client
• Help clients to develop and choose strategies and formulate viable plans
• Represent case in case conference

Group Work

• Target and reach out to individuals and/ or targeted groups who may benefit from group work conducted by organisations/ agencies
• Plan, implement, monitor, evaluate and modify therapeutic group work to address issues of target groups
• Facilitate high risk therapeutic group work under supervision

Community Work

• Conduct environmental scans and assess community needs
• Design, develop and implement community-specific development programmes (e.g. aging community in a specific neighbourhood)
• Participate in community development initiatives and provide recommendations for consideration

Professional Development & Education

• Engage in learning opportunities (e.g. participate in community of practice meetings to develop skills and capabilities)
• Attend professional development courses to acquire professional knowledge and skills
• Supervise interns and/ or students on placement (only if offered as Senior)
• Guide fresh/ junior social workers (only if offered as Senior)

Programme Development & Implementation

• Participate/ implement programmes (e.g. strengthening activities appropriate to clients' profile)
• Review and refine programmes to target client groups or other stakeholders/ partners/ agencies
• Identify service gaps in response to client needs and make recommendations to improve service provision of programmes

Research

• Participate and support research
• Engage in multi-disciplinary team research projects

Other working arrangements offered : Onsite

Qualifications

• Possess a Master's Degree in Counselling from esteemed institutions recognized by the Social Work Accreditation and Advisory Board (SWAAB) of Singapore.
• Demonstrate maturity, independence, creative thinking, and flexibility to inspire and motivate colleagues.
• Exhibit excellent interpersonal skills, fostering positive relationships with individuals and groups.
• Display a profound understanding of diverse cultures and races.
• Showcase patience, compassion, passion, and unwavering commitment to family services.

Other Information

Working Hours: Tue to Sat (9am-6pm)

Location - Commonwealth