Part-Time Youth Worker |School |Hougang

WSH EXPERTS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized educational organization in Singapore is seeking individuals to engage with students, provide case management, and conduct social work interventions. The role involves building relationships with students, collaborating with school staff, and implementing programmes that enhance socio-emotional skills. Ideal candidates will have experience in outreach and educational support.

Qualifications

• Experience in outreach and engagement with students.
• Ability to conduct workshops and case management.
• Familiarity with social-emotional skills development.

Responsibilities

• Engage and build relationships with students.
• Provide case planning and counselling support.
• Conduct assessments to identify student needs.
• Collaborate with school staff for programme implementation.
• Implement social work interventions for students.

Job description

a) Outreach and engagement

• Engage and build positive relationships with identified students during and/or outside of curriculum hours.
• Engage and connect with higher needs students in community settings outside of school compounds.
• Engage, motivate and equip students with knowledge and skills to build socio-emotional skills and overcome life challenges.
• Conduct emotional management workshops for identified students to equip students with skills on how to better manage their emotions.
• Empower students with responsibilities and platforms to contribute back to the community/school and be meaningfully engaged.
• Work with school staff, in the crafting and implementation of the programme for high-needs students.

b) Case management and family engagement

• Provide case planning, management and counselling support customised to needs of students and families.
• Plan and conduct family engagement and intervention such as family sessions, telephone contact or home visits aligned with student\'s needs.

c) Assessment and student identification

• Observe and identify key needs of students.
• Usage of identification and screening tools to assess students needs, when required.
• To discuss needs and intervention plans of identified students with relevant school personnel (Eg. Student management team personnel and school leaders).

d) School collaboration

• Co-create and implement a regular after-school engagement programme for students who need greater after-school supervision, working with the GEAR-UP Committee members.
• Foster a sense of school connectedness and sense of belonging to the school, by utilising the affordances of the SPACE Room to build positive relationships with students.
• Provide relevant feedback and progress of students to school personnel;
• Provide support and consultation to school teachers on students needs and challenges.

e) Social Work Intervention (for identified students)

• Equip students with socio-emotional skills that develop students' confidence, character and self-leadership through a hands-on, class-based programme such as The Scaffold Programme;
• Enable students to translate their learning from the programme into multiple contexts including the home, class and community settings, thereby improving parent-child, teacher-student and peer relationships and sense of belonging to these multiple environments.