Pastoral Care Officer
Core Responsibilities:
1) Specialised Support and Engagement with HNS
- Provide targeted support and guidance across various HNS programmes to build meaningful relationships and encourage positive growth.
- Create and maintain an inclusive, supportive environment that promotes student engagement and development.
- To supervise the after-school dropping centre.
- To provide counselling/mentoring/guidance to high needs students.
- To assist in discipline related matters including preliminary fact findings and follow up.
2) Monitoring and Reporting
- Maintain comprehensive records and share insights on HNS development with the Core Team and Form Teachers.
- Track individual student progress through documented observations, including attendance, challenges faced, personal experiences, and achievements within the programmes.
- Provide termly progress updates to staff during Connect Time.
- Present semesterly progress reports to school leaders.
3) Support for HNS through FLY/L.O.L
- Together with Year Heads to plan, implement, and review a group mentoring after-school programme focused on building self-worth, mindfulness, resilience, and compassion.
- Deliver tailored experiential learning activities to strengthen communication skills, broaden perspectives, and foster mutual support among students.
4) Support for HNS through Homework Support Club
- Establish and maintain a conducive learning environment to support HNS in completing their homework effectively.
- Provide personalised guidance in organising homework schedules, monitoring academic progress, and cultivating positive study habits and attitudes.
- Facilitate relationship-building through individual or small-group engagement activities when academic tasks are progressing well.
5) Conflict Resolution Clinic
Where necessary conduct aweekly conflict resolution clinic
- Train and empower selected HNS students to serve as peer mediators.
6) Staff Workshops
- Support staff capability development by conducting relevant training workshops to strengthen staff competencies in supporting HNS.
Pastoral Care Officer
The Personnel shall minimally have the following qualifications, skills and experience:
- Must be registered with MOE
- Must possess at least two (2) years of direct experience working with at-risk children and/or youths, with demonstrated strong competency in engaging and building trust with high-needs
- Must have at least two (2) years of experience in a primary school environment in roles directly supporting student development. This includes experience in:
- Supporting students with behavioural, emotional, and/or learning needs through targeted interventions, mentoring, or developmental programmes; and
- Engaging students across diverse learning domains, such as music, art, and physical education activities, to support holistic development.
- Hold a degree from a recognised institution .
- Non-degree holders may be considered if they possess the relevant experience and skills.
- Be an accredited mediator with a recognised mediation body (e.g.,Singapore Mediation Centre, Singapore International Mediation Institute, or equivalent).
- Be a certified Art and Music Instructors Scheme (AMIS) instructor.
- Hold certification in Early Childhood Education, Child or Adolescent Developmentor equivalent.
- Demonstrate experience in designing and implementing conflict resolution workshops for students and/or children/youths, and be able to provide at least one (1) reference or documented evidence of such workshops conducted, including details on scope, content, and outcomes.
- Proven experience in maintaining detailed and accurate records relating to student engagement, progress monitoring, and reporting.
- Exhibit strong interpersonal and communication skills, particularly in working with youths, educators, and parents.
- Demonstrate a high level of cultural sensitivity and understanding of the socio-emotional challenges faced by at-risk students.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with school teams, including Year Heads, teachers, counsellors, and other relevant stakeholders