Registered School Counsellor (Yishun)

SUNNYHILL ACE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SunnyHill Ace Pte. Ltd. is seeking a qualified School Counsellor to support mental health, clinical case management, and social-emotional development for student adolescents at a secondary school in Yishun.

The role involves intake assessments, ongoing therapeutic counselling, and crisis intervention. You will coordinate with teachers, parents, and external healthcare professionals in multidisciplinary case conferences, design preventive psycho-educational workshops, and maintain thorough

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Counselling from a recognized institution.
• Experience in clinical counseling, psychology, or social work with adolescents in school or youth settings.
• Strong risk assessment, triage, and clinical formulation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and cross-agency collaboration abilities.
• Organized with meticulous data documentation and confidentiality compliance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct intake assessments and ongoing therapeutic counselling for students.
• Deliver crisis intervention when needed and formulate care plans.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary conferences with teachers, parents, and external professionals.
• Design and run psycho-educational workshops for student resilience and coping.
• Provide reports and updates to school management and staff.

Skills

Risk assessment

Interpersonal communication

Multi-agency networking

Ethical case management

Data documentation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Counselling

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

We are looking for a qualified and compassionate School Counsellor to support the mental health, clinical case management, and social-emotional development of student adolescents at a secondary school in Yishun.

• Responsive Clinical Services: Conduct individualized intake assessments, ongoing therapeutic counselling, and targeted group therapy interventions for students. Formulate evidence-based care plans, log comprehensive case consultation records, and deliver immediate crisis intervention during critical events.
• Stakeholder Consultation: Facilitate multidisciplinary case conferences with teachers, school leaders, parents, and external healthcare professionals or community agencies. Partner closely with families and conduct supportive home visits when clinically indicated.
• Preventive Programmes: Design, develop, and run small and large-scale psycho-educational workshops for students on building healthy coping strategies and resilience. Curate up-to-date mental health toolkits and resources for the wider school community.
• Systems Support: Provide expert updates to school management regarding student tracking progress. Plan and lead mental health literacy or first-line intervention training workshops for teachers and parents.

Working Hours

• Mondays to Thursdays: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM (Includes a 1-hour lunch break).
• Note: This is a 4-day compressed work week structure. Service is strictly not required on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, gazetted public holidays, and the entire month of June.

Job Requirements

• Education: Minimum Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Counselling from a recognized institution, along with relevant professional counseling practicum accreditations.
• Experience: Proven experience in clinical counseling, psychology, or social work, specifically dealing with adolescents and youth in a school system or community youth-at-risk environment.
• Core Skills:Strong risk assessment, triage, clinical formulation, and ethical case management capabilities.Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and multi-agency networking skills.Highly organized, meticulous with data documentation, and capable of prioritizing heavy casework.Sound clinical judgement, absolute discretion, and deep sensitivity toward student confidentiality regulations.