School Counsellor (Yishun)

V-SWIFT PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

V-SWIFT PTE. LTD. seeks a qualified counsellor to support student well-being through individual and group counselling. You will collaborate with staff, parents and external professionals, and conduct home visits when needed.

You will maintain case records, assess risks, plan interventions, and work with teachers and external agencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Strong discretion and experience with adolescents are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Counselling with relevant professional qualifications.
• Experience in counselling and/or social work, preferably with adolescents or young people in a school or community setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build rapport with students, parents and stakeholders.
• Strong assessment and case management skills; identify needs, assess risks, formulate interventions, monitor progress.
• Strong collaboration skills; work with teachers, school leaders, parents and external agencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Organised, meticulous and able to manage multiple cases and competing priorities.
• Sound professional judgement, discretion and sensitivity when handling confidential student matters.

Responsibilities

• Conducting individual and group counselling to students.
• Conference with staff, parents and external professionals on students being counselled; conduct home visits where necessary.
• Refer students and families to community resources when needed.
• Provide direct crisis intervention and follow up for students affected by critical events.
• Maintain case consultation records and proper documentation.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Rapport Building

Team Collaboration

Organised/Detail-oriented

Discretion/Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Counselling

Job description

The Services required are setout as follows:

Responsive Services

• Conducting individual andgroup counselling to students.
• Conference with staff,parents and external professionals and agencies on students being counselled,and conduct home visits where necessary.
• Look into the referral ofstudents and their families to community resources or external professionals,where needed.
• Provide direct crisisintervention and follow up to students affected by critical events.
• Maintain case consultationrecords and proper documentation.

Systems Support

• Advice and provide regularupdates to school management on the progress of students being seen forcounselling.
• Network with relevantexternal professionals and community agencies.
• Provide consultation as wellas planning and conducting training for staff and parents on pertinent mentalhealth issues and skills for first-line intervention and support.

Preventive Programmes

• Develop and conduct small andlarge group psycho-educational sessions for students on mental health issuesand healthy coping strategies.
• Develop and make mentalhealth resources available for students, parents and staff.
• Assist in implementingpreventive programmes that promote mental well-being and healthy familyrelationships.

The candidate shall have thefollowing qualifications, skills and experience:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’sdegree in Counselling with relevant professional counselling qualifications.
• Relevant experience incounselling and/or social work, preferably with adolescents or young people ina school or community settings.
• Strong communication andinterpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and establish trustingrelationships with students, parents and stakeholders.
• Strong assessment and casemanagement skills, including the ability to identify students’ needs, assessrisks, formulate appropriate interventions, and monitor their progress.
• Strong collaborative skillsand the ability to work effectively with teachers, school leaders, parents andexternal agencies as part of a multi-disciplinary support network.
• A strong team player who isorganised, meticulous and able to manage multiple cases and competingpriorities effectively.
• Demonstrates soundprofessional judgement, discretion and sensitivity when handling confidentialand/or sensitive student matters.