Social Worker for Student - Contract - Bishan (Part-time)

PRIMESTAFF MANAGEMENT SERVICES PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

PRIMESTAFF MANAGEMENT SERVICES PTE LTD is partnering with a school to recruit a counsellor for small-group interventions and tiered preventive programmes. The role focuses on developing healthy peer relationships, enhancing social-emotional competencies, and collaborating with teachers to deliver planned activities.

Responsibilities include case management, restorative practices, and providing updates and evaluation reports to support reintegration and student development.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification/certification in Counselling, Social Work or related discipline.
• Preferably 2 years of experience in social services, supporting youths in school or community settings.
• Experience in socio-emotional intervention, case management and restorative work with youth.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport with youths.
• Good case documentation and report-writing skills.
• Empathetic, mature and professional with confidentiality and appropriate boundaries.
• Able to collaborate with teachers and student development staff; 2 years’ relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate small-group intervention sessions to develop healthy peer relationships and social-emotional competencies.
• Propose workplans and session plans, then collaborate with the Teacher-in-Charge to finalise plans for execution.
• Monitor students’ progress and provide timely updates and evaluation reports to the school.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Report writing

Case management

Restorative practices

Group facilitation

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Education

Counselling / Social Work

Job description

Job Scope:

Small-Group Interventions

• To facilitate small-group intervention sessions for identified students with socio-emotional needs, focusing on developing healthy peer relationships, strengthening social-emotional competencies, and enhancing positive interactions with others.
• To propose a workplan and session plans based on an assessment of students' needs, and to collaborate with the Teacher-In-Charge to finalise the workplan and session plans for execution.
• To monitor students' progress throughout the intervention and provide timely updates and evaluation reports to the school for its monitoring of students' progress and the effectiveness of the programme.

Tier 1 & Tier 2 Preventive and Developmental Programmes

• To support in Tier 1 preventive and developmental programmes for the general student population, promoting pro-social skills, positive relationships, and social-emotional competencies.
• To collaborate with the Teacher-In-Charge in the design and delivery of Tier 1 & Tier 2 programme activities, ensuring alignment with the school's student development goals and priorities.
• To contribute to a safe, inclusive, and caring school environment through the delivery of whole-class or level-wide activities as directed by the school.

Case Management and Reintegration Support

• To provide case management support for students involved in interpersonal conflicts, including coordinating appropriate interventions and facilitating restorative processes to support their reintegration into the school community.
• To maintain accurate and up-to-date case records and provide timely case updates and evaluation reports to the school for its monitoring of students' progress.
• To collaborate with relevant school personnel and external agencies where necessary to ensure a coordinated and holistic approach to supporting students.

Family Engagement

• To conduct home visits where appropriate to engage students' families, better understand students' socio-emotional needs and home circumstances, and strengthen home-school partnerships in supporting student development.
• To connect families to community-based resources to support family needs.
• To provide timely updates to the school following home visits, including observations and recommendations to inform the school's support plans for students.

Requirements:

• Relevant qualification/certification in Counselling, Social Work or related discipline.

• Preferably 2 years of experience in social services, supporting youths in a school or community setting.

• Experience in socio-emotional intervention, case management, restorative practices and/or group facilitation.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with youths.

• Good case documentation and report-writing skills.

• Empathetic, mature and professional, with the ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriate boundaries.

• Able to work collaboratively with teachers and student development staff. Preferably have 2 years of working experience in social services, with involvement in socio-emotional intervention, case management and restorative work with youth in a school or community setting.

Additional:

• Contract Period – 4 Jan 2027 – 30 Aug 2028
• 3 days a week, Mondays to Fridays: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, with 6.5 working hours (excluding 0.5 hour lunch)
• Service is not required on Saturdays, Sundays, gazetted public holidays and school holidays (eg Youth Day)

EA Personnel Name: Jackie Ng

EA Personnel No: R22109024

EA License No: 95C5411