Youth Work Associate - Woodlands

BUSINESS EDGE PERSONNEL SERVICES PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Business Edge Personnel Services Pte Ltd seeks a dedicated staff member to support SwANs within a school setting. The role focuses on building positive relationships, guiding students, and reinforcing social-emotional competencies through classroom, recess, and after-school activities.

You will coordinate with teachers and the YH Team to monitor progress, plan bonding activities, and engage with families to strengthen student outcomes and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Build positive and trusting relationships with the SwANs and provide appropriate guidance based on their individual needs.
• Reinforce students' social-emotional competencies through in class and recess interactions and structured after school developmental programmes.
• Monitor students' progress, identify emerging needs and work with the school team to provide timely support.
• Strengthen partnerships among the SwANs, their families and the school.
• Contribute to a coordinated approach to supporting the SwANs through collaboration with school personnel and external programme providers.
• Conduct classroom observations to understand students' behaviour, participation, peer interactions and application of social-emotional competencies in their daily learning environment.
• Conduct targeted individual or small-group pull-out sessions, in consultation with relevant teachers, to address identified needs and reinforce specific competencies.
• Facilitate recess get-togethers or other structured informal interactions to help students practise positive peer relationships, communication, conflict resolution and responsible behaviour.
• Share relevant observations and strategies with Form Teachers and the YH Team to support the consistent reinforcement of competencies across school settings.
• Plan and organise level-wide bonding activities at the start of each term as part of SIR efforts, in collaboration with the Year Head team.
• Design and facilitate age-appropriate, inclusive activities that promote positive peer relationships, teamwork, mutual respect and a sense of belonging within the level.
• Conduct the programme by coordinating with Form Teachers and relevant staff on activity preparation, resources, logistics and student support to ensure safe and smooth implementation.
• Plan, implement and review After-School Support Programmes in consultation with the YH Team: Projects F.L.Y. and L.O.L. and PowerUp Hours.
• Provide experiential learning opportunities that encourage students to understand different perspectives, collaborate and support one another.
• Where appropriate, engage external partners or programme providers to enrich students' learning experiences.
• Reinforce competencies introduced through these programmes during school hours to support their application in everyday situations.
• Guide students in organising tasks, managing time and developing greater responsibility for their learning.
• Provide academic assistance within the YWA's competencies, without replacing the role of subject teachers.
• Facilitate social-emotional or relationship-building activities when students' homework tasks are progressing satisfactorily.
• Maintain attendance, participation and observation records and provide updates to the YH Team after each session.
• Share termly progress updates with staff during Connect Time and semesterly updates with school leaders.
• Work with Form Teachers to review progress and recommend improvements to support strategies and programmes.
• Plan and implement termly parent-bonding activities for the SwANs and their families, and disseminate a termly newsletter.

Job description

Job Scope

Core Responsibilities

• Build positive and trusting relationships with the SwANs and provide appropriate guidance based on their individual needs.
• Reinforce students' social-emotional competencies through in class and recess interactions and structured after school developmental programmes.
• Monitor students' progress, identify emerging needs and work with the school team to provide timely support.
• Strengthen partnerships among the SwANs, their families and the school.
• Contribute to a coordinated approach to supporting the SwANs through collaboration with school personnel and external programme providers.

Specific Responsibilities

School Hours Support

• Conduct classroom observations to understand students' behaviour, participation, peer interactions and application of social-emotional competencies in their daily learning environment.
• Conduct targeted individual or small-group pull-out sessions, in consultation with relevant teachers, to address identified needs and reinforce specific competencies.
• Facilitate recess get-togethers or other structured informal interactions to help students practise positive peer relationships, communication, conflict resolution and responsible behaviour.
• Share relevant observations and strategies with Form Teachers and the YH Team to support the consistent reinforcement of competencies across school settings.

Start IT Right (SIR) - Level Bonding Activities

• Plan and organise level-wide bonding activities at the start of each term as part of SIR efforts, in collaboration with the Year Head team. Note: First activity starts 5 January 2027.
• Design and facilitate age-appropriate, inclusive activities that promote positive peer relationships, teamwork, mutual respect and a sense of belonging within the level.
• Conduct the programme by coordinating with Form Teachers and relevant staff on activity preparation, resources, logistics and student support to ensure safe and smooth implementation.

After-School Support Programmes

The YWA should plan, implement and review the following programmes in consultation with the YH Team:

• a. P3/4 Project F.L.Y. (First Love Yourself) and P5/6 Project L.O.L. (Lead Our Lives) - Conduct age-appropriate activities for P3/P4 and P5/P6 students respectively, focusing on building socio-emotional competencies. These include areas self-worth, mindfulness, resilience, compassion, communication, relationship-building and conflict resolution. Activities may draw on domains such as Art and Music as appropriate to engage students and provide meaningful avenues for self-expression and collaboration.
• Provide experiential learning opportunities that encourage students to understand different perspectives, collaborate and support one another.
• Where appropriate, engage external partners or programme providers to enrich students' learning experiences.
• Reinforce competencies introduced through these programmes during school hours to support their application in everyday situations.
• b. PowerUp Hours (Homework Support Club) - Support a team of teachers to provide a conducive environment for students to complete their homework and develop positive study habits and attitudes.
• Guide students in organising their tasks, managing their time and developing greater responsibility for their learning.
• Provide academic assistance within the YWA's competencies, without replacing the role of subject teachers.
• Facilitate appropriate social-emotional or relationship-building activities when students' homework tasks are progressing satisfactorily.

Student Monitoring, Review and Reporting

• Maintain appropriate records of students' attendance, participation, observations, interventions, progress and follow-up actions.
• Track students' development through factual observations and anecdotal accounts, noting their strengths, challenges, achievements and areas requiring further support.
• Provide anecdotal updates to the YH Team after each F.L.Y. and L.O.L. session, and promptly highlight significant concerns arising from school-based engagements or other programmes.
• Share termly progress updates with staff during Connect Time and semesterly updates with school leaders.
• Work with the YH Team and Form Teachers to review students' progress, identify follow-up actions and recommend improvements to support strategies and programmes.

Family Engagement

• Plan and implement termly parent-bonding activities for the SwANs and their families, to be held on a Saturday morning or weekday evening, as agreed with the school.
• Prepare and disseminate a termly newsletter to the SwANs' parents/guardians, providing updates on programmes, upcoming activities, student development and relevant support.
• Gather relevant feedback from parents/guardians and share insights with the YH Team to strengthen support for students and families.
• Ensure that parent engagement and communications follow the school's established protocols.

Collaboration and Staff Development

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