Youth Worker (UPLIFT efforts)|School |Bedok |Part Time

WSH Experts; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational support organization in Singapore is seeking a professional to support vulnerable and high-risk students. Responsibilities include planning and implementing engaging programmes, mentoring students, and collaborating with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have experience working with youth and strong interpersonal skills to connect and inspire students. This role offers an opportunity to make a positive impact on the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with vulnerable or high-risk youth.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to co-design and implement programmes effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and review of programmes for high-risk students.
• Establish positive relationships with vulnerable students.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to monitor student well-being.

Job description

Job Description

1. Support Planning, Implementation and Review of programmes to engage vulnerable, high-risk students and students with additional needs (e.g. learning needs, absenteeism, unfavourable family risk factors):

• Co‑design, co‑implement, monitor and review the Gearup programme with varied activities to cater to the interests and needs of the students, including outdoor and indoor activities to 1) enhance school connectedness 2) help students develop essential social and emotional skills and confidence to succeed academically and socially, life skills that helps students navigate daily challenges and build resilience and motivation and 3) empower students to contribute to positive changes in the school or community.
• Co‑design, co‑implement, monitor and review the detention programme to address truancy, frequent lateness and other behavioural/discipline issues by engaging students serving detention in meaningful activities and conversations to inculcate values, motivate, address and modify undesirable behaviours.

2. Mentoring and Befriending:

• Establish positive and supportive relationships with vulnerable, high‑risk students and students with additional needs, offering guidance and mentorship to address their specific challenges and concerns, change behaviours, to inspire and be a role model to students to connect them to learning, peers, adults and school.
• Conduct one‑on‑one or small group mentoring sessions to provide social emotional support and build social emotional competencies.

3. Partnerships with Stakeholders:

• Work closely with the Student Development Team in a coordinated approach to monitor and support the well‑being of high‑need students.