School Counsellor
Spectra Secondary School is a Specialised School for technically inclined students. A career at Spectra requires a deep passion to serve others coupled with professional pride and competence.
Job Description
Your main job responsibilities will comprise the following:
- Develop suitable school counselling programme including a system for needs analysis, early identification and referral of students with mental health issues and social, emotional and behavioural problems.
- Provide consultation as well as planning and conducting training for staff and parents on pertinent mental health issues and skills for first-line intervention and support.
- Evaluate and report to the school management on the state of student mental health in the school, and the effectiveness of the school counselling programme.
- Develop and conduct small and large group psycho-educational sessions for students on mental health issues and healthy coping strategies.
- Develop and make mental health resources available for students, parents and staff.
- Provide individual and group 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 of students and their families to community resources or external professionals, where needed.
- Provide direct crisis intervention and follow-up to students affected by critical incidents.
- Provide regular updates to school management on the progress of students being seen for counselling.
Requirements
- Passion and disposition to work with students-at-risk.
- Empathy for students with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Aware of and sensitive to multicultural issues.
- Resourceful and resilient.
- Preferably with at least 3 years of relevant working experience. Experience working or volunteering with children or youths would be an advantage.
- Applicants should possess a relevant counselling qualification, such as those recognised by the Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC).
If you are a highly motivated and engaging individual who wants to contribute to the holistic development of students, please write to us. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
