Youth Guidance Counsellor

Job Description

1. Provide support to teachers, students and relevant parties
2. Conduct workshops for teachers and parents on managing the needs of the academically weak students and highly able students
3. Conduct in-house workshops for students and teachers on matters related to cognition and psychology
4. Assist in tracking and monitoring the welfare and progress of students
5. Conduct research on students, pedagogy and programmes within RI and disseminate the findings in order to facilitate improvements
6. Profile students to help teachers meet the socio-emotional and learning needs of the students
7. Identify and refer students with mental illnesses, learning disorders or developmental disabilities, and provide support to them and relevant parties
8. Provide academic counselling services to students on a referral basis
9. Develop and run programmes catering to the socio-emotional needs of students
10. Craft and implement Individualised Education Plans (IEP) for identified students in collaboration with teachers

Job Requirements

• Degree in counselling, counselling psychology or educational psychology
• Minimally about 3 years of professional counselling experience
• Competent in case management and critical incident management
• Proficient in professional counselling approaches and tools to help clients with diverse issues and conditions
• Able to connect with the age group of students from 16 to 18 years old
• Effective contributor, team player and independent worker
• This is a 2-year contract (renewable)