Duties & Responsibilities
1. Counselling Students
a. provide direct counselling intervention for students in the College Section, and, where needed, in the High School Section
b. lead the Case Management Team to provide timely support and intervention for students who need counselling c. conference with staff, parents and external professionals / agencies on students being counselled, and conduct home visits where necessary
2. Working with Staff
a. collaborate and advise school counsellors to formulate suitable counselling and wellbeing approaches for the students under the care of the unit
b. engage teachers in managing students with academic, behavioural, and emotional issues
c. provide and source for counselling training & other workshops for staff to strengthen their affective skills
d. collaborate with relevant staff teams to set up upstream prevention strategies e.g. in areas of CCE
3. Working with Parents
a. engage parents in managing students with academic, behavioural, and emotional issues
b. conduct and/or coordinate workshops for parents to align their expectations with the school’s and to strengthen their parenting skills
4. School Duties
a. provide counselling support in the event of school emergencies as a member of the Caring Action in Response to Emergencies (CARE) team
b. monitor the counselling data in college section and provide school leaders with timely information
5. Any other duty as assigned by the Reporting Officer, Deans, Deputy Principal or Principal
The School Counsellor’s expertise and primary duties are to provide counselling services to the school. However, the School Counsellor is also an integral member of the Student Development Team, and would be actively involved in the programmes pertaining to students’ affective development.
Requirements
- Graduate qualification in counselling, counselling psychology or clinical psychology
- Preferably a registered counsellor and/or clinical supervisor with the Singapore
- Association for Counselling (SAC) or a registered psychologist with the Singapore
- Psychological Society (SPS)
- A minimum of FIVE years of professional counselling experience and competent in case
- management, and critical incident management
- Proficient in professional counselling approaches and tools to help clients with diverse issues and conditions
- Experience in working with young adults, preferably in a school setting
- Experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team and conducting or facilitating continual Professional Development training for staff is advantageous
- Strong organisational and multitasking skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks and responsibilities.
