SCHOLAR DEVELOPMENT AND CARE LEAD
=DREAMS (Singapore) Limited is a first-of-its-kind secular, co-ed weekday residential model that provides after-school academic and holistic support to promising and aspiring children from low-income households. She aims to empower them to dream of a future where they are not limited by family circumstances.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Scholar Development and Care Lead. This individual will be responsible for =Dreams daily running, staff’s development, and scholar’s success. The successful candidate will have experience managing a diverse team and was involved in schools or residential leadership roles.
If you believe that relationships matter, know how to uncover talents and build strengths in others, we would like to engage you.
Interested candidates may submit their resume to [email protected]
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Scholar Development and Care policies and implementation
- Oversee the residential living and daily routines of the scholars
- Implement and ensure compliance with policies to ensure the development and care of all scholars
- Be responsible for the quality and achievement of Scholars’ individualised care plan
- Ensure scholars are meeting their goals, following the Scholar’s Handbook and are fairly reviewed for disciplinary misdemeanours
- Able to assess for risks, needs and facilitate case conferences with multiple stakeholders including families and school / social worker / counsellor
- Plan, establish systems and maintain collaborative partnerships with the scholars’ families, schools and social workers / counsellors as well as other programme partners
- Prevents and manages crisis, ensuring a safe and conducive environment for all scholars
- Conduct monitoring and evaluation annually
- Contribute to policy-making by providing feedback to Executive Director
Capacity building and staff management
- Formulate training and development priorities for team in alignment with organisational’s vision and mission
- Organise shift/work duty rotation according to residential and programme needs
- Recruit, appraise, coach and regularly supervise residential staff and Development and Care Executives
- Hold staff accountable to organisational mission and policies
Organisational leadership
- Maintain accurate and timely records
- Produce reports to demonstrate effectiveness and outcomes of department
- Manage allocated budget in alignment with financial policies
- Support Executive Director and lead =Dreams programmes and other organisational activities such as donor visits, fundraising, or open houses
- Collaborate closely with other Leads, Executive Director and Board of Directors to ensure success as a team
QUALIFICATIONS
- Diploma or degree in any fields
- 8-10 years of experience in developing youths in school and/or residential settings, with at least 6 years of experience managing a diverse team
- Patient, committed and value building authentic relationships with diverse communities, families and professionals
- Excellent coaching, communication and leadership skills
- Demonstrates a track record of managing change to achieve goals
- Be a strong team player
- Mature, able to discern and make good judgements
- Experience in interacting with staff across different levels and ability to gain confidence of senior management, schools and community partners
- Has strategic clarity for social impact and outcomes while tactical and able to implement tasks with great success
- Experience of working with children, youth and low-income families is preferred
Only shortlisted candidate will be shortlisted.
