School Youth Worker @ Bedok South

The Personnel should holistically support identified Sec 1 - 4 students who have additional needs and with high touch points through casework with the school’s Case Management Team.

Intervention plan aims to:

• strengthen protective factors of students
• enhance students’ connectivity to school
• improve social emotional competencies

The scope of services required are set out as follows:

• Strengthen the after‑school support and engagement for a group of identified high needs students. (Academic Support and Interest Based programmes)
• Build their mental and emotional resilience through targeted mentoring and teaching of social‑emotional competencies and life skills by personnel experienced in working with these high‑needs children
• Create a psychological safe environment and introducing positive adult role‑models outside their family environment to reinforce sound morals and values and acceptable social behaviours
• School collaboration – To provide relevant feedback and progress of students to school personnel, and provide support and consultation to school teachers on students’ needs and challenges

The Personnel shall minimally possess the following:

• Must be registered with MOE;
• Have at least 3 years of social / youth work experiences with students in MOE schools (preferably secondary schools)

The Personnel should preferably possess the following qualifications:

• Education qualifications in counselling / psychology / social work / social sciences, or equivalent qualifications in social / youth work;
• Track records of personnel supplied must show work experiences with students in MOE schools, preferably secondary schools.

Personnel should demonstrate the following:

• Passion and disposition for working with students‑at‑risk and their families, and a positive belief in their potential.
• Cultural sensitivity, collaborative and an openness to diverse views.
• Emotional stability, resourcefulness and resilience.
• Ability to manage complex cases and provide relevant advice to school personnel on such cases.

5 months (29 June to 23 Oct)

Follow Proposed Deployment Schedule (TBC - total 448 hours)