Guardianship Liaison

As a leading international school in Singapore, Stamford American International School (Stamford American) caters to students aged 2 months to 18 years old. With students from 79 countries and over 3000 students across two state-of-the-art campuses, we offer a dynamic educational journey emphasizing student well-being and academic excellence.

Stamford American is proud to be an IB World School, offering the full continuum of the International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes: the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), and IB Diploma Programme (DP). The school’s outstanding faculty comprising more than 350 experienced and highly qualified teachers from over 40 nationalities, through a competitive recruitment process. Educators are highly skilled in their content areas and pedagogy, but equally important, they excel at building strong relationships and creating an environment where students feel safe, supported, and valued.

The school now has an exciting opportunity for a Guardianship Liaison to join our Safeguarding team.

*Applicants are required to submit their application through our Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Kindly copy-paste this link into a browser: https://cognitapeople.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/2877?c=cognitapeople&country=sg&source=MyCareerFuture in order to access the vacancy through the ATS.

About the Role:
The Guardianship Liaison plays a key support role in promoting the welfare, and enhancing the school experience, of Stamford American students living in Singapore without their parents. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a growing and evolving area of school practice, where innovation and collaboration are key to shaping meaningful support for students under guardianship. Success in this role relies on the ability to build strong, effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders with the goal of ensuring each student is safe, supported, and feels a sense of belonging.

Position Requirements:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage confidently with students, parents, and a wide range of school stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to build effective relationships across diverse teams.
• Proactive and able to take initiative.
• Confident working both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience working with children (ideally ages 12–18) in an international or residential school context.
• Background in boarding, education, counseling, or safeguarding is advantageous.
• Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Skilled in managing sensitive or challenging conversations with care and professionalism.
• Sound knowledge of child safeguarding principles and practices.
• Proficient with technology, highly organized, and detail-oriented.
• Awareness of the challenges faced by students living without parents
• Proficiency in Mandarin is beneficial to support communication with members of the school community where necessary.
• Demonstrates Stamford Values: Courage, Ingenuity, Compassion, Integrity.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Education or equivalent is required.
• Preferred relevant experience in Boarding, Education, Counseling or Safeguarding.

With a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, all potential employees undergo mandatory pre-employment background checks, and appointments are contingent upon satisfactory completion of all reference and background checks, as required by our parent organization, Cognita.
The school is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and valued. There is no discrimination on the basis of age, ethnicity, nationality, gender, religion, sexual orientation, family status, pregnancy, marital status, medical or mental health history, physical characteristics, or disability. All applications from qualified candidates are welcome.

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the recruitment process.