Part-time School Youth Worker Bukit Merah

Job Scope

1. Student Engagement and Pastoral Care

• Engage students involved in disciplinary cases, including offenders and victims, to assist in ascertaining facts of the case and provide pastoral support and guidance.

• Build positive relationships with students, particularly those who are at-risk, to identify early warning signs of behavioural issues and surface these to the relevant school personnel.

• Support the implementation of safety plans for affected students, including monitoring student well-being following disciplinary incidents.

• Enable students to take ownership and exercise self- management through strengths-based approach.

2. Restorative Work and Counselling Support

• Facilitate restorative conversations and processes between offenders and victims, where appropriate and when they are ready.

• Support the delivery of corrective counselling to help students understand the consequences of their actions and take responsibility for their behaviour.

• Work alongside with Case Management Team (CMT) and SDT members as well as relevant staff to provide follow-up support for students involved in disciplinary cases.

3. Collaboration and Coordination

• Attend relevant meetings with the SDT and CMT and other school personnel to stay informed of students who require additional support.

• Collaborate with external agencies such as REACH teams and Social Service Agencies (SSAs), where required, to deliver targeted support for students with higher needs

Requirement

• Tertiary qualification such as diploma, degree or post-graduate diploma in social work or related discipline such as counselling and psychology

• One year of post-qualification full-time practice in a social work position in Singapore.

• At least 1 year of pastoral care, mentoring and social work experience in similar programme with youths / students, including:

• using different modes of engagement for the purpose of assessment, intervention and monitoring students

• case planning and goal setting with youths / students

• networking with other agencies and tap on community resources to provide intervention support to youths in schools.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage students, parents, and school personnel effectively.

• Ability to exercise sound judgement, maintain confidentiality, and handle sensitive cases with discretion and professionalism.

• Preferably be familiar with restorative practices and case management processes.

Contract Period: 26 Aug 2026 to 19 Nov 2027 (Option to Extend: one year)

Working Arrangement

• Mondays to Fridays: 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., excluding lunch break
• Service not required on Saturdays, Sundays, days with curtailed school hours (e.g. Teachers’ day and Children’s Day celebrations, etc), non-schooling days (e.g. PTC), scheduled school holidays and gazetted public holidays

Location: Bukit Merah

Salary: $30 per hour

EA License No.: 96C4864
Reg. No.: R26161270 JOEY TAY YI TING