
Senior Counsellor (Seniors Services)
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage Information and Referrals for casework and counselling service
- Conduct assessment, planning and counselling intervention for seniors/caregivers who are experiencing stress due to grief and loss and old-age issues
- Conduct case conferences and consultations with caseworkers and partners as required
- Refer clients for appropriate care and assistance within the healthcare and social service systems
- Review and evaluate case outcomes
- Maintain up-to-date case records and reports
- Ensure timely submission of service reports to Management and funders
- Lead in planning and conducting training workshops, caregiver support group and public education presentations on mental health.
- Provide practice/clinical and administrative supervision to Senior/Counsellors in case assessment, case planning and group-based intervention
- Review and develop developmental plans of practitioners to ensure continuous growth in their competencies
- Conduct quarterly performance appraisal of the Senior/Counsellors
- Conduct internal training for team/service point, where appropriate.
- Review research evidence to implement, facilitate and evaluate counselling strategies, groupwork and programme
- Lead in implementation of standard of care, organisational policies, procedures.
- Advocate for seniors and caregivers needs, with the aim to have access to equal opportunities through collaborative practice with community partners/stakeholders and funders
- Lead and conduct networking and advocacy sessions with community partners/stakeholders in the development and provision of gerontological counselling service.
- Support the Service Head in implementation of Centre's operational and practice protocols, processes and policies.
- Master of Counselling
- At least 7 years of relevant casework/counselling experience with diverse client background including seniors, adult, families/couples and in conducting training and workshops
- Accredited member of SASW and/or clinical member of SAC, preferably Registered Clinical Supervisor of SAC
- Has shown leadership in past experience
- Proficient in English and able to speak in Mandarin/other dialects to communicate with the clients and stakeholders.