Associate Counsellor/Counsellor
Kaplan
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide professional counselling (individual and/or group) to students (full time/part-time), which may also involve family or peer
- Provide psychological crisis intervention, follow-up to students affected by critical incidents and case management to at-risk student cases
- Provide psychoeducation, casework management; referral to community partners or external professionals where needed
- Developing and conducting groupwork sessions / talks / activities for students on transitional and mental health issues and healthy coping strategies
- Provide proper documentation of cases, and statistical data and case reports to Head
- Provide regular updates to Head of Department on progress of students being seen for counselling
- Lead and manage portfolios and project related tasks / duties
- Lead the team on mental health campaigns/ talks/ workshops to create awareness of various health conditions
- Lead the team to develop outreach publicity materials and contribute as writer to student magazines and social media platforms
- Work collaboratively with student service offices and other relevant stakeholders to provide wholistic approach of care to students
- Conduct training / workshop to staff and students on mental well-being and crisis management
- Analysis of returned student feedback and tracking of help seeking trends
- Provide consultation and psychological critical incident management to distressed students, and where needed, getting immediate intervention for such students by working closely with various stakeholders in the community
- Able to mentor junior counsellor on complex cases
- Other duties assigned by Head of Department
- Post-Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Degree or Master Degree in Counselling / Social Work / Psychology (accredited by SAC / SASW / SPS)
- Preferably a registered counsellor with the Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC) or a registered social worker with the Singapore Association of Social Workers or a registered psychologist with the Singapore Psychological Society (SPS).
- At least 5 years of related work experiences with a minimum of 3 years in counselling field
- Experience in working with youth and adults preferred
- Experience in psychological critical incident management will be an advantage
- Proficient in professional counselling approaches and tools to help clients with diverse issues and conditions, including case conceptualisation and assessment.
- Experience in organizing outreach activities tailored to our clientele