[What the role is]
The primary role of a School Counsellor is to work with staff, students, parents, external professionals and community agencies to provide quality school counselling support for students’ mental health and social-emotional development.
[What you will be working on]
Provide individual and group counselling to the student population
Conduct case management with stakeholders (staff,parentsand external agencies) to extend support for students
Support crisis intervention and management of affected students
Support thecounsellingteam for needs analysis, earlyidentificationand referral of students with challenges
Supportstafftraining on mental health issues and intervention skills
Support the planning of training programmes andwellnesscampaigns to raise awareness and understanding of mental healthamongst students
Perform administrativedutiesand documentation of case notes and records
Adviseschool management on counselling matters
Network with relevant external professionals and community agencies
Completeadhoc tasks as assigned bytheOffice ofStudent Support
[What we are looking for]
Minimum education qualification ofMasters inCounselling
One to twoyears of work experience in education, counselling and/or volunteer work involving youths
Must be resourceful and be able to work independently
Strong in administrative and communication skills (spoken and written)
Good teamplayer,withstrong interpersonal skills
ITsavvyand proficient in Microsoft Excel,Wordand PowerPoint
The Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT) is a technical agency in the Ministry of Defence that harnesses advanced digital technologies to meet Singapore’s security needs.
We develop capabilities to support missions such as cyber defence, counter terrorism, and counter hostile information operations. Our technical focus includes cybersecurity, data analytics, software engineering, and cloud infrastructure and services.
CSIT was established in 2003 and is a member of the Defence Technology Community.
Visit www.csit.gov.sg for more info and find out about our career/ scholarship/internship opportunities!
