Job Summary:
You will work with individuals, couples, families and groups who are experiencing a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties to help them bring about effective change and/or enhance their wellbeing.
Principal Responsibilities and Duties:
1. Case Management and Intervention
- Casework management and make referrals to link clients and families to relevant resources so that they can receive relevant support.
- Conduct counselling and therapy with clients and families according to the program/intervention specifics and/or client's goals.
- Work with parents and provide psychoeducation on parenting handles and emotional support in parenting stress.
- Advocate for clients needs and resources, to contribute in efforts to enhance their well-being at the societal level/ macro level.
- Operate helplines to provide brief support and counselling to callers who are facing distress and/ or seeking support.
2. Professional Development and Leadership
- Build competencies of self as a worker through reflexive practice, supervision and trainings to benefit the clients served.
- Contribute to the knowledge of the team through presentation sharing.
3. Program Development, Implementation and Evaluation
- Research and innovate intervention programs that suit the needs of the community.
- Plan intervention lesson plans and prepare materials and logistics required for intervention programs.
- Work with relevant staff for intervention evaluation and review to improve on effectiveness.
4. Other Responsibilities
- Advocacy: Promote an awareness of existing TOUCH's services at events, network with other agencies.
- Any other ad hoc assignments (if any).
Requirements
- Minimum Masters in any recognized counselling discipline
- 4-6 years of working experience in relevant field is preferred
- Preferably a registered practitioner with the Singapore Association for Counselling
- Basic knowledge in theories, counselling and therapy modalities
- Case conceptualisation skills
- Knowledge in parenting-related topics/modules
- Program delivery and presentation skills
- Facilitation skills in groups settings
- Research, planning and organizational skills
- Relate to and engage youths, children and families
- Case conceptualization skills
- Interest and passion in working with children, youths and families
- Teamwork: build constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation and mutual respect
- Self-driven and keen interest in learning and to try new responsibilities and tasks
- Attuned to the interest of clients and social cause
