CARE Singapore offers year-long comprehensive, preventive, holistic, supportive, and motivational life skills programmes designed for Primary and Secondary School students. Research-based, field-tested, proven, and cost-effective, these programmes have impacted over 30,000 lives since 1997.


All our programmes are specially designed for positive youth development. On a weekly basis, a dynamic team of professional Youth Workers and Counsellors meet and work with students.


Key Responsibilities:


The Youth Work Associate is an assistant role in the field of Youth Work. You will assist the Youth Worker:

• in certain parts of casework and group work

• conduct life skills lessons for secondary and primary school students in a school setting, up to 40 students

• facilitate programmes and participate in youth outreach efforts

• support the assessment of the needs of youths through the collection of information and feedback from multiple stakeholders

• support the implementation of appropriate mentoring and counselling approaches and advice to help youths plan for their future and

• any other duties that may reasonably be required by the Supervisor
  

Technical Competencies:

• Degree or Diploma in Social Services with at least 1 year of relevant experience, especially in a secondary school setting.

• Conversant in English

• An additional command of Chinese, Malay or Tamil would be advantageous

• Occasional out-of-hours work may be required.
  

Core Competencies:

• Desires to make a positive impact on youths and young persons

• Able to perform basic administrative duties

• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment for events

• Have the desire to learn and passion to serve community needs

• Resilience, passion for service, and team player
  

Preferred Achievements/Characteristics:

• Reliability, quality, efficiency and courteousness of services delivered

• Effective teamwork and contribution to the achievement of team goals
  

Please mention your expected salary and availability.

• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.