The candidate will oversee and supervise the department in
the delivery of clinical services, ensure day to day administrative
duties, ensure the quality of clinical services being provided by
the department as well as the strategic development of the clinical
services to vulnerable children / youth and their
families.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Ensure the clinical team carries out accurate assessment
of individual needs of children / youth / family in the areas of family
capacity, emotional stability, peer relations and community
profile.
Ensure the development and
implementation of intervention plans within programme
guidelines.
Ensure the clinical team build and
maintain a positive supportive relationship with children / youth in
the programme and provide direct intervention with the client when
required.
Ensure the clinical team carry out
their work in a professional manner, including protecting the
confidentiality of the counselling sessions, and the
clients.
Maintain documentation detailing
service plans, outcome measures, community contacts and
referrals.
Work with clients which involves
working with their thought processes, feelings and behavior; either
on an individual or group basis, with known and safe counselling
and psychotherapy modalities that will help the clients' process
and overcome their behavioural, emotional and thinking
issues.
Ensure clinical team maintains client
confidentiality and develop a system for safe keeping of
confidential materials.
Ensure the clinical
team keep proper case records of clients; including clients'
personal information, reports and proper documentation of all
sessions and clients.
Maintain flexible
working hours, according to the needs of the programmes and
clients.
Work in close collaboration with the
other staff of the Home and of the other components of Boys' Town
in matters pertaining to the welfare of the
clients.
MANAGERIAL
Supervise interns, clinicians, counsellors,
youthworkers
Providing in-house training to BT
clinical staff to upskill and develop their clinical
skills
Ensure collation and preparation of
monthly, quarterly and bi-yearly reports
Evaluate and Assess the relevance of current clinical
services and programme and suggest to Directors
Sit in the School of Purpose to gatekeep the 4K services
SOPs
Explore potential grant with Directors
and manage grant requirements
Represent BT in
external functions as a management member where the need
arises.
ORGANIZATIONAL
To participate actively in all fundraising activities as
well as any other commitments that Boys' Town
undertakes.
To work in close collaboration
with other staff, department and components of Boys'
Town.
REQUIREMENTS
Masters in Counselling, Psychology, Guidance and
Counselling and other specialist Masters
(Therapy-related)
Registered Counsellor with
the Singapore Association for Counselling (SASW)
Registered Supervisor with the Singapore Association for
Counselling (SASW)
Minimum 5 years of relevant
experience, including supervisory experience
Experience in working with children / CYP and their
families
Expertise in evidence-based therapies
and interventions
Excellent oral and written
communication skills.
Possess humility,
emotional maturity, empathy and self-reflexive in working with
client and with multiple stakeholders
Strong commitment to professional ethics and
integrity
Centre Manager • Singapore