SCHOLAR DEVELOPMENT AND CARE
LEAD
=DREAMS (Singapore) Limited
is a first-of-its-kind secular, co-ed weekday residential model
that provides after-school academic and holistic support to
promising and aspiring children from low-income households. She
aims to empower them to dream of a future where they are not
limited by family circumstances.
We are seeking
a highly motivated individual to join our team as a
Scholar Development and Care Lead .
This individual will be responsible for =Dreams daily running,
staff's development, and scholar's success. The successful
candidate will have experience managing a diverse team and was
involved in schools or residential leadership
roles.
If you believe that relationships matter,
know how to uncover talents and build strengths in others, we would
like to engage you.
Interested candidates may
submit their resume to
href="mailto : hr@dreamssingapore.org.sg">
hr@dreamssingapore.org.sg
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
Scholar
Development and Care policies and
implementation
Oversee
the residential living and daily routines of the
scholars
Implement and ensure compliance with
policies to ensure the development and care of all
scholars
Be responsible for the quality and
achievement of Scholars' individualised care plan
Ensure scholars are meeting their goals, following the
Scholar's Handbook and are fairly reviewed for disciplinary
misdemeanours
Able to assess for risks, needs
and facilitate case conferences with multiple stakeholders
including families and school / social worker /
counsellor
Plan, establish systems and
maintain collaborative partnerships with the scholars' families,
schools and social workers / counsellors as well as other programme
partners
Prevents and manages crisis, ensuring
a safe and conducive environment for all scholars
Contribute to policy-making by providing feedback to
Executive
Director
Capacity
building and staff management
Formulate training and development priorities for team in
alignment with organisational's vision and mission
Organise shift / work duty rotation according to
residential and programme needs
Recruit,
appraise, coach and regularly supervise residential staff and
Development and Care Executives
Hold staff
accountable to organisational mission and
policies
Organisational
leadership
Maintain
accurate and timely records
Produce reports to
demonstrate effectiveness and outcomes of department
Manage allocated budget in alignment with financial
policies
Support Executive Director and lead
=Dreams programmes and other organisational activities such as
donor visits, fundraising, or open houses
Collaborate closely with other Leads, Executive Director
and Board of Directors to ensure success as a
team
QUALIFICATIONS
8-10
years of experience in developing youths in school and / or
residential settings, with at least 6 years of experience managing
a diverse team
Patient, committed and value
building authentic relationships with diverse communities, families
and professionals
Excellent coaching,
communication and leadership skills
Demonstrates a track record of managing change to achieve
goals
Mature, able to discern and make good
judgements
Experience in interacting with
staff across different levels and ability to gain confidence of
senior management, schools and community partners
Has strategic clarity for social impact and outcomes
while tactical and able to implement tasks with great
success
Experience of working with children,
youth and low-income families is
preferred
Only shortlisted candidate
will be shortlisted.
Development Lead Development • Singapore