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Counsellor / Psychologist (Full-time or 4 Days / week)

Counsellor / Psychologist (Full-time or 4 Days / week)

Shan YouSingapore
21 days ago
Job description

Purpose of Job :

To provide professional counselling services to youths, adults, seniors, couples, and families in the community. Our clients present with a broad spectrum of mental health, relationship, and other issues. Our community-based counselling services empower persons with mental health and other challenges to recover and live well.

Key Responsibility Areas

  • Provide counselling / psychotherapy services
  • Provide counselling / psychotherapy (individual, couple, and group) in a competent and ethical manner to improve clients' mental health and well-being and quality of life.
  • Conduct psychological assessment and write assessment report.
  • Conceptualise and deliver in a competent manner individualised intervention plans and provide case management when appropriate.
  • Develop counselling and clinical services and programmes
  • Develop counselling and clinical services and programmes for persons with mental health conditions.
  • Comply with the agency's service standards for counselling practice and the professional code of ethics and conduct for counsellors / psychologists.
  • Maintain community outreach and stakeholder network
  • Conduct public educational talks on mental health conditions to the community.
  • Attend clinical supervision and case conferences.
  • Provide support for agency's community outreach programmes.
  • Support personnel training and development
  • Provide training for volunteers and identify their training and development needs.
  • Participate in professional training / development activities.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of relevant work experience in providing mental health services.
  • Those with at least 5 years of relevant work experience in mental health services and at least 2 years of relevant work experience in a supervisory role may be consider for a Senior position.

    • Other Requirements

  • Registration or eligible for registration with a recognized professional body (e.g. Singapore Association of Counselling)
  • Competency in mindfulness-based psychotherapies (e.g., Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) would be an advantage.
  • Able to work effectively with clients of diverse demographics and with a wide range of mental health issues / conditions.
  • Possess positive intrapersonal traits and attributes.
  • Possess effective interpersonal skills.
  • Able to work independently as well as contribute as part of a team.

    • Highlights

  • Regular clinical supervision by experienced Clinical Director and Clinical Supervisors.
  • Emphasis on professional growth and development of staff.
  • Contribute to mental health awareness and suicide prevention community outreach programmes.

    • Qualifications

  • Master degree in Clinical or Counselling Psychology.
  • Master degree in Counselling

    • Competencies

  • Professional Mastery (I)
  • Displays an intermediate understanding of functional theories, concepts and methodologies required to deliver results on the job
  • Accomplishes technical tasks independently and enables others to do the same
  • Systematically apply project, quality and risk management tools and methods to drive team targets
  • Advocate for required resources to close service and social gaps
  • Commit to Social Vision (I)
  • Act in accordance with and model social work values and ethics
  • Lead and promote adherence to values, ethics and social objectives
  • Ensure own and team adherence to code of conduct, business practices and standards, and professional / statutory requirements
  • Attuned to Clients' Interest (I)
  • Understand underlying issues and context of client beyond those expressed
  • Show sensitivity and take action beyond normal expectations with the will to improve the situation of client by addressing underlying needs
  • Communication (I)
  • Is assertive and confident in one-to-one and group communicational settings
  • Deliver presentations to broader audiences in a compelling manner, while tailoring the communication style, content and level of detail to meet the audience needs
  • Effectively influence the opinions and behaviours of others at different levels in the organization in moderately challenging situations
  • Decision Making (I)
  • Make timely team decisions even in ambiguous situations, that balance team needs, after evaluating all relevant information gathered, potential alternatives, available team resources and short- and long-term consequences
  • Generate sound solutions for moderately complex or unfamiliar problems that affect own team, and provides support to address the identified problems based on a thorough analysis of the facts and root causes of the problem
  • Evaluate and energise self (I)
  • Be self-aware and develop a reflective practice
  • Understand personal strengths and proactively improve own development areas
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