Student Welfare Officer
Ministry of Education, Singapore (MOE)
Singapore · Full Time
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- Experience
- 5+ yrs
- Salary
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- Openings
- 1
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- 2時間前
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Job description
Role Overview
The Student Welfare Officer (SWO) plays a crucial role in offering guidance and emotional support to students with additional needs, collaborating closely with families and community partners to overcome learning obstacles and strengthen support systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver personalized reintegration support for students experiencing long-term absenteeism or facing statutory issues.
- Partner with the school's student support team to identify early risk factors, manage cases proactively, and prevent at-risk behaviors among students.
- Mentor students with additional needs, enabling them to make well-informed life decisions.
- Carry out assessments and devise intervention plans addressing the core causes of absenteeism through outreach, home visits, phone communication, and case conferences.
- Advise on appropriate community partner services to support students’ extracurricular needs.
- Collaborate effectively with school personnel and community organizations to coordinate comprehensive student support.
- Escalate matters to statutory agencies promptly when a student’s safety is at risk.
- Provide continued reintegration and transitional assistance, including mandatory programs by social service ministries and support during release from statutory institutions.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Demonstrated passion and positive attitude towards assisting students with additional needs and their families.
- Cultural awareness, openness to diverse perspectives, and collaborative mindset.
- Emotional resilience, resourcefulness, and stability in handling challenging scenarios.
- Proven ability to manage complex absenteeism and statutory cases and offer consultations to school leadership.
- Preferably a minimum of five years’ experience, with casework background in social service sectors supporting students and families being advantageous.
Additional Details
Applicants can expect a response within four weeks after the application deadline, with updates extended to six weeks if application volume is high. Technical support related to the application portal is available via the designated email contact.
Industry
Education