Senior Counsellor

About the role
You provide professional counselling for MINDEF/SAF personnel faced with mental health, psycho-social and substance abuse/addiction-related issues.

What you will be working on

• Conduct assessments and implement intervention plans
• Collaborate with stakeholders for holistic counselling services
• Respond to operational duties such as manning the 24-hour SAF Counselling Hotline and facilitating critical incident stress debriefings for MINDEF/SAF servicemen involved in critical incidents
• Research counselling-related trends
• Train commanders and managers in counselling matters

Challenge(s)

• Upholding standards in professional counselling/psychotherapy, and effectively assessing and managing service personnel referred for care and support
• Having an adequate knowledge of community resources that so to help servicemen leverage on available resources in the community

What we are looking for

• Education in Counselling, Psychology or Social Work
• At least 6 years of relevant experience
• A registered practitioner with the Singapore Association for Counselling, Singapore Association of Social Workers, Association of Professionals Specialising in Addiction Counselling, or Singapore Psychological Society