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

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