Youth Worker

Job Description

• Manage and support at-risk students with attendance, behavioural and personal challenges.
• Conduct regular one-to-one mentoring and counselling support sessions.
• Provide immediate support during student behavioural issues, emotional distress and conflicts.
• Facilitate behavioural reflection, restorative conversations and student reintegration.
• Supervise students during in-school suspension, detention and reflection sessions.
• Conduct school patrols to monitor student behaviour and safety.
• Assist with disciplinary investigations, fact-finding and incident documentation.
• Monitor student behaviour and follow up on disciplinary cases.
• Plan and conduct individual and group activities on anger management, emotional regulation and social skills.
• Support after-school engagement programmes, sports activities and life-skills workshops.
• Work closely with teachers, school counsellors and Student Management teams to support students.
• Maintain student records, monitor progress and prepare regular reports.

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Youth Work or related Social Science field.
• Preferably certified in stress/anger management, suicide prevention or grief counselling.
• At least 3 years of experience working with youths aged 12–18 in schools, residential homes or community centres.
• Good emotional intelligence and ability to handle stressful situations calmly.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with youths.
• Patient, compassionate, resilient and a good team player.
• Open to new ideas and able to maintain professional boundaries.
• Good computer skills in MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook