Youth Worker (UPLIFT efforts)|School |Bedok |Part Time

Job Description

1. Support Planning, Implementation and Review

of programmes to engage vulnerable, high-risk

students and students with additional needs

(e.g learning needs, absenteeism, unfavourable

family risk factors):

• Co-design, co-implement, monitor and review

the Gearup programme with varied activities

to cater to the interests and needs of the

students, including outdoor and indoor

activities to 1) enhance school connectedness

2) help students develop essential social and

emotional skills and confidence to succeed

academically and socially, life skills that helps

students navigate daily challenges and build

resilience and motivation and 3) empower

students to contribute to positive changes in

the school or community.

• Co-design, co-implement, monitor and review

the detention programme to address

truancy, frequent latecoming and other

behavioural/discipline issues by engaging

students serving detention in meaningful

activities and conversations to inculcate

values, motivate, address and modify

undesirable behaviours.

2. Mentoring and Befriending:

• Establish positive and supportive

relationships with vulnerable, high-risk

students and students with additional needs,

offering guidance and mentorship to address

their specific challenges and concerns,

change behaviours, to inspire and be a role

model to students to connect them to

learning, peers, adults and school.

• Conduct one-on-one or small group

mentoring sessions to provide social

emotional support and build social emotional

competencies.

3. Partnerships with Stakeholders:

• Work closely with Student Development

Team in a coordinated approach to monitor

and support well-being of high need students.