Job Description
The Services required are set out as follows:
1. Investigative & Case Support
• Assist in conducting preliminary investigations and fact-finding interviews
• Obtain student and witness statements where appropriate and compile
evidence and prepare structured incident reports to relevant key personnel for
directions
• Closing the loop by communicating with parents, staff and students
2. Detention & Restorative Follow-Up
• Work with Form teachers to ensure that students report for detention
• Supervise detention sessions on Tue, Wed and Thu
• Ensure that detention rules are adhered to during detention sessions
• Maintain attendance and behavioural records during the detention sessions
• Update and follow up with any detention defaulters
3. In-House Suspension Support
• Help establish a structured environment for students serving suspension
• Support SM team in managing students sent out of class and on internal
suspension
• Support learning continuity during suspension period
• Guide students through reflective activities to prepare for re-entry to classroom
4. Campus Supervision & Maintain Discipline Tone
• Serve as visible adult presence in high movement areas during recess times
and dismissal time.
• Conduct systematic patrols with Student Management Team members during:
o In-School – Recess/ lunch breaks/ lesson transitions
o Out-of-School near school vicinity
• Station at canteen during recess/break times to manage students’ behaviours
(for e.g., queue cutting)
• Support proactive discipline strategies
• Assist in simple peer reconciliation or mediation contexts (where necessary)
Reporting Structures and Expectations
1. Deployment & Reporting
• The DSO will report operationally to the Student Management Committee
• Deployment schedule will be determined by the school in accordance with the
termly school timetable and school events
2. Performance Expectations
The DSO is expected to:
• demonstrate professionalism, discretion and good judgment
• engage students respectfully and constructively
• uphold confidentiality and procedural fairness
• collaborate effectively with teachers and SM personnel.