The School Counsellor (Manager / Senior Manager) who coordinates the counselling service and manages the Student Care Centre, leads a team of counsellors, works with staff, students, parents, external professionals and community agencies, to provide quality school counselling support for students’ mental health and social-emotional development.

Office of Student Support - Manager/Senior Manager (School Counsellor)
Republic Polytechnic
Closing on 29 Aug 2025
What the role is
The School Counsellor (Manager / Senior Manager) who coordinates the counselling service and manages the Student Care Centre, leads a team of counsellors, works with staff, students, parents, external professionals and community agencies, to provide quality school counselling support for students’ mental health and social-emotional development.
What you will be working on
[What you will be working on]
- Provide individual and group counselling to the student population, as well as crisis intervention and management of affected students
- Document case notes and system records, and advise school management on counselling matters
- Conduct case management with stakeholders (staff, parents and external agencies) to extend support for high-risk students
- Lead a team of full time and part time school counsellors, and supervise the team, for needs analysis, early identification and referral of students with challenges
- Conduct staff training on mental health issues and intervention skills
- Plan training programmes and campaigns to raise awareness and understanding of mental health amongst students
- Manage the daily operations at the Student Care Centre (Counselling Facility), including assignment of cases to the counselling team
- Perform administrative functions of the Counselling Service, which include budget and procurement, case reporting, writing policy papers, as well as managing and updating guidelines and procedures.
- Network with relevant external professionals and community agencies, and represent the institution at cross-institution meetings
- Ad hoc tasks as assigned by Director of Office of Student Support
What we are looking for
- Relevant academic qualifications, with at least 8 to 10 years of experience, working directly in care and support services, preferably in the tertiary education sector
- Preferably a registered counsellor with Singapore Association for Counselling or equivalent
- Resourceful and be able to work independently
- Strong administrative and communication skills (spoken and written)
- Good team player with strong interpersonal skills
- IT savvy and proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
[What we are looking for]
As above
About Republic Polytechnic
About your application process
This job is closing on 29 Aug 2025.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Republic Polytechnic or the wider Public Service.