UPLIFT Support Staff

UPLIFT Support Staff — Yio Chu Kang Secondary School

Contract: 1 January to 31 December 2027.

Working hours

Monday to Thursday, 8:00am–5:30pm; Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm. Each shift includes a one-hour lunch break. No service on Saturdays, Sundays or gazetted public holidays. Total working time is 42 hours per week after lunch.

Requirements

• Diploma in Social Work, Psychology, Education, Youth Work or a related field.

• At least two years of experience working with youths.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and run student engagement activities, including reintegration, The Catalyst Programme and after-school engagement. Develop holiday programmes during school breaks.

• Supervise activities, encourage positive peer relationships and social-emotional skills, track participation and follow up on non-participation with school staff.

• Mentor identified students in goal-setting, academic progress and social-emotional learning, working with teachers-in-charge.

• Prepare activity resources and involve students in maintaining a suitable after-school engagement room.

• Gather student feedback, evaluate programmes each term and report participation, progress and impact. Ensure activities follow the school’s code of conduct.

• Work with school personnel to provide follow-up support and connect students to community resources. Assist related school-wide initiatives.

• Review the programme at year-end and recommend improvements.