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AWARE’s CARE team is looking for a Programme Coordinator. As a counsellor, the programme coordinator will support women in distress along their journeys of healing and recovery, while helping the counselling team in its day-to-day operations and programme development.

Position: Programme Coordinator
Department: CARE
Commitment : Full-time, Monday – Friday, 40 hours a week (Permanent)
Salary range : $4,000 – 4,500
Starting date : Immediate
Citizenship : Singapore Citizen/PR

Job Description:

• Coordinate and ensure smooth running of gender- and trauma-informed counselling services with the support of an admin team
• Provide peer clinical support to intern, volunteer and contract counsellors
• Provide empowerment, encouragement and support to the counselling team, and liaise with staff and volunteers from other departments as necessary
• Support efforts linked to counselling service and quality issues
• Support efforts for recruitment, onboarding and engagement of new interns and contract counsellors
• Support capacity-building and engagement efforts for contract counsellors
• Promote the counselling service among relevant agencies, referrers, clients and potential clients as required
• Maintenance of appropriate record-keeping systems in line with data protection
• Provide a professional and high-quality level of counselling

Requirements:

• Singapore Citizen/Permanent Resident with at least 5 years of counselling experience
• A minimum qualification of a Master’s Degree in Counselling, Psychology or related fields preferred, with trauma management credentials a bonus
• Experience working in the voluntary/social service sector preferable
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong teamwork ethos and ability to work within a multidisciplinary team (social workers, counsellors, managers)
• Ability to communicate appropriately with clients, co-workers and management, both verbally and in writing (second language such as Chinese, Malay or Tamil preferable)
• Excellent case recording and record-keeping skills
• Proficient with computers, Google Drive apps and MS Office
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands
• Strong commitment to the values of AWARE and to gender- and trauma-informed practice

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Please note that due to the large number of applications, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview. If you have any questions about this position, please email careers@aware.org.sg.