Youth Worker |School |Bishan

The Services required are set out as follows: Canopy Management and Engagement

1. Work closely with Gear Up Committee teachers to ensure the smooth running of Canopy, including establishing a system to track and ensure accountability for the loaning and return of games and items by students.
2. Maintain firmness and uphold ground rules while remaining approachable and professional in interactions with students.
3. Engage and build positive relationships with students during stipulated Canopy hours and when running Canopy programmes. Programme Planning and Implementation
4. Collaborate with Gear Up Committee teachers to plan and implement programmes and workshops catering to the needs of smaller, targeted groups of students who need greater after-school supervision.
5. Equip students with socio-emotional skills through Canopy programmes.
6. Foster a sense of school connectedness and sense of belonging to the school, by utilising the affordances of the Canopy to build positive relationships with and among students.
7. Provide support as an additional staff member for Learning Journeys or Excursions for students identified for Canopy programmes. School Collaboration and Communication
8. Provide relevant feedback and progress of students to school personnel.
9. Provide support and consultation to school teachers on students needs and challenges.
10. Provide administrative support to school teachers on matters relating to Canopy programmes and students where needed. Student Needs Assessment and Support
11. Observe and identify key needs of targeted students.
12. Utilise identification and screening tools to assess targeted students needs, when required.
13. Discuss needs and intervention plans of identified targeted students with relevant school personnel (e.g. student management team personnel and school leaders).