Careers at MindfulBear

We are looking for people who want to get very good at helping children

Everything here is built around that.

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What we do

Our purpose is to create lasting change in children's lives and empower them to thrive. We believe there are no naughty children, only misunderstood ones.

MindfulBear is a specialist child counselling centre for children and teens between 5 and 18. Nothing else. No adult therapy, no couples work, no corporate contracts.

Our counsellors use structured programmes with a standardised screening process. Outcomes are tracked for every client, so we know what is working and what is not.

Over five years we have helped thousands of families, across two centres and multiple schools.

None of that happens by accident.

How MindfulBear is built

Most people who work with children spend most of their day not working with children. Bookings, chasing clients, billing, reporting, admin, and everything else that is not time with a child.

We built MindfulBear around two things.

First
We take everything that is not the work off your desk.

Marketing brings in the clients. Support handles the bookings and the follow-ups. Programmes and materials are ready for you. What is left is the work you were hired to do, and a lot of it.

Second
We measure what you do and feed it back to you.

Outcomes are tracked. Parent feedback is collected. Supervision is scheduled. Your manager sits in to coach you.

Two years here will teach you more than five years somewhere that gives you one without the other.

But the work is not for everyone.

Who we are looking for

People who can compartmentalise.

You will hear things about children that stay with you. Being good at this means caring enough to help, and being able to put it down at the end of the day. If you take everything home, this work will wear you out.

People who treat this as a craft.

Getting good at this takes repetition and honest feedback. You want to get good, not just get through. You would rather be told what you got wrong than be left alone to repeat it.

People who see themselves as facilitators, not experts.

The parents know their child better than you do. Your job is to help them with their child's challenges, not to hand down instructions from above. If you need to be the smartest person in the room, MindfulBear is not for you.

Perks

Scheduled 1-on-1 supervision and coaching, built into the role.
A monthly performance incentive on top of base salary.
Counsellors get their own room, and a budget to make it theirs.
A company-paid fund for external training and courses.
Three days of training leave a year, so courses do not eat your annual leave.
An annual salary increment.
A five-day week, closed on public holidays.
Both centres a short walk from an MRT station.
Team events through the year, from buffet lunches to escape rooms and pickleball.
Paid annual leave.
Paid parental leave.
A birthday allowance of SGD 30, to spend on whatever you want.

How we hire

We keep this quick. From application to offer is usually two to three weeks.

  1. Application

    Tell us about yourself and why this job.

  2. A 20 minute video call

    A short conversation to see if we fit each other, and for you to ask us anything.

  3. A personality questionnaire

    Working with children is not for every temperament, and we would rather know early.

  4. Interview and skills assessment

    Conducted at the centre where you would work, with the people you would work with.

  5. Reference checks

    We speak to two people who have worked with you directly.

  6. Offer

Open roles

Child Counsellor
Bendemeer or Marine Parade · Wednesday to Sunday · Up to SGD 3,800 plus incentives
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