Job Description
Assistant Senior / Senior Counsellor or Social Worker) - Family Support Services (FAM@FSC, Woodlands)
You will be part of the team to provide casework and counselling services for families, with the goal for families to achieve healthy family functioning, and to deliver divorce support programmes and services to families who are affected by divorce, with the goal for families and their children to achieve stability and self-reliance.
Job Responsibilities :
Casework and Counselling
- Conduct counselling for individuals, couples and families who are experiencing stress due to family-related issues with moderate complex cases. Includes Online counselling.
- Identify, assessment and manage risks inherent in complex cases by integrating a range of information and screening tools.
Support Programme and Workshops
Plan, review and facilitate groupwork intervention for parents and children.Facilitate premarital and divorce related programmes and workshops to help equip couples and parents with knowledge that enhance relationships and skills to cope with life transitions.Supervisory and Appraisal
Provide programme, practice / clinical and administrative supervision to Assistant Senior Counsellor / Social Worker and / or intern using screening tools and organisational practice framework to guide staff in case assessment and case planning.Lead and guide Assistant Senior Counsellor / Social worker to case manage and conduct case conference.Prepare, review and endorse court reports.Assess supervisees' capabilities and identify training needs to enhance supervisees' professional growth.Conduct quarterly performance appraisal of the Assistant Senior Counsellors / Social workersResearch and Practice
Lead in research to build domain-specific knowledge in the local contextReview research evidence to implement, facilitate and evaluate groupwork and programmeReview and plan the training road map of practitioners to ensure continuous development of the practitionersLead in implementation of standard of care, organisational health policies, proceduresConduct internal training for team / Service PointNetwork and Advocacy
Plan and conduct networking and advocacy sessions with community partners / stakeholdersAdvocate for target families, with the aim for families to have access to equal opportunities through collaborative practice with community partners / stakeholders and funders.Practice Governance
Support the Centre Manager in the implementation of practice standards, protocols, processes and policiesRequirements :
Master Degree in Counselling or Bachelor Degree in Social Work, preferably with a recognised certification in Counselling.As a Assistant / Senior Counsellor should have around 6 / 8 years of relevant casework / counselling experience in education, counselling, social work, or related work involving family, parents and children, and have experience in conducting training and workshopProven leadership track record in previous experiencesAccredited member of SASW and / or clinical member of SAC as well as preferably Registered Clinical Supervisor of SACQualifications
Master Degree in Counselling or Bachelor Degree in Social Work, preferably with a recognised certification in Counselling.
Minimum 6-8 years of relevant working experience in Counselling or as a Social Worker
