Key Responsibilities :
- Conduct casework and counselling
- Readily conduct needs and intake assessments by taking into account the integration of a range of information
- Formulate casework intervention plans
- Implement case and care plans and interventions
- Evaluate progress and effectiveness of casework interventions
- Conduct closure of cases upon achieving sustainable service outcomes for students, families and communities
- Review social reports, case notes and documents
- Represent the team in its advocacy efforts for students / families with needs, with the aim of advocating for these families to have access to equal opportunities through collaborative practice with community partners
- Conduct group work and / or community work
- Develop and facilitate group intervention plans
- Conduct student / community assessments, adapt group / community work processes and specialized intervention strategies
- Review progress and effectiveness of group interventions
- Integrate best practices into group / community work
- Perform community development work
- Lead environmental scans and community need assessments
- Mobilise community resources
- Implement and develop community development initiatives
- Evaluate the progress and effectiveness of community development initiatives across the project
- Deliver programmes
- Lead development of programmes in partnership with the interdisciplinary team
- Manage implementation of programmes
- Evaluation of family and community initiatives and programmes for improvements
- Build professional relationships with students, families, other professionals and stakeholders
- Uplift professional practice in social work
- Assist team in implementing and improving their self-care plan
- Support professional development of team’s social workers
- Perform audits with adherence to the organisation’s audit framework
- Implement standards of care, organizational health policies, procedures and programmes
- Review models of care and service delivery aligned to evidence-based practice
- Organise crisis management team with partner organisations and agencies
Job Holder Requirements :
Qualification : Minimum Bachelor’s Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work from an accredited institutionExperience : Prior experience of at least 2 years working in a related fieldPreferably a Registered Social Worker with Social Work Accreditation BoardOther Knowledge / Skills / Attributes :Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team, being both client-centered and service-orientedWorks with ease in an interdisciplinary team, including nurses, therapists and early childhood educatorsAdaptable in a fast-paced environment, with good written and verbal communication skillsDesires to participate in shaping an early childhood social work intervention modelNote : In compliance with Personal Data Protection guidelines, we do not require an indication of your NRIC or Foreign Identification numbers in your CV / Job Application Form. Your CV and / or Job Application will be retained for a period of 1 year, and we will respectfully destroy these documents thereafter (in the event your job application is unsuccessful).