Assistant Senior Social Worker (Toa Payoh)

Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local charity organization in Singapore is seeking a dedicated professional to oversee its Social Work and Psychology Department. This role requires a minimum of a Degree in Social Work and over three years of relevant experience. The successful candidate will enhance service quality, ensure stakeholder satisfaction, and manage a team of social workers and psychologists. Passion for nurturing young children and empowering families is essential.

Qualifications

• More than 3 years as a Social Worker.
• Able to work independently and motivate staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Social Work and Psychology Department.
• Enhance quality of services through professional development.
• Ensure satisfaction of stakeholders and manage cases.

Skills

Mature and independent

Good people skills

Creative and flexible thinking

Strong understanding of diverse cultures

Education

Minimum Degree or Post Graduate Qualifications in Social Work

Job description

The Early Intervention for Children (EIC) Services helps equip children with motor, communication, social, self-help and cognitive skills. THK EIC involves structuring classes around small groups encompassing early childhood special education, social work and therapy support services to stimulate their adaptive functioning and school readiness skills.

Reports directly to the Assistant Director (Social Work & Psychology).

Role

To oversee the Social Work and Psychology Department in their assigned centre(s) and work towards achieving the Centre's mission and vision by having close partnership with the Therapy Department, Teaching Department, Administrative Department and families of the children.

Responsibilities

Overseeing the SW & Psychologists in their respective centres

• Enhance the quality of Social Work and Psychology services through professional development of the Social Workers and Psychologists
• Ensure that key stakeholders like parents are well managed and are satisfied with the programme

Supervision

• Supervise SWs, CWs, Psychologists and Psychologist Associates to provide quality case management
• Conduct annual performance appraisals for the SWs, CWs and Psychologists
• Orientate new SW/ Psychologists in their respective centres to the Centre's ethos and processes and their job scope

Process and Resources Management

• Ensure the smooth running of all related processes of Social Work and Psychology services in the respective centre
• Enforce and maintain consistent processes and practices of SW and Psychology across different SWs/ CWs and Psychologists in the respective centre
• Assign cases referred from SG Enable to SW/ CW
• Manage manpower matters including covering duties, leave applications
• Ensure that the student enrolment at the respective centre is meeting full capacity
• Ensure timely submissions of statistical reports by the respective centre to Government agencies for funding purposes
• Ensure that the centre passes the yearly muster audits and various audits conducted by Government agencies

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree or Post Graduate Qualifications in Social Work
• More than 3 years as a Social Worker

Other Information

• Mature, independent, creative, flexible thinking and able to motivate staff
• Good people skills
• Able to work independently
• Has strong understanding of the diverse cultures and races
• Has patience, love, passion & commitment in the education of & nurturing young children and empowering the families
• Keen to develop professionally