Medical Social Worker (KidSTART@KKH KIDS 0-3 )

Singapore National Eye Centre; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility in Singapore is looking for a dedicated Social Worker to provide child-centric clinical and community support. You will work in a multidisciplinary team, performing assessments and facilitating referrals while ensuring high standards in service delivery to families with young children. The ideal candidate must hold a recognized degree in social work and have relevant experience, making a positive impact from early conception through childhood.

Qualifications

• Registered Social Worker with the Social Work Accreditation Board (SWAB).
• 3-5 years of direct social work practice, especially with families with young children.
• Ability to provide coaching and social work input in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high standards of child-centric clinical practice.
• Perform direct socio-emotional support and assessments.
• Conduct home visits and facilitate referrals to community partners.

Skills

Social Work

Communication

Multi-tasking

Education

Degree in Social Work or Post graduate Degree in Social Work

Job description

KK Women's and Children's Hospital Pte. Ltd.

Job Category: Allied Health Professional

Responsibilities

You are required to ensure high standards of child-centric clinical and community practice within a Trans-disciplinary framework. You will work in a multi-disciplinary outpatient setting and provide supervision, coaching and social work input to a multi-disciplinary team.

You are also required to provide direct or indirect socio-emotional support, assessment and referral for financial assistance to mothers and child from early conception to first few years of the child through clinic appointments, home visits and community based activities. Where appropriate, risk assessments would also be required.

In addition, you will also be involved in the following duties.

• Maintain overview of team’s cases.
• Triage cases for presentation.
• Ensure case documentations are promptly completed and filed.
• Conduct intake interviews and risk assessments.
• Assignment of cases to respective Keyworkers for service delivery
• Assess clients for needs and facilitate referrals to community partners or services for further follow-up.
• Conduct home visits

Requirements

• Degree in Social Work or Post graduate Degree in Social work
• Registered Social worker with the Social Work Accreditation Board (SWAB)
• At least 3-5 Year(s) of direct social work experience practice (especially in working with families with young children)
• A fast and efficient worker with the ability to multi-task