Senior Social Worker / Asst Senior Social Worker (CREST)

Viriya Community Services; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community service organization in Singapore is looking for a Senior Social Worker to manage mental health interventions and guide multi-disciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Social Work, be a registered social worker, and possess prior supervisory experience. Responsibilities include conducting casework, engaging stakeholders, and implementing community development initiatives. This role offers a chance to uplift professional practice in social work and contribute to community awareness around mental health issues.

Qualifications

• Minimally a Degree level in Social Work.
• Registered Social Worker with SASW.
• Prior supervisory experience in multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approaches.

Responsibilities

• Conduct casework and counselling.
• Perform stakeholder engagement and partnerships.
• Conduct group work.

Skills

Advocacy and representation

Case and care planning for mental health cases

Mental health casework evaluation and intervention

Collaborative practices across disciplines

Group work assessment and evaluation

Education

Degree in Social Work

Registered Social Worker with SASW

Job description

Job Purpose

The Community Outreach Team (CREST) focuses on raising public awareness of mental health conditions and dementia, promotes early recognition of at-risk individuals, provides emotional support to individuals and their caregivers and links individuals to relevant health and social care services when necessary.

The Senior Social Worker is qualified and trained to assist in managing mental health interventions and programmes and uplifting the professional practice in social work. He/she guides multi-disciplinary teams to implement and evaluate casework and group work and also organises strategic community development initiatives, programmes and research. He/she supervises social workers and supports their professional development.

An experienced professional who is insightful, responsible and possesses the willingness to supervise, the Senior Social Worker also collaborates with other agencies and ministries in the course of his work.

Job Description

• Conduct Casework and Counselling
• Perform stakeholder engagement and partnerships
• Conduct Groupwork
• Perform Community Development Work
• Deliver Programmes
• Uplift professional practice in social work
• Others

Skills and qualifications

• Minimally a Degree level in Social Work
• Registered Social Worker with SASW
• Prior supervisiory experience, with exposure to multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and/or inter-disciplinary team (IDT) approaches
• Experience of reporting KPIs to senior management
• Well-versed in competency frameworks utilised in the social service sector (e.g., National Mental Health Competency Framework, National Social Work Competency Framework, Skills Framework for Social Service, etc.)

Technical skills

• Advocacy and representation
• Case and care planning for mental health cases
• Mental health casework and family work evaluation and intervention
• Collaborative practices across disciplines and sectors
• Diversity awareness and management
• Group work assessment, planning and evaluation
• Supervisory and consultation skills
• Research data collection and management
• Social sector policy influence
• Social service programme development and evaluation
• Stakeholder management
• Willing to work after office hours and during weekends (on an ad-hoc basis)