Senior Social Worker

SPD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An organization supporting persons with disabilities in Singapore seeks a Social Worker to lead interventions in their Day Activity Centre. The role involves casework management, community outreach, and group work facilitation, along with project management responsibilities. Candidates must hold a degree in Social Work and have at least 7 years of experience, including 3 years in a supervisory role. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are crucial for building relationships and coordinating resources for clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in social work, preferably in disability sector.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead social work interventions and project management in a Day Activity Centre.
• Plan and implement individualized care plans in a multi-disciplinary context.
• Evaluate interventions and progress for clients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Relationship-building

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Summary: Provide and lead social work intervention and project/event management to support the work in the Day Activity Centre/Sheltered Workshop for persons with disabilities.

Casework Management

• Administer financial assistance and/or seek deviation for clients to allow them to participate maximally in the DAC programme as needed.
• Conduct assessment of severity, key risks and protective factors for intervention (if necessary, Home Visit); provide counselling services to help clients and caregivers to manage issues associated with their disabilities to enable maximally independent community living.
• This could involve maintaining case history information, psychosocial assessment, social work treatment plans, and writing social reports according to required documentation standard.
• Provide consult and support for social workers for above. Evaluate progress and effectiveness of their interventions.
• Work with therapists, training officers, and caregivers within a multi-disciplinary context to plan and implement client’s individualized care plan.
• Network with other agencies to tap on community resources to provide intervention support to clients.
• For each client, explore and document care planning intentions with caregivers.
• Conduct closure of cases upon achieving sustainable service outcomes for clients.

Community Work

• Identify the changing trends/needs of the landscape pertaining to the PWDs and coordinate community resources to enable maximally independent community living.
• Network with relevant referral agencies and stakeholders serving PWDs and be part of the outreach efforts.

Group Work

• Support social workers to plan, develop, implement and review curriculum, psycho-educational training and group work for PWDs and/or their caregivers as necessary.
• Supervise facilitation of group work interventions and evaluate progress and effectiveness of group work interventions across the organization

Project management

• Support social workers to plan events such as SPD open house or caregivers’ appreciation day or other projects as assigned.
• Support and lead social workers to plan, develop, implement and review curriculum for Enabling Skills & Living Programme

Professional Development

• Lead and support Lead Social Worker in developmental programs and supervision for personal and professional growth & development.
• Maintain minimum requirements for renewal of membership with professional association

Admin Duties

• Coverage as needed for programme head / supervisor with programme accountability reporting duties.
• Other duties as required/assigned by the supervisor or Head of Division.

JOB HOLDER REQUIREMENT

• Hold a degree in Social Work from recognized institutions
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to build relationships.
• Preferably have minimum 7 years’ experience in social work with some experience in disability sector.
• Have minimum of 3 years’ experience in supervision.