Social Work Assistant/Senior Social Work Assistant

Happee Hearts Movement Ltd; Singapore; In loco; SGD 31.000 - 47.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Happee Hearts Movement Ltd. seeks a Social Work Assistant/Senior Social Work Assistant to support PwID and their families within an interdisciplinary team. The role involves planning interventions, conducting holistic assessments, and coordinating care across home visits and clinic sessions.

Applicants should have a Diploma in Social Work, at least 1 year in social/healthcare, and strong communication and teamwork skills. Proficiency in MS Office is expected.

Competenze

• Minimum Diploma in Social Work or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of relevant working experience in social/healthcare.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and follow through.

Mansioni

• Support Medical Social Workers in developing intervention plans for PWID and their caregivers.
• Perform holistic biopsychosocial-environmental assessments.
• Assist in implementing and monitoring interventions.
• Help manage behaviours of concern and communication needs with families.
• Coordinate home visits, clinic sessions, and service provider meetings.

Conoscenze

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Organizational skills

Formazione

Diploma in Social Work

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

IDHealth, an initiative of Happee Hearts Movement is a community-based, integrated health team dedicated to serving adults with intellectual disability and their caregivers.

People with intellectual disability have poorer health and lower access to and use of healthcare services than the general population. IDHealth’s goal is to reduce the barriers to health and healthcare utilization for this population by providing a health service that isaccessible toandappropriate forpeople with intellectual disability.In addition, we aim to increase the capability of Singapore’s health and social service sectors to serve this population.

Our Vision

A world where people with intellectual disability and their families can live with dignity.

Our Mission

To provide healthcare with HEART for adults with intellectual disability.

Holistic, Empowering, Accessible, Respectful and Timely

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Social Work Assistant/Senior Social Work Assistant will work within an interdisciplinary team to support persons with intellectual disability (PWID) and their families in achieving positive health and wellbeing.

Patient

• Support Medical Social Workers in developing an intervention plan for the issues and challenges identified for both PWID and their caregivers
• Ability to learn and perform holistic assessments of the biopsychosocial-environmental issues facing PWID and their caregivers
• Support clinical team in implementing and monitoring interventions based on the plan derived
• Support clinical team in managing behaviours of concern and communication needs in PWID together with their caregivers and other service partners
• Coordinate volunteer and transport support for patients/families that require them to come to clinic.

Team

• Working closely with the team in setting goals for the PWIDs and their caregivers
• Working closely within an interdisciplinary team
• Working in close partnership and collaborations with external partners and service providers across the health, disability and social settings
• Clear and consistent documentation of encounters with PWIDs, caregivers, families, service providers and volunteers
• Working with the team in establishing a service ecosystem for PWID and their families
• Performing all of the above through home visits, clinic sessions, visit to service providers, teleconsults, phone calls and regular meetings

Community

• Outreach and raising awareness amongst healthcare, eldercare, social and disability service providers

Others

• Carry out other duties as assigned from time to time.

Requirements:

• Minimum Diploma, preferably in Social Work.
• At least 1 year of relevant working experience in social/healthcare sector
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
• Ability to work well within a team and other stakeholders
• Ability to establish priorities, meet deadlines, and follow through on assigned tasks
• Good communication skills

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.