Social Work Associate/ Assistant (SAAC)

ST ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL; Singapore; On-site; SGD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

ST ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL is seeking a dedicated social services assistant to support clinical and community-based programmes for clients with autism. You will assist in casework, administrative tasks, and transition planning under supervision.

Responsibilities include crisis response, data collection for research, coordinating admissions-related activities, and supporting group work, programmes, and community development initiatives.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Social Work (or equivalent qualification).
• Genuine passion for working with persons with autism, or a strong interest in contributing to the disability sector.
• Experience in a disability or special needs setting is a bonus.
• Collaborative team player with good communication skills, able to work well in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Respond to crisis situations based on organisation's standard operating procedures.
• Support in identifying areas of improvement in models of care and service delivery based on evidence-based practices.
• Support in data collection for research projects.
• Support the implementation of standards of care, organisational health policies, procedures and programmes.
• Perform administrative duties such as taking minutes at all relevant meetings, handle phone calls and emails enquiries and monitor budget spending.
• Provide administrative and statistical duties related to admissions, liaising with SGEnable, SPED Schools, MOE and MSF as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Diploma in Social Work

Job description

Job Description

• Respond to crisis situations based on organisation's standard operating procedures
• Support in identifying areas of improvement in models of care and service delivery based on evidence-based practices
• Support in data collection for research projects
• Support the implementation of standards of care, organisational health policies, procedures and programmes

Support department administration and operations

• Perform administrative duties such as taking minutes at all relevant meetings, handle phone calls and emails enquiries and monitor budget spending
• Provide all the necessary administrative and statistical duties related to all admissions matters from application to the students are admitted to the school such as
  • To schedule all the relevant interviews with parents
  • To collate all relevant reports and send it tothe relevant parties
  • To collate and liaise with all relevant organisations such as SGEnable, SPED Schools, other SSAs, MOE AND MSF with regards to admissions and transitions
  • To maintain admissions data in the Centre’sStudent and Client Management System for Means-testing duties
  • To support means-testing and financial assessments via income and expenditure
  • To administrate the Enabling Transport Subsidy means-testing scheme for St. Andrew’s Autism School
  • To upkeep all the necessary administrative and statistical duties related to this scheme
  • To maintain and upkeep all the necessary data and record- keeping for this scheme for the purpose of submission to the relevant authorities such as SGEnable, NCSS and MSF as required
  • To take on the liaison role in communicating with all parents and the Centre’s appointed bus vendor with regards to the scheme
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives
• Conduct relevant audits in areas of job scope

Support casework

• Support needs and intake assessment
• Support financial assessment of families using the ‘I&
• Support the evaluation of casework intervention processes and outcomes for improvements
• Support caseand care planning and goal setting
• Support implementation of case and care plans and interventions
• Support information and referral for services

Support group work

• Support implementation of group work interventions
• Support the evaluation of group work intervention processes and outcomes
• Support preparation and planning of group work interventions

Support programmes

• Support evaluation of programmes
• Support development and planning of programmes
• Support implementation of programmes

Support transition planning

• Gathering of information on relevant resources and post-18 programmes to support graduates
• Support discussions with families of graduating clients to plan for their transition and forward plans

Support community development work

• Support evaluation of community development initiatives for improvements
• Support conduct of environmental scans and community need assessments
• Support coordination and pooling of community resources and services
• Support development and implementation of community development initiatives

Job Specifications

• Diploma in Social Work (or equivalent qualification)
• Genuine passion for working with persons with autism, or a strong interest in contributing to the disability sector
• Experience in a disability or special needs setting is a bonus
• A collaborative team player with good communication skills, able to work well in a multi-disciplinary team