Social Work Associate (Crest ES) - 6 months contract

Dementia Singapore Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Dementia Singapore Ltd in Singapore is seeking a Case Work Support Officer to assist caseworkers with administrative tasks and client-facing duties. You will liaise with hospitals and social services, provide psychoeducation and basic counselling, help run outreach activities, and maintain timely reports and records while traveling islandwide for home visits as required.

Diploma in social work or related field preferred; 2–3 years healthcare/community care experience advantageous; strong

Qualifications

• Diploma in social work, counselling, psychology or related field.
• 2-3 years healthcare/community care experience preferred.
• Meticulous with details.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to caseworkers.
• Support casework tasks including information and referrals, liaising with external agencies, and home visits.
• Liaise with hospitals and social services to triage services for people with dementia and their carers.
• Provide basic psychoeducation and supportive counselling as part of case management.
• Assist in running programmes and outreach activities.
• Partake in network and collaborative sessions with external partners.
• Prepare minutes of meeting.
• Keep appropriate case recordings and produce timely reports; data entry and filings.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Administrative skills

Attention to detail

Healthcare/community care experience

Communication & liaison

Education

Diploma in social work or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• To provide administrative support to caseworkers.
• To provide casework support that include but not limited to duties like information and referrals, liaising with external agencies, home visits and other aspects of social work services.
• To liaise with external agencies like hospitals and social services agencies to triage appropriate services and support for people with dementia and their carers.
• To provide basic intervention such as psychoeducation on dementia and basic supportive counselling as part of the case management support.
• To prepare, support and facilitate the running of programme and outreach activities.
• Partake in network and collaborative sessions with external partners.
• To prepare minutes of meeting.
• To keep appropriate case recordings and produce timely reports, as required, in accordance with departmental policies and procedures such as Database administration, Data entry for statistical compilation and Filings.
• Any other duties assigned when required.

Requirements

• Diploma in social work, counselling, psychology or other fields related to healthcare and community care.
• Preferably 2-3 years of healthcare/community care experience.
• Meticulous with details.
• Competent in Microsoft Office and administrative skills.
• Prior experience in working with persons with dementia or caregivers is an added advantage.
• Able to travel islandwide for home visits and occasional weekend or evening visits.