Social Worker

5G-Starlink Pte.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public agency in Singapore is seeking a Child and Family Service Case Manager to assess allegations of abuse and neglect. The role requires strong observational and analytical skills and the ability to engage with families respectfully. Responsibilities include conducting home visits, collaborating with law enforcement, and arranging care situations for children. Candidates need a relevant Bachelor's degree and experience in social work, along with the ability to navigate complex crisis situations. Effective collaboration and documentation are also essential aspects of this role.

Qualifications

• Strong observational and analytical skills.
• Ability to engage families as partners in planning for safety.
• Experience in social work in a relevant capacity.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough assessment of abuse/neglect allegations.
• Collaborate with community professionals and law enforcement.
• Arrange foster or relative care for children when necessary.
• Perform home visits and maintain detailed documentation.
• Participate in on-call rotation for emergencies.

Skills

Observational skills

Analytical skills

Engagement with families

Crisis management

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work or related field

Master's degree in social work

Job description

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Department of Human Services (DHS) merged on July 1, 2022, to form one agency, The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). We are seeking a Child and Family Service Case Manager to join our team!

This position involves thorough assessment of allegations of abuse/neglect of children and vulnerable adults. Professionals in this role assess immediate safety concerns as well as potential risks, collaborating with other community professionals and law enforcement as needed. Successful applicants must possess strong observational and analytical skills, as well the ability to respectfully engage families as partners in planning for safety. At times, this position requires arranging for foster care/relative care for children unable to remain in the parental home. This position requires the ability to apply Iowa Code, agency policy, and sound professional judgment to highly complex situations involving crises and/or chronic abuse/neglect. All cases assigned to persons in this position require home visits, detailed interviews, and thorough narrative documentation. Travel is required as well as serving on an on-call rotation.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree and the equivalent of three years of full-time experience in a social work capacity in a public or private agency;
• graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in social work and the equivalent of two years of full-time experience in a social work capacity in a public or private agency;
• a Master's degree in social work from an accredited college or university;
• an equivalent combination of graduate education in the social or behavioral sciences from an accredited college or university and qualifying experience up to a maximum of thirty semester hours for one year of the required experience;
• employees with current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes the equivalent of one year of full-time experience as a Social Worker 2 shall be considered as qualified.

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Additional Qualification Requirements

• For designated positions in case management, the appointing authority may request those applicants possessing a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major or at least 30 semester hours or its equivalent in the behavioral sciences, education, health care, human services administration, or social sciences and the equivalent of 12 months of full-time experience in the delivery of human services in the combination of: chronic mental illness, developmental disabilities, and intellectual disabilities as a Targeted (Medicaid) Case Manager;
• an Iowa license to practice as a registered nurse and the equivalent of three years of full-time nursing or human services experience with the above population groups.