Social Worker

Malay Youth Literary Association (4PM); Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Malay Youth Literary Association (4PM) in Singapore seeks a dedicated Social Worker to deliver our youth development programme and provide casework and psychosocial support to youths and families.

You will collaborate with volunteers and partners, maintain accurate records, and help safeguard youths, offering timely referrals and coordinated services.

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Work.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Good documentation discipline with confidentiality mindset; able to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide casework management and psychosocial support to youths with varied needs, including assessments and referrals.
• Deliver and coordinate structured youth development programmes and mentoring activities.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure safeguarding and timely referrals.
• Monitor engagement and outcomes using programme tools, and maintain accurate records.
• Maintain thorough case notes, reports and programme documentation.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Documentation discipline

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Job description

About the role

At 4PM, we work closely with youths and families to strengthen resilience, well-being and positive outcomes. We are expanding our initiatives and seeking a dedicated Social Worker to drive our structured youth development programme. This role combines programme delivery with casework and psychosocial support, working closely with volunteers and community partners to provide timely, coordinated support for youths with diverse needs.

Key responsibilities

• Provide casework management and psychosocial support to youths/beneficiaries with varying needs and presenting issues, including basic assessment, individual check-ins, brief interventions and appropriate referrals for higher-risk cases.
• Implement and coordinate structured youth development programmes and group mentoring activities aligned to programme objectives.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to strengthen holistic support for youths, ensure safeguarding, and facilitate timely referrals when needed.
• Monitor and evaluate engagement, progress and outcome indicators using programme tools/systems.
• Maintain accurate documentation, case notes, reports and programme records.

About you

• Degree in Social Work.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Good documentation discipline, confidentiality mindset, and ability to work independently while collaborating in a team.