Social Worker

SHINE CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES; Singapore; On-site; SGD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

SHINE CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES seeks a dedicated professional to support children and youth programs across Singapore. Responsibilities include engaging with clients, implementing group interventions, and developing social work programmes.

The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, adaptable, and has a passion for working with youth. Experience in MOE schools will be advantageous. The position is open to Singaporeans only, offering an opportunity to make a positive impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering programmes in MOE schools is an advantage.
• Able to assess and understand client needs.
• Knowledge of systems and policies impacting school and client groups.

Responsibilities

• Engage and assess client needs and level of functioning.
• Implement groupwork intervention and evaluate outcomes.
• Design social work intervention programmes systematically.
• Conduct outreach and engage client's family.
• Document and maintain case/programme files.

Skills

Good communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Quick thinking

Enthusiastic

Experience with children

Job description

Personnel Specification:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• A team player and equally adept at working independently
• Quick thinking, adaptable and responsive to change
• Pleasant disposition with a willingness to learn
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Enjoys working with children and youth
• Experience delivering programmes in MOE schools or familiarity with MOE requirements will be an advantage.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Casework
  • Utilise relevant theories into practice
  • Engage, assess, provide intervention and evaluate practice
  • Assess client’s needs, level of functioning and system intervention
  • Understand client groups and manage associated risk and protective factors
  • Demonstrate reflective practice
  • Conduct outreach and engage client’s family, where applicable, to develop action plans to support the client
  • Engage other relevant agencies to support the client holistically
  • Ensure proper documentation and report-writing
• Group Work
  • Prepare and plan groupwork sessions/intervention
  • Implement groupwork intervention
  • Evaluation groupwork intervention processes and outcomes
  • Attend to the needs of the groups and individuals
• Programme Development and Implementation
  • To systematically design sound social work intervention programmes with clear programme logic model/ theory of change
  • Deliver programme and conduct outcome-based monitoring to ensure the successful accomplishment of its quantitative and qualitative objectives
  • Consider systems dynamics and impact when designing and delivering programme
  • Mobilise resources and engage in collaborative work
  • Manage programme budget and ensure cost effectiveness
  • Ensure proper documentation and report-writing
• System Linkage, Analysis and Engagement
  • Interpret relevant policies / schemes that impact on school and client groups
  • Use knowledge of systems and availability of resources to represent clients’ needs so as to formulate assessment
  • Empower clients to access needed resources
  • Facilitate and initiate collaborative activities with stakeholders
  • Conduct systems level intervention
• Evaluation & Research
  • Identify current trends
  • Gather relevant information for evaluation
  • Support in evaluation/research activities
• Documentation and Report Writing
  • Ensure proper filing and documentation
  • Ensure that proposals and written reports are clear and concise
  • Document and maintain case/programme files and prepare reports according to required documentation standards
• Administrative and other duties
  • Perform administrative duties
  • Other duties/projects as assigned

Location: Islandwide

Only Singaporeans.