Social Worker

Boys' Town; Singapore; On-site; SGD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Boys’ Town in Singapore seeks a dedicated professional to manage foster care cases and support programmes in the Fostering Department. This role involves in-depth assessments, preparing FARs, and presenting findings for approval, while coordinating CANs and monitoring child safety and wellbeing.

The position requires experience in case management and working with children/CYP and their families, with a strong emphasis on inter-agency collaboration and crisis response.

Qualifications

• Executive functioning skills – planning, coordinating, organising, implementing and evaluating.
• Administrative – documentation, filing, report writing.
• Case management and Counseling skills – assessment and case management.
• Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent field of study (e.g. Psychology)

Responsibilities

• To conduct in-depth assessment and prepare Foster Parent Assessment Report (FAR) and present findings at the MSF Approving Panel and follow up on decisions and recommendations.
• Conduct CANs assessment to assess how the foster child is doing in foster care as well as the foster parent’s capability in meeting the child’s needs.
• Carry out statutory home visits to safeguard and promote child safety, stability and wellbeing.
• Organize and participate in inter-agency efforts to support welfare and development of the foster child/CYP.
• Provide a 24-hour hotline for foster parents/kinship care per duty schedule and ensure follow-up on outcomes.
• Support foster placement to prevent breakdowns in foster child’s existing care arrangements.
• Participate in case management through team meetings, case reviews, COF, reviews.
• Identify at-risk situations and develop intervention plans for child safety and wellbeing.
• Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of case management and other support programs for foster/kinship care families.
• Submit accurate operation reports and case reviews to BT and MSF.
• Participate in road shows and community outreach events as necessary.
• Meet regularly with supervisor to assess case progress and programme outcome/effectiveness

Skills

Executive functioning

Administrative

Case management

Education

Bachelor of Social Work

Job description

JOB PURPOSE
To effectively manage cases receiving foster care services and to support programmes/events of the Fostering Department and the Agency.

1. FUNCTIONAL

• To conduct in-depth assessment and prepare Foster Parent Assessment Report (FAR) and present findings at the MSF Approving Panel and follow up on decisions and recommendations.

• Conduct regular CANs assessment to assess how the foster child is doing in foster care as well as the foster parent’s capability in meeting the child’s needs.

• Conduct all the necessary statutory visits including announced and unannounced home visits to ensure that the placement is able to safeguard and promote child’s safety, stability and wellbeing

• To organise and participate in inter-agency efforts in support the welfare and development of the foster child/CYP

• To provide a 24-hour hotline for foster parents/kinship care per duty schedule and ensure that the team follows up on outcomes

• To support foster placement to prevent breakdowns in foster child’s existing care arrangements

• To participate actively in case management through regular team meetings, Monthly case review sessions, MSF case reviews, COF, reviews etc.

• To identify at‑risk situations and develop strategies and intervention plans to address child safety issues, and wellbeing.

• To monitor and evaluate effectiveness of case management and other support programme and activities extended to foster/kinship care families.

• To submit accurate reports punctually for operation reports, case reviews, discussions to BT and other governing bodies such as MSF.

• To participate in road shows and other community outreach events as and when necessary.

• To meet regularly with supervisor to assess case progress and programme outcome/effectiveness
  2.ORGANIZATIONAL

• To participate actively in all fundraising activities as well as any other commitments that Boys’ Town undertakes.

• To work in close collaboration with other staff, departments and components of Boys’ Town.

• The Executive Director and or his/her representative may assign you any other duties that are within reason for the benefit of the clients and/or Boys’ Town.

Qualification

Average Qualifications & years of relevant experience

• Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent field of study (e.g. Psychology)

• Experience in working with children/CYP and their families

Other Information

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Executive functioning skills – planning, coordinating, organising, implementing and evaluating

• Administrative – documentation, filing, report writing

• Case management and Counseling skills – assessment and case management

• Understanding the impact of fostering/kinship care on children/CYP and able to preempt and address the developmental needs of children/CYP.