Social Worker (Choa Chu Kang / Tampines)

THYE HUA KWAN MORAL CHARITIES LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 33,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

THYE HUA KWAN MORAL CHARITIES LIMITED's Early Intervention for Children Services seeks a Social Worker to conduct comprehensive assessments and develop case plans for children and families. You will maintain professional relationships, provide guidance, support, and advocacy throughout the intervention process.

Responsibilities include assessments, interviews, counselling, coordinating packages of support, referrals, multidisciplinary participation, records upkeep, and ongoing training to ensure

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree or Post Graduate Qualifications in Social Work from recognised institutions.
• 2 to 3 years of experience working with families and children preferred.
• Experience conducting comprehensive client assessments to develop a comprehensive case plan.

Responsibilities

• Undertake and write up assessments (reviewed by the Senior Social Worker) that meet specified standards and timescales.
• Conduct interviews with service users and their families to assess and review their situation.
• Offer information and counselling support to service users' families.
• Organise and manage packages of support to enable children and their families to lead the fullest lives possible.
• Recommend and sometimes make decisions about the best course of action for a particular child and their family.
• Liaising with and make referrals to other agencies.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Maintain accurate records, update records and prepare reports for reporting to governing agencies and government mean-testing application.
• Participate in internal and external training, supervision and teams

Education

Degree or Post Graduate Qualifications in Social Work

Job description

The Early Intervention for Children (EIC) Services helps equip children with motor, communication, social, self-help and cognitive skills. THK EIC involves structuring classes around small groups encompassing early childhood special education, social work and therapy support services to stimulate their adaptive functioning and school readiness skills.

Reports to: Head of Social Work Department

Supervised by: Senior Social Worker / Head of Department

Interrelationships: Social Work Associate/Assistants, professional colleagues, clients and families

Role:

Conducts comprehensive client assessments to collect functional, environmental, bio- psycho-social, financial, employment, housing, and educational information as appropriate to develop a comprehensive case plan. The Social Worker maintains professional relationships with service users, acting as a guide, a support, an advocator and intermediary.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Undertake and write up assessments (reviewed by the Senior Social Worker) that meet specified standards and timescales;
• Conduct interviews with service users and their families to assess and review their situation
• Offer information and counselling support to service users' families;
• Organise and manage packages of support to enable children and their families to lead the fullest lives possible;
• Recommend and sometimes make decisions about the best course of action for a particular child and their family;
• Liaising with and make referrals to other agencies;
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings;
• Maintain accurate records, update records and prepare reports for reporting to governing agencies and government mean-testing application;
• Participate in internal and external training, supervision and teams

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree or Post Graduate Qualifications in Social Work from recognised institutions

Other Information

• 2 to 3 years of experience working with families and children preferred