Social Worker / Senior Social Worker

MINDSG Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

MINDSG Ltd in Singapore seeks a qualified Social Worker to provide casework, group work and community development activities, addressing service gaps in the community. You will supervise staff and collaborate with other agencies to uplift professional practice.

Role involves maintaining case notes, planning interventions, and conducting research to improve models of care, with a focus on evidence-based practice and crisis response per SOPs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Social Work or Graduate Diploma in Social Work recognised by SWAAB.

Responsibilities

• Perform stakeholder engagement and partnerships.
• Conduct needs and intake assessments.
• Perform case and care planning and goal setting.
• Implement case and care plans and interventions.
• Review casework interventions for improvements.
• Conduct closure of cases upon achieving sustainable service outcomes for clients, families and communities.
• Maintain case notes and documents and prepare social reports.
• Plan, facilitate and evaluate group work interventions.
• Support, implement and evaluate community development initiatives.
• Plan, implement and evaluate programmes to address service gaps.
• Guide volunteers and placement students in their work.
• Support professional development of staff within the organisation.
• Participate in research to uplift the professional practice in social work.
• Identify areas of improvement in models of care and service delivery based on evidence-based practices.
• Respond to crisis situations based on organisational SOPs.
• Provide clinical supervision to staff and interns (for Senior Social Worker).

Education

Bachelor Degree in Social Work

Graduate Diploma in Social Work

Job description

About Us

MINDS has been caring for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PWIDs) and their families since 1962.

About Us

MINDS has been caring for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PWIDs) and their families since 1962.

Grounded in the belief that all PWIDs have innate abilities and talents, MINDS is committed to empowering them and enhancing their quality of life, while advocating for greater inclusivity for PWIDs as a nation.

MINDS is today one of the largest charities in Singapore employing more than 1,200 staff. With the key focus to expand community-based services, improving the employability of PWIDs, strengthening education, and engendering inclusive community living, MINDS offers a holistic range of services and programmes across the PWIDs' lifespan.

These include schools, employment and training development centres, home-based care services and community-based services to cater to the physical, psychological, environmental and social needs of PWIDs. For more information, please visit www.minds.org.sg.

Job Description

The Social Worker works in the field of Social Work. He/She is qualified and trained to provide interventions and programs, perform community development work and uplift the professional practice in Social Work. He/She conducts casework and group work as well as implements and evaluates community development activities and programs to address service gaps in the community. He/She provides supervision to his subordinates.

A team player who is committed and service-oriented, the Social Worker works in institutional settings, communities, social service agencies, and hospitals. He also works in collaboration with other agencies and ministries in the course of his work.

• Perform stakeholder engagement and partnerships.
• Conduct needs and intake assessments.
• Perform case and care planning and goal setting.
• Implement case and care plans and interventions.
• Review casework interventions for improvements.
• Conduct closure of cases upon achieving sustainable service outcomes for clients, families and communities.
• Maintain case notes and documents and prepare social reports.
• Plan, facilitate and evaluate group work interventions.
• Support, implement and evaluate community development initiatives.
• Plan, implement and evaluate programmes to address service gaps.
• Guide volunteers and placement students in their work.
• Support professional development of staff within the organisation.
• Participate in research to uplift the professional practice in social work.
• Identify areas of improvement in models of care and service delivery based on evidence-based practices.
• Respond to crisis situations based on organisational standard operating procedures.
• Provide clinical supervision to staff and interns (for Senior Social Worker).

Qualification & Skills

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Social Work or Graduate Diploma in Social Work recognised by the Social Work Accreditation and Advisory Board (SWAAB)

Other Information

• Qualify to be accredited as Registered Social Worker (RSW) or Registered Social Worker-Provisional (RSW-P) with SWAAB