Social Worker (Sunbeam Place)

Singapore Childrens' Society; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Singapore Childrens' Society, at Sunbeam Place in Singapore, seeks a dedicated social worker to provide trauma-informed case management and counselling to residents aged 7 to 21. You will partner with SBP staff, MSF and other stakeholders to plan and implement individualized care plans.

Responsibilities cover family engagement, ongoing assessment, maintaining records, and ensuring residents' safety and well-being in the Home and during outings.

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Work.
• 2 years' experience in a social service setting.
• Ability to execute case management with minimal supervision.
• Knowledgeable in social work theories and practices.
• Agile and flexible in working with children aged 7–21.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide counselling support to assigned residents through regular monthly meetings and maintain timely written records.
• Assess residents' wellbeing and formulate/monitor care plans to track progress.
• Recommend appropriate therapeutic interventions as part of care plans.
• Monitor changes in residents' behaviour and provide updates during care plan meetings.
• Develop and enhance systems to improve existing services and ensure care plan implementation.
• Work with Residential Care staff to implement care plan interventions.
• Regularly evaluate outcomes of care plans and other interventions.
• Maintain records of all services rendered in accordance with policy and MSF licensing.
• Implement permanency and family engagement plans and liaise with stakeholders to support reunification where possible.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Team collaboration

Case management

Flexibility

Child-focused approach

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

• To provide the best possible preventive, developmental, remedial and rehabilitative interventions unique to every child residing at Sunbeam Place (SBP).
• To deliver quality trauma-informed case management and counselling services.

General Duties

• Work in partnership with the SBP team.
• Work collaboratively with professionals from respective social work organizations, the MSF, educational institutions, hospitals and any other organizations involved in the care plan of every child.
• To participate in the Children In Care Standing Committee (CICSC), Admission, Progress and Discharge Workgroup (APDW) and Care Plan Meetings, as required.
• Any other admin tasks assigned by Reporting Officer

Case Management

• Provide counselling support to assigned residentsby regularly meeting them at least once a month and ensure that these sessions are maintained in written records in a timely manner. This may involve being assigned clients presenting with more complex and greater needs, which requires more rigorous collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to implement intervention plans.
• Assess residents’ overall wellbeing and formulate/implement a care plan to monitor the progress and development of the resident.

a)Recommend appropriate therapeutic intervention as part of care plan

b)Monitor and record changes in resident’s behavioural performance in care plan and provide updates during care plan meetings or when necessary.

c)To develop and enhance systems to improve existing services

d)Work with the Residential Care staff to ensure the implementation of care plan interventions.

e)To regularly evaluate the outcome of care plans and any other intervention carried out for the residents.

• Maintain proper record of all the services rendered to the resident in accordance to organization policy and MSF licensing requirement.

Family Engagement

• Implement permanency plans for residents who are unable to be reunified to identified carer or who had unsuccessful attempts of reunification back to carer.
• Maintain and update case recordings regularly.
• Counsel residents and family members/significant adult to facilitate implementation of care plan and permanency plan.
• Work with various stakeholders & community partners (e.g. MSF & FSC) to plan and work towards family reunification/permanency planning.

Resident Management

1)Co-lead with Residential Care staff to ensure the resident’s safety, health & positive behaviour when they are in the Home and during outings & appointments.

a.Monitor the residents to ensure that they are present in SBP, house or the activity you are supervising (or their whereabouts are known to you when they are not at the Home) and double check, communicate and give permission for residents to leave areas or activities under your supervision when it is requested or required.

b.Ensure that they follow and adhere to the structure in SBP.

c.Monitor the residents to ensure that they are physically safe and do not partake in any risky behaviour or activities which may cause themselves or others physical injury – especially during playtime.

d.Monitor & report to the Management of SBP of any complaints from residents, family members, volunteers or visitors to the Home.

e.Monitor & report to the Management of SBP of any signs or suspicions of physical, sexual or emotional abuse or self-harm.

f.Monitor & manage the behaviour of the residents by encouraging & rewarding good behaviour and by preventing, discouraging or discipline misbehaviour in strict adherence to the rules & discipline procedures of the Home.

g.Supervise residents and teach rules and provide reminders about safe touch & unsafe touch; and check in with residents to flag any behavioural concerns and issues.

Supervision (Where Appropriate to Worker’s Development Stage)

• Provide or work towards provision of clinical supervision and/or administrative supervision for Social Work Interns, Social Work Associates, entry-level Social Workers.

Requirements

• Degree in Social Work
• 2 years' experience in a social service setting
• Ability to execute case management with minimal supervision. Knowledgeable and sound in social work theories and practices
• Agile and flexibility inworking with children aged between 7 and 21
• Good team player with a high level of initiative and independence.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.