Senior Social Worker

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Montfort Care is a vibrant workplace with a supportive culture where collaboration and camaraderie thrive. Our teams are highly cooperative, and colleagues genuinely care for each other. We celebrate diversity and innovation, united by our three core values: Dare to be Different, Teamwork, and CHIONG

Expect a dynamic and fast-paced environment, as we are in an exciting phase of growth. Success here requires adaptability, agility, and the ability to navigate complexity. Our people stay with us because they find a strong sense of purpose and community, enjoying the opportunity to make a tangible difference in people's lives.

We offer a flexible work environment that values the importance of personal and professional growth. With plenty of opportunities for continuous learning and development, Montfort Care is an ideal place for those who want to grow their careers while contributing to meaningful change.

Join us to be part of an amazing team that's dedicated to making a difference and having fun while doing that

DESIGNATION : Senior Social Worker

RESPONSIBILITIES
The Senior Social Worker provide comprehensive social services and support to individuals and their families. This role involves assessing the social, emotional, and practical needs of seniors, developing care plans, and coordinating services to enhance the well-being and quality of life for the clients. The Senior Social Worker will work collaboratively with healthcare teams, community organizations, and families to ensure holistic care and support for seniors in various care settings. The Senior Social Worker also provide supervisions to junior staff in managing casework and other related support work to the clients.

**Casework Management**
- Conduct assessments of the clients and caregivers to determine their social, emotional, health and physical needs. Review case notes and documents
- Develop and implement individualised care plans and interventions
- Provide holistic and integrated care for clients and caregivers through basic emotional support, monitoring, service linkage and conducting meaningful activities
- Prepare case recordings and social reports
- Evaluate progress and effectiveness of casework interventions
- Conduct closure of cases upon achieving sustainable service outcomes for clients, families and communities

**Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships**
- Build professional relationships with clients, significant others and other professionals
- Participate in outreach to community partners to strengthen support and care coordination to address service gaps and service delivery issues
- Evaluate progress and effectiveness of the collaboration efforts for the programme

**Programme and Staff Management**
- Support in managing the social service programme / service, including monitoring the progress and performance
- Provide supervision and guidance to junior staff in the team and look into their professional development needs

QUALIFICATIONS
- Possess Degree in Social Work or Degree with a Graduate Diploma in Social Work from an accredited institution

OTHER INFORMATION
**Relevant Experience**
- At least 3 - 5 years of casework experiences
- Accredited as Registered Social Worker with Singapore Association of Social Workers would be an advantage

**Competencies**
- People-oriented and have good interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral and written communications skills
- Analytical ability & problem-solving skills to analyse information quickly and accurately, and formulate decisions and make recommendations
- Ability to be flexible/ creative in devising alternative solutions to issues
- Committed and can-do attitude
- Effective report writing skills
- Team Player