Social Work Associate/ Youth Associate at

6 days ago

Singapore SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH, THE Full time

**Job Description
**Responsibilities:
**Basic Emotional Support**
- Manage client through client engagement, information gathering, case assessment (BPSS, risk & needs assessment and other relevant assessment tools), case conceptualization, case planning and intervention plans for best clients’ outcomes
- Provide supportive counselling to clients through Face-to-Face and/or Online means
- Conduct visits to school/centre, home or hospital
- Advocate for the protection of client's dignity and rights

**Screening**
- Screen referred young persons for mental health distress
- Recognise different levels of distress and provide relevant resources and basic supportive counselling via phone and face-to-face
- Identify presenting/underlying issues so as to design a care plan to enhance/maintain and promote psychosocial functioning of clients
- Link youths or caregivers with appropriate services for continuity of care

**Programming**
- Conduct risk assessments and ensure safety plans
- Monitoring youths at risk of mental health issues
- Facilitate group activities in collaboration with the centre team
- Plan, coordinate and accompany youths for outdoor activities as well as collaborate with team on such outings
- Plan and coordinate social recreational activities and events
- Ensure safety and well-being of youths and caregivers at all times in and out of centre
- Inform professional staff of critical situations involving conflict, violence and other emergencies promptly
- Manage and/or assist in crisis intervention

**Outreach and Co-Lab**
- Be involved in outreach initiatives to raise mental health literacy in young people and the general public
- Coordinating, planning and creating social media posts for outreach
- Coordinate volunteers, co-lab partners, mentees and interns, and ensure proper documentation
- Source for and liaise directly with persons-in-charge of various agencies or groups who provide youth volunteers

**Administration and Evaluation**
- Administer K10 evaluation to youths and caregivers, and ensure proper documentation
- Assist Head and Admin Officer in Annual Report or statistics collation when necessary

**Operations**
- Coordinate and design monthly programme calendar
- Manage day-to-day operations of centre (e.g. opening and closing of centre, stock-taking, maintaining walk-in area and displays, overall crowd control)
- Coordinate and attend to all visits to the centre
- Report and follow up on any faulty equipments or furniture promptly to ensure smooth operation of the centre
- Ensure maintenance of premises and property

**Other Duties**
- To work on ad-hoc SAMH projects, community outreach programmes and events, ie World Mental Health Day, YOUth Alive, etc.

**Requirements**:

- Diploma in Social Work, Counselling or Psychology preferred or health & management, human services, dance & psychology, community services
- Experience working in Social Service Agencies will be an added advantage
- Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Experience with and having skills in the arts (visual arts, music, drama, dance, etc.), sports and/or events management will be an added advantage
- Fresh graduate or 1-2 years of experience
- Independent and able to work in a team
- Motivated, energetic, enthusiastic and passionate to serve youths

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