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 works in the field of social work. He/She is qualified and trained to assist in managing interventions and programmes, performing community development work and uplifting the professional practice in social work. He/She guides multi-disciplinary teams to implement and evaluate casework and group work and also organises strategic community development initiatives, programmes and research. He/She serves as a mentor to social workers and supports their professional development. He/She collaborates with other agencies and ministries in the course of his work.

**Conduct group work**
- Formulate group work intervention plans
- Evaluate progress and effectiveness of group work interventions across the organisation
- Supervise facilitation of group work interventions

**Conduct casework**
- Review case notes and documents
- Implement case and care plans and interventions
- Formulate casework intervention plans
- Conduct needs and intake assessments for complex cases by taking into account the integration of a range of information
- Review social reports
- Evaluate progress and effectiveness of casework interventions
- Conduct closure of cases upon achieving sustainable service outcomes for clients, families and communities

**Perform community development work**
- Implement new community development initiatives
- Evaluate progress and effectiveness of community development initiatives across the organisation
- Develop community development initiatives
- Mobilise community resources
- Lead environmental scans and community need assessments

**Perform stakeholder engagement and partnerships**
- Build professional relationships with clients, significant others and other professionals
- Participate in social work practice across disciplines

**Uplift professional practice in social work**
- Assist staff in implementing and improving their self-care plan
- Organise crisis management team with partner organisations and agencies
- Support professional development of staff within the organisation
- Design research on practice and specified issues under guidance
- Review models of care and service delivery aligned to evidence-based practice
- Supervise staff in their work
- Implement standards of care, organisational health policies, procedures and programmes
- Perform audits with adherence to organisation's audit framework

**Deliver programmes**
- Conduct evaluation of programmes
- Manage implementation of programmes
- Lead development of specific programmes targeted at service gaps and service delivery issues

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

**Relevant Experience**
- At least 5 years of relevant experience
- Accredited as Registered Social Worker with Singapore Association of Social Workers would be an advantage

OTHER INFORMATION
**Competencies**
- People-oriented and good interpersonal skills
- Excellent verbal 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

Work locations: Family Service (Kreta Ayer) or Family Service (Telok Blangah)