Family Coach, SSP-SD

Ministry Of Social And Family Development

Contract

What the role is

The Social Support Group (SSP) oversees all policy, planning and delivery of social services for low-income and vulnerable families, including persons with disabilities.
The Service Delivery Division (SD) oversees all direct operations, including Social Service Offices (SSOs), service management of Family Service Centres, administration of schemes for student and childcare and Student Care Centre operations.

What you will be working on

As a Family Coach (FC) within the SSO, you will support the implementation of Community Link (ComLink), an initiative that provides proactive and integrated family-centric support to low-income, vulnerable families with children living in rental flats with the aim of empowering them to achieve Stability, Self-reliance and, ultimately, Social mobility (3'S').
You will maintain regular engagement with these families. These regular engagements will allow you to (1) befriend the family to build trust and rapport, (2) work with the family to come up with an action plan that would help them address their needs and achieve their aspirations, (3) coordinate with various agencies to bring in assistance for the families, where needed and (4) monitor the families' progress towards achieving 3'S' goals.
In delivering social support to these families, you are required to work closely with the team of MSF officers and other stakeholders such as government organisations, Social Service Agencies, Advisers & their grassroots leaders, community partners, as well as volunteers.

What we are looking for

Candidate must be passionate about supporting vulnerable families and possess the following competencies:

• Degree and/or Grad Dip in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Community Development or related degrees would be advantageous

• Advantageous to have at least 3 years of relevant working experience in engagement or social service sector, and able to work independently

• Strong interpersonal and communication (written and presentation) skills

• Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving skills

• Proactive and self-motivated worker

• Effective team-player

• Empathetic

• Able to speak a vernacular language/dialect would be advantageous

• Meticulous

• Stakeholder Engagement (Befriending experience, motivational interviewing and assessment skills would be an advantage)

• Community Development

• Project Management

• Candidates who have relevant volunteering/working experience in the social service sector or other roles that help the needy would be an advantage.

• He/she should be able to engage multiple parties, who may have differing views, to develop an integrated and coordinated client-centric plans that are in the families' best interest.

About Ministry Of Social And Family Development

"We are Professionals with Passion for People"
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) develops the "heartware" for Singapore through our policies, community infrastructure, programmes and services. Our mission is to nurture resilient individuals, strong families and a caring society that can overcome challenges together.
We are committed and passionate in developing a strong social service sector, and play key roles in shaping the future of Singapore. Through these efforts, we hope to play a part in helping our citizens achieve their hopes and aspirations for themselves and their families.
A career in MSF is a challenging and fulfilling one that allows you to make a difference in shaping the lives of Singaporeans. If you are driven and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we welcome you to be part of the MSF Family

About your application process

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and for other roles within Ministry Of Social And Family Development or the wider Public Service.