Social Worker
2 days ago
**COMPANY DESCRIPTION**
To address and meet the needs of Singapore’s ageing population, our two community outreach programmes, GoodLife and YAH, effectively engage our seniors on the ground and promote positive ageing. Through our five programmes and services, Montfort Care aspires to be a leader in social service, empowering lives and strengthening communities.
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
The Social Worker is responsible for facilitating change and improving lives for individuals, families, community facing transitional challenges through the provision of social casework.
**1. RESPONSIBILITIES / MAJOR ACTIVITIES**
Conduct casework management, including gathering information, conducting psycho-social assessment, identifying common needs and goals for intervention **to **r **ender effective and professional social work services.**
For homeless clients, conduct assessment on accommodation matters, provide relevant assistance and referral to external agencies where necessary, collaborate with relevant stakeholders for referral to transitional shelters **in order to explore reasons for homelessness as well as current accommodation and future housing needs and render necessary assistance such as employment, financial, housing options, etc.**
Provide basic counselling as required **to support clients to identify goals and potential solutions to problems which cause emotional turmoil; improve communication and coping skills; strengthen self-esteem; promote behavioural change and optimal mental health.**
Plan, organise and implement community outreach activities, programmes and group work **to help, uplift, and support those who are deprived of certain services and rights and promote active ageing and enhance quality of life for older adults.**
Perform evaluation and prepare reports for administrative investigation and intervention programmes **through **maintaining proper records of cases and providing regular and timely statistics of Clients and their progress.**
Provide information and referral services to link Clients to appropriate social services **by collaborating with all stakeholders including primary care, secondary and acute medical care, community partners and external agencies to provide the best support to the clients and their families.**
Participate in research **to contribute to evaluation of the efficacy of the practices in which social workers engage and the programmes they implement.**
**2. KEY DECISIONS**
Decide on the type of intervention programmes and links to the appropriate social services
**Scope and Scale of Activities**
Number of case sessions and community outreach activities; number of programmes intervention
**QUALIFICATIONS**
Possess Degree in Social Work or Degree with a Graduate Diploma in Social Work from an accredited institution
**OTHER INFORMATION**
**Relevant Experience**
- Accredited as Registered Social Worker with Singapore Association of Social Workers would be an advantage
- Prior experience as a social worker would be an advantage
- Trained in Asset based community development (ABCD) would be an advantage
**Personal Characteristics & Traits**
- 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
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