We are looking for Social Worker, Residential Services for our Social Service Agency (SSA). The role is responsible for the case management of residential boys.
Responsibilities
- Case management and counselling of boys admitted under Child Protection Orders, Probation Orders, Family Guidance Orders
- Carry out admission procedures for boys admitted to Agency, which includes handling intake interviews and liaising with stakeholders working with the boys prior to admission.
- Conduct assessment of identified needs through assessment tools such as Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) and Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI).
- Conduct sessions for the residents of Agency and their parents/caregivers according to their identified needs.
- Develop an Individualised Care Plan (ICP) for all residents admitted. As part of this ICP, you will be required to work closely with other internal and external stakeholders to ensure holistic care for the residents.
- Initiate and lead internal case reviews with the support of your clinical supervisor and Social Work Lead. Ensure that a periodic assessment of our residents’ progress in Agency is conducted.
- Provide timely reports on case progress to the Social Work Lead in and bring up cases for supervision accordingly. To undergo supervision with assigned supervisor monthly.
- Keep timely case records and ensure proper documentation of residents’ personal information and reports. (e.g., Case notes, court reports, review reports, ICP, etc). Ensure the licensing audit requirements are met in the case management domain as advised by Head of Home.
- Represent the residents and Agency professionally in various platforms such as Court Hearings, MSF Reviews, School conferences, etc with the support of clinical supervisor.
- Conduct psycho-educational and therapeutic group work programmes as advised by Social Work Lead and/ or Head of Home.
- Liaise with Education Officers and schools which the residents are studying in and keep them informed of admission, discharge, and absence of the residents from any school programmes, as well as coming up with their education care plan.
- Work in collaboration with the Residential Services Leads, operations team and Education Officers in monitoring the progress of the residents, through the sharing of case related issues and intervention plans.
- Liaise with external agencies e.g Child Protection Officers, Probation Officers, Social Workers, Family Service Centres, Police for case management purposes and to support the case plans for the residents.
- Work in collaboration with the Programme/Operations department in organising annual camps for the residents. Work in close collaboration with other staff of the Home and of the other components of Agency in matters pertaining to the welfare of our residents.
- Support in conducting research for Agency as necessary.
Qualifications
- Bachelor / Master of Social Work or other recognised Social Work qualifications from Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW).
- At least 2 years' relevant experience in VWO/NPO/social service sector with direct experience in working with vulnerable children and youths and their families.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
(Please refer to the FY23 Salary Guidelines for the Social Service Sector posted on the NCSS website https://www.ncss.gov.sg/Social-Service-Careers/Sector-Salary-Guidelines)
Sun Ray Scheme
Sun Ray is a centralised scheme administered by NCSS to develop individuals who have strong leadership qualities to lead professional practices and agencies in the social service sector.
To enable a holistic development. there will be structured rotation across social service agencies in different sub-sectors to provide individuals with cross-organisational exposure and support. The exposure will enable those on the Sun Ray to develop broader sector perspectives and gain deep sector knowledge to help the social service agencies that they are deployed to build capabilities and capacity.
We are looking for individuals with strong motivation and leadership capabilities to lead agencies or professional practices to achieve social impact in the social service sector.
