COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Montfort Care is a Social Service Agency (SSA) founded by Samuel Ng, BBM in 1998, committed to improving the lives of individuals, families, and the community facing transitional challenges through our network of services and programmes. Since its inception, Montfort Care has been guided by one purpose, that from St Louis-Marie de Montfort: Those whom the world rejects must move you the most.
Today, we are a key contributor in the family, children and senior segments in the social service landscape, offering our services via Family Service centres, a Child Protection Specialist Centre, a community kitchen, home care services, Active Ageing Centres, and the National Anti-Violence and Sexual Harassment Helpline (NAVH).
Montfort Care is committed to grow our portfolio of services and enhance our capabilities to impact more lives. With this goal in mind, we are hiring talent to join our team in our HQ functions, social service support and direct social services. Join us to co-create a community of social service.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Social Worker is responsible for facilitating change and improving lives for individuals, families, community facing transitional challenges through the provision of casework and counselling.
RESPONSIBILITIES / MAJOR ACTIVITIES:
- Conduct casework management, including gathering information, conducting psycho-social assessment, identifying common needs and goals for intervention
- Provide case work and counselling to persons with mental health conditions and their caregivers
- Plan, organise and implement community outreach activities, programmes and group work
- Perform evaluation and prepare reports for administrative investigation and intervention programmes
- Provide information and referral services to link Clients to appropriate social services
- Participate in research
- Possess Degree in Social Work or Degree with a Graduate Diploma in Social Work from an accredited institution
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
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
- Committed and can-do attitude
- Effective report writing skills
- Team Player
