Social Work Associate

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

MINDS has been caring for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PWIDs) and their families since 1962.

Grounded in the belief that all PWIDs have innate abilities and talents, MINDS is committed to empowering them and enhancing their quality of life, while advocating for greater inclusivity for PWIDs as a nation.

MINDS is today one of the largest charities in Singapore employing more than 850 staff. With the key focus to expand community-based services, improving the employability of PWIDS, strengthening education, and engendering inclusive community living, MINDS offers a holistic range of services and programmes across the PWIDs’ lifespan.

These include schools, employment and training development centres, home-based care services and community-based services to cater to the physical, psychological, environmental and social needs of PWIDs. For more information, please visit www.minds.org.sg.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Social Work Associate works in the field of Social Work. He/She is qualified and trained to assist in providing interventions and programmes, performing community development work and uplifting the professional practice in social work. He assists in coordinating casework, group work and community development activities and programmes, supporting community events and performing administrative functions.

A responsive, adaptable and astute staff, the Social Work Associate works in institutional settings, communities, social service agencies and hospitals. He works as part of a collaborative team with other agencies and ministries in the course of his work.

• Support in building rapport and professional relationships with clients and significant others
• Support needs and intake assessment
• Support case and care planning and goal setting
• Support implementation of case and care plans and interventions
• Support the evaluation of casework intervention processes and outcomes for improvements
• Support closure of cases upon achieving sustainable service outcomes for clients, families and communities
• Draft case notes and documents
• Support preparation, planning, implementation and evaluation of group work interventions
• Support conduct of environmental scans and community need assessments
• Support coordination and pooling of community resources and services
• Support development, implementation and evaluation of community development initiatives
• Support development, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes
• Support in data collection for research projects
• Support the implementation of standards of care, organisational health policies, procedures and programmes
• Support in identifying areas of improvement in models of care and service delivery based on evidence-based practices
• Respond to crisis situations based on organisation's standard operating procedures

NYP Diploma in Social Work, NYP Diploma in Social Sciences (Social Work), WSQ Diploma in Social Service or SSI Higher Diploma in Social Service