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 direct services.
Job Responsiblities
- Conduct casework management, including gathering information, conducting psycho-social assessment, identifying common needs and goals for intervention
- Manage cases of different risk levels.
- Conduct risk assessment related to family violence, child abuse and suicide
- Conduct safety planning with family and network
- Conduct mental health assessment particularly on trauma, depression
- Service linkages and work with multidisciplinary teams
- Provide basic counselling to both voluntary and involuntary clients as required
- 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
- Preferably with 1-2 years of relevant experience in social service agencies
- Prior experience as a social worker in violence specialist centre and child protection work related field would be an advantage
- Has trauma informed knowledge and skills
- Has mental health and addiction assessment skills
Competencies
- 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 make recommendations
- Committed and can-do attitude
- Effective report writing skills
- Team Player
- Able to work in time-pressured and fast-paced environment
