Senior Social Worker – Family Development Division

[Contract Position]

Job Description:

Promote social mobility and development through community social cohesion.  Help clients manage life challenges and achieve self-reliance.  Work with the community to raise their capacity to cope with circumstances for improved social functioning and well-being.   Responsible for ensuring operational and governance efficiency through supervision and evaluation.

Responsibilities:

Casework

• Lead and conduct case and risk assessments for complex, high-risk cases.
• Monitor and review case progress and evaluate the effectiveness of care/ case plans and interventions for specific programmes/ domain expertise.
• Prepare and maintain social reports and other documents in accordance with SOPs and other guidelines for complex and high-risk cases.
• Review social reports and other documents prepared by social workers to ensure quality standards, accuracy and completeness.
• Foster partnership with multi-disciplinary team and/ or agencies to deliver care/ case plans.
• Lead the delivery of domain-specific interventions.
• Lead high-risk case conferences.
• Use different modes of engagement (e.g. home visit, telephone interview, face-to-face interview, etc.) for the purpose of assessment, intervention and monitoring.

Group Work

• Review and provide advice to guide the development of group work by social workers.
• Develop strategic outreach plans, review and provide advice to guide the design and execution of outreach plans for individuals and/ or target groups.
• Conduct therapeutic group work and therapies for the community and track outcomes and collect data to ensure effectiveness.

Community Work

• Lead the conduct of local demographic profiling and other relevant analyses.
• Initiate and develop campaigns for new community development programmes in response to emerging needs.
• Work closely with key influencers to co-create community development programmes.
• Mobilise resources to support the execution of community development programmes (e.g. leverage on networks to gather support from sponsors and donors, initiate volunteer programmes, etc.).

Professional Development & Education

• Establish best practices and standards for social service delivery and recommend improvements to senior management.
• Lead professional development planning and capability-building programmes for social workers.
• Supervise and mentor social workers in their professional development.
• Develop and deliver training, education, and curriculum programmes for social service professionals.

Programme development & implementation

• Spearhead the development of domain-specific programmes and best practices.
• Audit, evaluate and modify delivery of services at department/ organisation level to ensure care/ case plans and programmes meet the needs of the social service provider and its clients.
• Identify and work in professional partnerships with key influencers and decision makers to bridge service gaps.

Professional Leadership

• Provide strategic guidance on the standardisation and implementation of social work practice.
• Provide guidance on the planning, development, and delivery of social work services at the organisational level.
• Contribute to the development of ethics, practice standards, governance, and sector-wide strategies.
• Represent the social work profession in cross-departmental and inter-agency collaborations.
• Build and maintain partnerships across agencies.
• Participate in collaborative projects and foster strong professional relationships.

Research

• Lead, design and conduct research on current programs/ specified issues.
• Disseminate and act as a knowledge base for relevant research projects to guide better practice.
• Apply domain knowledge to trends within the social service sector.

Requirements:

• Minimum Degree, Graduate Diploma or Masters in social work.
• At least 6 years of relevant social work experience, preferably in casework, community work, or programme development.
• Accreditation as a Social Worker by the Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW) is an added advantage
• Demonstrates the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Meticulous with good prioritisation and time management skills.
• Demonstrates strong analytical report-writing, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Prior experience in budget planning and financial management will be an added advantage
• Able to participate in SINDA-wide events, as required.

What We Offer

We aim to support your well-being.

We provide:

• Career development opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• AWS/ Bonuses
• Health insurance
• Wellness programmes

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resumes and expected salary.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. We thank all applicants for their interest.

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