Social Worker (Families for Life, FSS), Woodlands

Singapore - Singapore

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

SOCIAL WORKER (FFL FSS) Woodlands

About the Role

The Social Worker (SW) will be part of the Family Support Services Care Corner Families for Life team playing the role of an FLE trainer delivering evidence-based parenting and marriage programmes to parents and couples. The SW also works collaboratively with schools and community partners in planning of these programmes as required and will be involved in various community outreach efforts.

Key Responsibilities Area:

Conduct Family Life Education (FLE) parenting and marriage programmes through various formats (talks workshops and group work etc.) for parents and couples.
Provide counselling programme and case management services including information & referral for identified clients.
Conduct outreach to schools and community partners to increase awareness of family related support and participation in FLE programmes offered.
Provide clinical and programme supervision to junior staff and/or interns.

Case Management:

Manage 12 to 15 parenting consultation cases per month
Conduct client assessment and intervention plan based on programme requirements
Participate in networking and case management meetings if needed
Ensure required case documentations are properly completed in a timely manner
Application of organisational frameworks that include resilience capacity and risk assessment
Refer clients to appropriate agencies for further intervention

Group Work and Workshops:

Plan and facilitate groupwork interventions independently and on an as-needed basis
Conduct parenting seminars independently and on an as-needed basis

Practice Supervision:

Provide clinical and programme supervision to junior staff and/or interns.
Facilitate peer group supervision

Professional Practice:

Demonstrate professional practice and role in accordance to the organisations vision mission and best practice standards of the sector which include ethical reflexive and collaborative practice
Respond to crisis situations based on organisational standard operating procedures
Identify areas of improvement in service delivery based on evidence-based practice

Programme Design and Implementation:

Participate in implementation of standards of care organisational health policies procedures and programmes

Community and Outreach Work

Conduct engagement talks in community settings (roadshows schools etc) to introduce agency and programmes
Network with other community organisations and stakeholders through community partner events and networking meetings

Requirement:

Bachelors degree in social work or equivalent
At least 3 years of relevant working experience in social service education or related work involving family parents and children
Preferably an accredited FLE trainer under MSFs Family Support Division and with specialist skills training and certification in the following programmes:
- Triple P Selected Level 2
- Triple P Primary Level 3
- Triple P Group Level 4
- Signposts
- Prepare/Enrich Group

(Candidates not trained in the above yet would be sponsored to undergo relevant trainings for applied role)

Passion for parenting work to strengthen family life
Intermediate proficiency with MS Office application specifically Excel Power Point presentation MS Forms
Preferably bilingual in English and Chinese or at least conversational in Mandarin to serve Mandarin-speaking clients
Proficiency in using MS Team/ Zoom
Willing to work on weekday evenings and Saturday when necessary

Core Competencies:

A good team player as well as able to work independently
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Able to work with service users of diverse background
Attention to detail

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SOCIAL WORKER (FFL FSS) WoodlandsAbout the RoleThe Social Worker (SW) will be part of the Family Support Services Care Corner Families for Life team playing the role of an FLE trainer delivering evidence-based parenting and marriage programmes to parents and couples. The SW also works collaborative...