Social Work Assistant (Growing We)

CMH Youth Job Description

The Social Work Associate supports the planning facilitation and evaluation of Growing We a transition-focused social skills ecosystem for youths with social communication difficulties. The role spans groupwork facilitation community programme operations publicity and programme administration.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Groupwork & Programme Facilitation

• Co-facilitate structured social skills groupwork sessions under the Growing We curriculum (e.g. friendships interviews workplace relationships boundaries managing disagreements adult conversations).
• Prepare session materials activities and role-play scenarios aligned to session objectives.
• Conduct pre-session briefings and post-session debriefs with co-facilitators and programme staff.
• Observe and document youth participation skill demonstration and progress across sessions.
• Support caregiver reinforcement components (e.g. caregiver briefings take-home practice guides progress updates).

2. Programme Development & Evaluation

• Review and refine session content and curriculum materials based on facilitator observations and participant feedback.
• Administer pre- and post-programme outcome measurement tools (e.g. social skills scales confidence/connection measures goal attainment scaling).
• Track attendance engagement and skills-transfer indicators across groupwork Social Club and real-world practice components.
• Collate and analyse qualitative and quantitative feedback to identify programme gaps and enhancement opportunities.
• Contribute to the design of new modules or practice scenarios based on emerging youth needs (e.g. transitions to work further education).
• Support periodic programme reviews and reporting to internal stakeholders and funders including data-driven recommendations.
• Assist in developing or refining the integration between groupwork content and the on-demand mobile social coach (e.g. aligning in-app prompts with session themes).
• Support existing outreach programmes with the CRESTY team

3. Growing We Social Club

• Plan and manage the monthly/fortnightly Social Club calendar including themes venues logistics and budgets.
• Design activity-based sessions that translate groupwork skills into real-world social practice.
• Coordinate registration attendance tracking and participant communications.
• Recruit brief and work with volunteers to curate and run selected initiatives.
• Conduct volunteer debriefs and maintain volunteer engagement across the programme cycle.
• Ensure safety safeguarding and incident-reporting procedures are followed during community activities.

4. Marketing & Outreach

• Manage social media accounts and create content to publicise Growing We (posts stories short-form video participant spotlights with consent).
• Develop publicity collaterals (e.g. flyers EDMs referral packs for schools and community partners).
• Conceptualise and pitch two (2) outreach concepts per year to grow programme awareness and referrals.
• Track basic engagement metrics (reach sign-ups referral sources) to assess publicity effectiveness.
• Ensure all publicity materials comply with organisational branding and PDPA/consent requirements for participant imagery.

5. Administration & Documentation

• Assist in consolidating and maintaining outcome measurement data across programme components.
• Maintain accurate and timely case documentation session records and attendance registers in accordance with organisational standards.
• Support consent form administration and secure storage of participant data.
• Assist with procurement claims and logistics coordination for programme activities.

6. Professional Practice

• Demonstrate practice aligned with the organisations vision mission and sector best practices including ethical reflexive and collaborative practice.

• Escalate risk or safeguarding concerns following organisational standard operating procedures.

Thank you for your interest and application. We regret that only shortlisted applicants will be notified for interview. If you need assistance contact our talent acquisition team at .