Social Work Associate

Social Work Associate will be working with the youths staying in an institutional facility, which focus on community rehabilitation. List of responsibilities, but not limited to:

Programme management

- Conduct needs assessment to develop suitable programmes, developing risk assessment and manage risks involved in programmes

- Plan for, lead and facilitate programmes

- Implement appropriate assessment tools to develop and evaluate group work outcomes

- Develop and plan group processes and specialised intervention strategies

- Facilitate, evaluate and review therapeutic group work sessions

Volunteer management

- Volunteer management and engagement.

- Sourcing for volunteer partners to value add to hostel programmes

Casework support

- Support case management, include preparing, and attending all necessary case-related appointments/meetings

- Develop / maintain good working relationship with stakeholders, including parents and schools

- Apply restorative practices including planning and facilitating a restorative circle and principles of trauma-informed care

Administrative

- Able to organize and upkeep documents

- Able to keep to administrative timelines

Technical competencies

• Possess good engagement and facilitation skills;
• Possess good knowledge and experiences with social work interventions, social policies and community engagement;
• Possess strong communication and writing skills.

Core competencies

• Resilience (Able to overcome adversity and emerge stronger);
• Integrity (Guiding decisions with moral principles);
• Serving (Willing to go the extra mile for others);
• Excellence (Always expecting the best of self);
• A good Team player (Able to value add ideas and ready to respect group decisions).

Preferred achievements

• Diploma in Social Sciences with prior experience of mentoring and working with youths
• Prior experience in working with youth-at-risk would be an advantage
• Interested applicant may email your resume directly to [email protected]