KidSTART Practitioner (Social Worker/Social Work Executive)

at  CARE CORNER SINGAPORE LTD

ABOUT US

Care Corner Singapore Ltd was founded in 1981, in a climate of changes in the early 1980s, as economic competition in the region intensified and the rift between the wealthy and the lower-income in particular the Chinese blue-collar workers, widened. Rev Tan Tien Ser and a group of passionate individuals believed that these marginalised people with lower income and little opportunities for a formal education could be helped to realise their potential and become more competent and fulfilled persons. Through a series of early outreach initiatives, Care Corner has evolved into an organisation offering a wide range of programmes and services delivered through various social service centres located island-wide. In a bid to stay relevant to the needs of the community, Care Corner has continuously strived to offer new and innovative programmes to support those in need and the less privileged.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The KidSTART Practitioner’s role is to provide targeted assistance to children and families enrolled in the KidSTART programme. Key responsibilties include:

A. Intake and Referral

• Process referrals from a variety of sources, including hospitals, community referrals, self-referrals, government agencies and other Social Service Agencies (SSAs)
• Engage families about the programme, seek consent from and determine eligibility of families for KidSTART programme.
• Collate and maintain accurate and complete set of data in the Social Service Net (SSNet) and on internal databases for all referrals and intakes.

B. Needs Identification and Assessment

• Conduct regular screening and assessment using different tools and assessments to ensure child’s developmental needs are met and support maternal/main carer’s well-being.
• Develop holistic child-centric case plans to coordinate required support for the identified children.

C. Case Coordination, Systems Linkages and Mobilisation

• Work closely with community partners/stakeholders to enhance service delivery and promote positive child development outcomes.
• Where needed, organise case conferences involving relevant parties to coordinate support and address barriers in support for identified children and families.
• Tap on a team of multi-disciplinary professionals to support health and developmental needs of identified children.
• Coordinate support for identified children and their families through relevant KidSTART support or other resources.

D. Education & Equipping

• Conduct regular parent engagement sessions to enhance caregivers’ knowledge, skills and parenting capacity based on the KidSTART curriculum.
• Upkeep and maintain all required administrative documentation including case notes.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Require to attend to clients who are Mandarin, Malay or English-speaking. High proficiency in Mandarin or Malay will be essential besides proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Organized and resourceful
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities with individuals and systems at multi-levels
• Enjoy working in a dynamic social service start up environment
• Enjoy working on a range of tasks and responsibilities related to direct work and service planning
• Team player with an ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Desire to participate in shaping an early childhood social work intervention model

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work/Psychology/Early Childhood

Please refer the Job description for details