Social Worker (Families for Life)

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 role will be part of the Family Support Services-Families for Life team playing a trainer, delivering evidence-based parenting and marriage programmes to parents and couples. It works collaboratively with schools and community partners in planning of these programmes as required, and will be involved in various community outreach efforts.
Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Case Management:

• Manage 12 to 15 parenting consultation cases per month
• Provide counselling, programme, and case management services, including information & referral for identified clients
• 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

1. Group Work and Workshops:

• Conduct Family Life Education (FLE) parenting and marriage programmes through various formats (talks, workshops and group work, etc.) for parents and couples
• Plan and facilitate groupwork interventions independently

1. Practice Supervision:

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

1. Professional Practice:

• Demonstrate professional practice and role in accordance to the organisation’s 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

1. Programme Design and Implementation:

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

1. 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
• Conduct outreach to schools and community partners to increase awareness of family related support and participation in FLE programmes offered

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree/Graduate Diploma in social work
• 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 MSF’s 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

Work Location : Tampines

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree/Graduate Diploma in social work

• 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 necessar