Social Worker, Adult & Elderly Services

Social Worker, Adult & Elderly Services

Responsibilities To provide social work support to the clients from Transition To Employment (TTE): i) Casework Management Handle the initial I&R enquiries & preliminary assessment for TTE programme. Handle financial [...]

Responsibilities

To provide social work support to the clients from Transition To Employment (TTE):

i) Casework Management

  • Handle the initial I&R enquiries & preliminary assessment for TTE programme.
  • Handle financial deviation cases; assist client to apply for financial assistance to allow them to live independently and participate in the community and employment actively.
  • Conduct needs and intake assessment on severity, key risks and protective factors for intervention (if necessary, home visit); provide counselling services to help clients and caregivers to manage issues associated with their disabilities to prepare them for vocational pursuit and/or independent community living.
  • Conduct proper assessment of client and submit social report with recommendations based on assessment of client and family.
  • Network with other agencies to tap on community resources to provide intervention support to clients for the smooth transition of clients back to vocational pursuit.
  • Participate and contribute professionally as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Work with therapists and employment support specialists in planning for client’s individualised care plan.
  • Work with various community organisations or resources within clients’ social system to enable them to live independently.
  • Prepare case history information, psychosocial assessment, social work treatment plans.
  • Document and maintain case files and prepare reports according to the required documentation standard.
  • Conduct closure of cases upon achieving sustainable service outcomes for clients.

ii) Community Work

  • Identify the changing trends/needs of the employment scene especially for persons with disabilities.
  • Network with potential employers for better support of persons with disabilities in their vocational pursuits.

iii) Group Work

  • Plan and implement psycho-educational training and support groups for people with physical disabilities and/or their caregivers.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of group work interventions.
  • Propose a new group work intervention curriculum.

iv) Project Management

  • Assist and/or plan events such as caregiver’s appreciation day or other projects as assigned.

v) Professional Development

  • Participate in developmental programmes and supervision for personal and professional growth and development.
  • Maintain minimum requirements for renewal of membership with professional association.

vi) Admin Duties

  • Other admin duties as required or assigned from time to time by TTE Programme Manager and CEO, SPD.

Requirement

  • Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, those with experience are preferred
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to build relationships.
Job Category: Working with adults and elderly
Job Type: Full Time

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