Senior Social Worker/Senior Counsellor (for Girls' Residence)

Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) is committed to empowering people to have life to the full.

What started as an act of compassion has since grown into a network of services supporting communities across Singapore. We meet people at different points of struggle – poor health, strained relationships, financial distress, or simply feeling alone – and support them to rebuild resilience, restore dignity, and strengthen the relationships that matter most.

Together, our staff, volunteers, partners, and churches serve as a community so that care does not sit on any one pair of shoulders. Our hope is simple: that everyone, regardless of race, language or religion, discovers their strengths, grow into their potential, and experience fullness of life.

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• Assist the Head and/or Counsellor to attend to referrals for placement, conduct intake and admission interviews
• Use appropriate assessment tools to assess risks, needs, strengths of residents and work collaboratively with the Probation, Child & Adult Protective Services Officers to develop the
• Individualized Care Plan (ICP) with a view towards reintegration with family and with the larger community
• Conduct in depth biopsychosocial assessment of vulnerable families, design and deliver client centric interventions to vulnerable families
• Ensure that the ICP is carried out with appropriate and sound intervention plans
• Conduct regular meetings with relevant partners and stakeholders to evaluate resident’s progress
• Plan, design and conduct rehabilitative and developmental groupwork programmes
• Maintain up-to-date case records and progress records of residents
• Manage and oversee or guide caseworkers
• Supervision of junior counsellors and interns in casework and counselling
• Prepare and vet reports for timely submission to MSF, the court and social reports for referral services
• Ensure that services are planned and conducted within the guidelines of professional standards and ethics
• Assist the Head in reviewing all admissions, discharge and disciplinary cases
• Assist in maintaining an environment that encourages physical, emotional and psychological well-being of the residents
• Work with community agencies and volunteers in providing services to the Hostel and residents
• Assist with statistical reports, presentations, programme evaluation
• Assist with research and with reviewing and developing processes to improve casework as well as service delivery
• Assist with presentations to stakeholders, visitors, professionals for outreach engagements
• Any other duties as directed by the Head of Centre and or Cluster Director, Family Services

• Degree or Master of Soc Sc (Social Work) – for Senior Social Worker or Masters in Social Sciences (Professional Counselling) – for Senior Counsellor
• Minimally 3 -5 years experience or more working with at-risk youth with trauma and families

Due to the nature of the working environment, applicable gender would be considered.

Note:

• Casework & Counselling
• Groupwork design and facilitation skills
• Risk assessment
• Knowledge and application of the SASW code of professional ethics and Code of Social Work Practice
• Engaging
• Healthy boundary management
• Enthusiastic
• Creative
• Has a deep interest in working with trauma
• Keeps up-to-date with practice knowledge
• Insightful
• Team player
• Must be supervised & open to feedback for change
• Strong communication skills (written and spoken)
• Culturally sensitive
• Knowledge of trauma
• Able to advocate for client

• Keeps proper records & documentation
• Conversant in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Good written & spoken command of English

• Mature
• Able to think independently
• Able to handle and respond appropriately to crisis
• Promotes social justice
• Promotes excellence and innovation in service delivery
• Willing to be supervised