Social Worker (CREST) - #1090269

You will be part of our community outreach team, also known as Community Resource, Engagement & Support Team (CREST), focusing on raising public awareness of mental health conditions and dementia, early recognition of at-risk individuals, providing emotional support to individuals and their caregivers and link individuals to relevant health and social care services where necessary.

• Provide case management services from assessment, case management, working with systems, case conferences, and closure and to maintain proper and up to date case documentation
• Plan, coordinate, execute and evaluate on-going programmes and services, including outreach, on-site/online public education
• Conduct analysis, develop and implement mental health programmes and services to meet the needs and trends of the community
• Attend to enquiries and provide information and referral services
• Engage key community stakeholders to coordinate and implement mental health programmes
• Coordinate with other professionals and mobilise community resources for service delivery
• Provide supervision to junior caseworkers. Volunteer management and providing supervision for volunteers and interns
• Upkeep programme data, records, and documentation. Prepare and submit periodic reports for key stakeholders
• Support other CCSS programmes as required. Opportunities to be involved in organizational level projects

Qualifications

Bachelor/Post or Graduate Diploma in Social Work

Requirements:

• Passion for mental health and/or seniors work
• At least 2-3 years of relevant working experience with good knowledge in area of community mental health and have experience in conducting group and community based programmes
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• High proficiency in written and spoken English with good facilitation and presentation skills
• Able to speak in Mandarin and/or dialects would be essential for engagement with seniors
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities with individuals and systems at multi-levels
• Good analytical and assessment skills
• Team player with an ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organisation skills and structured.

Other Information

Thank you for your application. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interviews.