Senior Counsellor/Senior Social Worker - Family Support Services - #1090900

Counsellor/Senior Counsellor/Social Worker - Family Support Services (FAM@FSC, WL)

You will be part of the team to provide casework and counselling services for families, with the goal for families to achieve healthy family functioning, and to deliver divorce_ support programmes and services to families who are affected by divorce_, with the goal for families and their children to achieve stability and self-reliance. 

Job Responsibilities:

Casework and Counselling

• Conduct counselling for individuals, couples and families who are experiencing stress due to family-related issues with moderate complex cases. Includes Online counselling.
• Identify, assessment and manage risks inherent in complex cases by integrating a range of information and screening tools.

Support Programme and Workshops

• Plan, review and facilitate groupwork intervention for parents and children.
• Facilitate premarital and divorce_ related programmes and workshops to help equip couples and parents with knowledge that enhance relationships and skills to cope with life transitions.

Supervisory and Appraisal

• Provide programme, practice/clinical and administrative supervision to Assistant Senior Counsellor/Social Worker and/or intern using screening tools and organisational practice framework to guide staff in case assessment and case planning.
• Lead and guide Assistant Senior Counsellor/Social worker to case manage and conduct case conference.
• Prepare, review and endorse court reports.
• Assess supervisees' capabilities and identify training needs to enhance supervisees' professional growth.
• Conduct quarterly performance appraisal of the Assistant Senior Counsellors/Social workers

Research and Practice

• Lead in research to build domain-specific knowledge in the local context
• Review research evidence to implement, facilitate and evaluate groupwork and programme
• Review and plan the training road map of practitioners to ensure continuous development of the practitioners
• Lead in implementation of standard of care, organisational health policies, procedures
• Conduct internal training for team / Service Point

Network and Advocacy

• Plan and conduct networking and advocacy sessions with community partners/stakeholders
• Advocate for target families, with the aim for families to have access to equal opportunities through collaborative practice with community partners/stakeholders and funders.

Practice Governance

• Support the Centre Manager in the implementation of practice standards, protocols, processes and policies

Requirements:

• Master Degree in Counselling or Bachelor Degree in Social Work, preferably with a recognised certification in Counselling.
• As a Senior Counsellor should have around 8 years of relevant casework / counselling experience in education, counselling, social work, or related work involving family, parents and children, and have experience in conducting training and workshop
• Proven leadership track record in previous experiences
• Accredited member of SASW and/or clinical member of SAC as well as preferably Registered Clinical Supervisor of SAC

Qualifications

Master Degree in Counselling or Bachelor Degree in Social Work, preferably with a recognised certification in Counselling.

Minimum 6-8 years of relevant working experience in Counselling or as a Social Worker

Other Information

Location: Blk 786B Woodlands Drive 60

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