Social Work Associate (Post-Diagnostic Support)

Job Summary

Purpose of job:

• The Community Resource, Engagement, and Support Team (CREST) serves as the first mental health touchpoint in the community, raising public awareness, promoting early identification of at-risk individuals, providing support and connecting individuals and caregivers to health and social care services.
• CREST-PDS focuses on dementia; offering psychoeducation, coordinating community resources and facilitating early planning and management of the condition of individuals with dementia and their caregivers upon diagnosis over six months to a year.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Assist Social Workers in client monitoring, care coordination and follow-up.
• Service referral to community partners.
• Collaborating with community partners and agencies.
• Conduct client screenings.
• Provide basic emotional support to clients and caregivers.
• Promote mental health awareness to clients and caregivers.
• Prepare resource materials for clients and caregivers.
• Support CREST team in planning and executing outreach events, screenings, and client-related activities.
• Perform administrative duties.
• Undertake duties assigned by the Executive Director, Head and Team Leads.

Requirements

Experience:

• Executive functioning skills – planning, coordinating, organizing and implementing.
• Administrative skills – documentation, filing and report writing.
• Passionate about working with seniors and their family members.

Qualifications:

• Higher Nitec in Community Care and Social Services.
• Diploma in Social Work/ Counselling/ Gerontology (Community Health & Social Care).

Others:

• Required to travel and conduct home visits to different locations.
• May require occasional work on weeknights and weekends.

Please send your resume and expected salary to hr@filos.sg.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.