Social Worker / Executive (Social Work), CYS (KidSTART)

Social Worker / Social Work Executive

Job Scope / Responsibilities

The KidSTART Practitioner's (KSP) role is to provide targeted assistance to children and families enrolled in the KidSTART programme via a home visitation model. The KSP will work with parents, caregivers, and relevant systems in the following areas:

1. Building child development knowledge and parenting skills
2. Enhancing parent-child relationships
3. Supporting parents in enabling their children to meet age-appropriate developmental milestones
4. Child safety and well-being
5. Key life transitions (Primary School transition support)

This includes but is not limited to:

A. Intake and Enrolment

• Process referrals from a variety of sources, including hospitals, community referrals, self-referrals, government agencies, and other SSAs.
• Engage families about the programme, seek consent from, and determine the eligibility of families for the KidSTART programme.
• Collate and maintain an accurate and complete set of data in SSNet and on internal databases on all referrals and intakes.

B. Needs Identification and Assessment

• Conduct timely and regular screening and assessment using different tools and assessments (training provided) to ensure the child's developmental needs are met and support maternal/main carer's well-being.
• Develop holistic child-centric case plans to coordinate the required support for the identified children.

C. Case Coordination, Systems Linkages and Mobilisation

• Work closely with community partners/stakeholders to enhance service delivery and promote positive child development outcomes.
• Where needed, organise case conferences involving the relevant parties to coordinate support and address barriers in support for the identified children and families.
• Tap on a team of multi-disciplinary professionals to support the health and developmental needs of identified children.
• Coordinate support for the identified children and their families through relevant KidSTART support or other resources.

D. Education & Equipping

• Conduct regular parent engagement sessions to enhance caregivers' knowledge, skills, and parenting capacity based on the KidSTART curriculum.
• Upkeep and maintain all required administrative documentation including case notes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Science / Social Work or equivalent. Those without Social Service Qualification will be taken in as Executive (Social Work).
• Experience in working with families, case management, and assessment writing is important.
• Agility in adapting to changes and the rigours of a home visitation model.
• Speak at least basic level Mandarin to cater to Mandarin speaking clients is a plus.

Other Information

Thank you for your interest and your application. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified for an interview.