Assistant Senior Social Worker / Social Worker (Kinship Care)

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

The Salvation Army has been touching lives in Singapore since 1935 and we remain committed in serving the underprivileged in the community without discrimination. To us, every life is precious and we actively help those in need regardless of age, race or religion.

Throughout the years, we have established a comprehensive network of social services to meet a wide range of needs in our community. Our diverse programmes reach out to children who need care and protection, families in material need, ailing aged requiring quality nursing care and other needy segments in our society.

Our spiritual ministry also reaches out to the people in the community to provide counsel to those in need. We are there to help guide those in need towards finding their identity and purpose in life.

RESPONSIBILITIES

About Us

The Children and Youth Group (CYG) in The Salvation Army Singapore serves hundreds of vulnerable children and youth yearly. In line with our vision to provide a continuum of care to uplift those in need, our services span from preventive services, foster care and residential services to reunification support services for vulnerable children returning to their natural families after being removed due to safety concerns. We believe that every child is precious and unique and children grow best in families. We also believe in the potential of every child and family to transform and thrive.

About the job

In addition, Children and Youth Group, Gracehaven Fostering seeks to provide a safe and secure home for children and young persons who are in need of care and protection. Appointed by the Ministry of Social and Family Development in November 2017, Gracehaven Fostering seeks to partner foster families to provide an interim or long term alternative care in a home-based environment for children whose parents are unable to care for them.

Children in kinship care need passionate, skillful advocates. They find them in their kinship care social workers, who oversee their cases and help children, and their families, manage the challenges of the kinship care system.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and support for the Child and Young Person under kinship care
• Provide supervision and support kincarers
• Assess the suitability of kincarers
• Provide support to the team in planning and execution of outreach events aimed at recruiting new foster parents and volunteers
• For ASSW: Provide supervision to social workers, in addition to the above responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualification

• Degree or Graduate Diploma in Social Work from a recognisable university
• Member of Singapore Association of Social Workers is preferred
• At least 2 years relevant experience
• Experience in working with children and youths and their families

OTHER INFORMATION

Working Hours

Please be informed that the total work hours is 44 hours per week.

Under normal circumstances, the hours of duty will be as follows:

Monday to Friday - 9.30am to 6.30pm (inclusive 1 hour lunch break)

Work Location

The Salvation Army Children and Youth Group - Gracehaven Fostering Agency Address: 3 Lorong Napiri Singapore 547528

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