Social Worker - #1114720

Key Responsibilities: To conduct case management and psychoeducation, and to plan and facilitate groupwork for residents at THK Homes for Disabled.

Clinical aspects

• Manage enquiries and referrals

• Conduct assessment and home/site visits, and provide counselling, behavioural interventions, groupwork and support for residents and their families

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of residents' care and financial needs, and support in the submission of HOMES means testing and transport subsidy applications as required

• Look after clients' physical and emotional welfare, identify anomalies and provide the appropriate intervention or service linkage

• Manage emergency response and crisis management with regards to residents' behaviour management with the multi-disciplinary team

• Develop, implement and review Individual Training Plans for residents with the multi-disciplinary team

• Provide information, referral and psychoeducation services to caregivers

• Network and collaborate with relevant stakeholders and community partners

• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences as required and actively share information in a respectful, non-judgemental manner

Process and Resources Aspects:

• Maintain accurate and timely updates of case recordings, client profiles and other related case work management processes

• Maintain accurate records, update records and prepare reports for reporting to governing agencies and government means-testing applications

• Adhere to the standard operating procedures and social work practices

• Plan and implement projects/programmes assigned

• Attend and participate in individual clinical and group supervision sessions

• Attend relevant professional development seminars and training programmes for self-development

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree or Post Graduate Qualifications in Social Work from a recognised institution

Other Information

We are looking for:

• Good team player who is positive, caring and compassionate

• Good listening and communication skills to communicate with clients with diverse abilities and backgrounds

• Good written communication skills to document information in a clear, concise, and accurate manner

• Good verbal and interpersonal skills to liaise with stakeholders and external agencies

• Ability to exercise good judgement and discretion in dealing with confidential information

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and administrative skills

• Passionate and committed to working with people with disabilities and their families

• Good team player with a positive and resilient attitude

• Prior experience with persons with disability will be appreciated

• Able to work on weekends or weekday evenings, when necessary, e.g., events, roadshows that support the Disability Culture