Social Work Associate - Crest Youth

SHINE CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES-Singapore, Singapore

**Overview
SHINE is a social service organization committed to maximizing the potential of children and youth. The job description communicates the essential requirements and expectations of the organization by outlining the roles, scope, responsibilities, and accountability to enable staff members to contribute meaningfully in alignment with the organization’s goals.

**Personnel Specification
1. Good communication and interpersonal skills

  1. A team player and equally adept at working independently

  2. Dynamic, quick thinking, adaptable and responsive to change

  3. Pleasant disposition with a willingness to learn

  4. Enthusiastic and self-motivated

  5. Enjoys working with youth with mental health concerns and their caregivers

  6. Creative, innovative and adventurous


**Key Responsibility Areas
1. Programme planning, implementation and evaluation
- Plan systemically in programme rationale, goals, objective, strategies, implementation steps, budget and evaluation (in particular, in-person and cyber outreach initiatives, peer mentoring and caregiver engagement, basic emotional support and monitoring programmes)
- Deliver programme/activities/training for targeted group and gather relevant data or information for evaluation
- Network and tap on external resources
- Work with colleagues to identify new programmes or areas of need

  1. Programme Coordination
  2. Coordinate programme and see to the successful accomplishments of its quantitative and qualitative objectives
  3. Liaise with stakeholders to organise and implement programmes and events
  4. Solve problems and troubleshoot
  5. Develop and maintain corporate partnership as part of resourcing
  6. Manage programme budget and ensure cost-effectiveness

  7. Volunteer engagement and development

  8. Recruit and engage volunteers
  9. Manage volunteer database
  10. Develop and train volunteers
  11. Develop and implement strategies to sustain volunteers

  12. Engagement, screening and service linkage

  13. Engage, assess, link to services and evaluate practice
  14. Understand client groups and manage associated risk and protective factors
  15. Demonstrate reflective practice

  16. Group Work

  17. Use of underlying theories to inform group work practice
  18. Support in formation, conduct/facilitation and assessment of groups
  19. Plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate group work program

  20. Documentation and Report Writing

  21. Ensure proper filing and documentation
  22. Assist in external proposal and report writing
  23. Document and maintain programme files and prepare programme reports according to documentation standards
  24. Ensure that reports are clear and concise

  25. Self leadership

  26. Analyse own learning needs to identify personal/professional development goals
  27. Analyse own self-care plans to identify recurring issues that upset balance between personal and professional lives.

  28. Organizational development

  29. Support in projects or assignments aimed at strengthening organizational effectiveness

  30. Administrative and other duties

  31. Perform administrative duties
  32. Attend to enquiries and phone calls
  33. Other duties/projects as assigned

**Professional development
1. Training
- Engage in self-learning
- Complete assigned readings
- Attend onboarding sessions
- Attend scheduled in-house training sessions
- Attend recommended external trainings
- Learn on the job by undertaking assignments with guidance

  1. Supervision / Supervised Practice
  2. Attend regular individual and group supervision sessions
  3. Account practice matters
  4. Seek consultation when needed

Work Location: Clementi
- Only Singaporeans