Social Worker (AWWA School

The Social Worker at AWWA School provides psychosocial support to students with special educational needs and their families to promote their well-being, inclusion, and holistic development. The role focuses on strengthening the school-home-community partnership through preventive, developmental, and intervention-based approaches within a multi-tiered system of support.

• Conduct comprehensive needs and intake assessments to understand students' developmental, emotional, and family needs.
• Partner with families to enhance parenting skills, coping strategies, and engagement with their child's education and progress.
• Offer crisis intervention and case management for students experiencing significant psychosocial challenges.

• Provide information & referral service on:
• Educational resources and interventions to facilitate informed decision making for families of clients
• Community help agencies and resources for needy families to receive appropriate interventions

• Assist in the student admissions process by conducting family interviews, reviewing social histories, and assessing student readiness.
• Assist with onboarding and transitioning families into the school community.

• Identify students needing financial aid and guide families through the application process.
• Prepare social reports, ensure documentation is complete, and coordinate with relevant departments to ensure timely and accurate submission of applications.
• Monitor and evaluate the ongoing needs of students, and advocate for continued or adjusted support as needed

• Assessment of needs and formulation of intervention plans for families of clients- to facilitate the student's access to education or disability services
• Case management and liaising with other professionals

• Designing and conceptualizing the execution of programs to support training needs of school staff.
• Evaluate and provide insights through analysis of data/ feedback
• Organize parent engagement workshops, support groups, and home-school partnership activities.
• Review protocols for early identification and intervention for at-risk students

• Collaborate with teachers, psychologists, therapists, and allied professionals in developing Individualised Education Plans (IEPs) and Individual Transition Plans (ITPs).
• Share relevant insights with staff while upholding confidentiality and ethical practice.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, case conferences, and school-wide planning to ensure coordinated and holistic support for students.

• Liaise with external agencies, hospitals, social service offices, and community partners to mobilise resources for families.
• Advocate for students' needs in areas such as financial support, transport assistance, and inclusion opportunities.
• Ensure timely referrals and follow-ups for families requiring community-based services or assistance schemes.

• Maintain accurate and confidential case documentation in accordance with AWWA and MSF standards.
• Uphold professional ethics and confidentiality under the Social Work Code of Practice.
• Engage in supervision, training, and continuous professional development to enhance competencies in special education social work.

• Assisting the Head of Department through timely provision of information and data compilation for report and/or statistical submissions to funding agencies
• Assist in monitoring and analysis of statistics, trends and needs of clients

• Providing support to School/ AWWA wide events
• Providing guidance to social work assistants
• Providing guidance to new department staff and/or social work field placement students
• Undertake any other duties as directed by Head of Department, Principal, CEO or management
• The above activities are by no means exhaustive and are subjected to amendment whenever is needed.