Social Work Associate - Early Intervention Centre@Kim Keat Job Singapore Singapore,Healthcare

Support families of children with developmental needs by ensuring timely access to child- and family-centric early intervention services, as part of EIC's Collaborative Professional Team of Teachers, Allied Health Professionals and Social Workers.

Job Responsibilities

Support the referral-to-enrolment process, including outreach, centre visits, initial screenings and enrolment of new students.
Implement EIC work processes from enrolment to withdrawal/discharge, as outlined in the SOP.
Compile documents for Means Test and Financial Assistance applications, and work with the Centralised Admin Team (CAT) to meet funding and audit requirements.

Case Management

To be an integral part of the EIC's Collaborative Professional Team, consisting of Teachers, Allied Health Professionals and Social Workers.
To proactively promote the clients' holistic learning & development, and attainment of child / family centric goals through collaborative goal setting, Team discussions, Parent Teacher Conferences, recommendation and implementation of appropriate class placements, in-class and / or home-based support, parents / caregivers' engagement and coaching, and referrals to suitable services within / outside AWWA.
To conduct needs and risk assessments (biological, social, psychosocial, financial) of families, to manage and mitigate risks related to child safety and welfare, family violence, caregiver stress and well-being through classroom observations, caregiver interviews via various modes of engagement such as home visits under the guidance from supervisor.
Provide evidence-based assessment and intervention for individual caregivers and families, including participation in Case Filter Meetings, to identify mental health needs, develop collaborative care plans, and enhance the well-being, coping, family functioning and recovery outcomes for caregivers under the guidance from supervisor.
To facilitate smooth transition of graduating students to suitable special or mainstream schools, i.e. collaborative consultation with professional staff and parents / caregivers on educational pathway, suitable school placement, Special School applications, etc.
To conduct financial assistance assessments and connect needy families to relevant assistance schemes, within and outside AWWA.
To manage and mitigate risks related to child safety and welfare, family violence, caregiver stress and wellbeing through classroom observations, caregivers' interviews via various modes of engagement (including home visits).
To provide intervention to low-risk cases independently and seek supervisor support and guidance, as and when required.
To generate and prioritize intervention plans to address needs of the family, i.e. individual case work, caregiver psychoeducation, group work or connecting to community and / or government agencies / resources under guidance from supervisor.
To liaise with and contribute to case conferences with relevant helping agencies (FSC, HDB, MOH, MSF, hospitals- KKH, NUH, SCS, Sg Enable etc) to support families in need.
To work with professional colleagues and caregivers to generate and implement an Individual Caregiver Support Plan (ICSP).
To maintain updated documentation of work carried out, i.e. case recording, client data management system, SW outputs, etc.
To lead, plan and implement caregiver embed programmes to support and empower caregiving families in AWWA, i.e. workshops, support groups, bonding and respite programmes, community participation programmes, etc.
To provide administrative support in design, implementation and evaluation of programmes e.g design of publicity materials, registration, attendance, evaluation, collation of data and generate summary of events.
To assist Social Workers in running the programmes and be a facilitator/ co-facilitator in selected segments of these programmes.
To work with relevant EIC and / or AWWA departments and volunteers in planning and implementing the above-mentioned programmes.
To maintain and update all programme records and documentation.
To support and conduct programme evaluation and client satisfaction surveys to evaluate the outputs and outcomes of the programmes.
To apply the principles and protocols as guided by SASW professional Code of Ethics
To participate and/ or coordinate professional sharing, trainings, case consultations, training programmes and continuing education for personal and professional development so as to stay current and relevant in practice.
To be engaged in evidence-based…