Senior Counsellor/Senior Social Worker - Family Support Services

Care Corner Singapore Ltd was founded in 1981, in a climate of changes in the early 1980s, as economic competition in the region intensified and the rift between the wealthy and the lower-income in particular the Chinese blue-collar workers, widened. Rev Tan Tien Ser and a group of passionate individuals believed that these marginalised people with lower income and little opportunities for a formal education could be helped to realise their potential and become more competent and fulfilled persons. Through a series of early outreach initiatives, Care Corner has evolved into an organisation offering a wide range of programmes and services delivered through various social service centres located island-wide. In a bid to stay relevant to the needs of the community, Care Corner has continuously strived to offer new and innovative programmes to support those in need and the less privileged.

Counsellor/Senior Counsellor/Social Worker - Family Support Services (FAM@FSC, WL)

You will be part of the team to provide casework and counselling services for families, with the goal for families to achieve healthy family functioning, and to deliver divorce support programmes and services to families who are affected by divorce, with the goal for families and their children to achieve stability and self-reliance.

Job Responsibilities:

Casework and Counselling

• Conduct counselling for individuals, couples and families who are experiencing stress due to family-related issues with moderate complex cases. Includes Online counselling.
• Identify, assessment and manage risks inherent in complex cases by integrating a range of information and screening tools.

Support Programme and Workshops

• Plan, review and facilitate groupwork intervention for parents and children.
• Facilitate premarital and divorce related programmes and workshops to help equip couples and parents with knowledge that enhance relationships and skills to cope with life transitions.

Supervisory and Appraisal

• Provide programme, practice/clinical and administrative supervision to Assistant Senior Counsellor/Social Worker and/or intern using screening tools and organisational practice framework to guide staff in case assessment and case planning.
• Lead and guide Assistant Senior Counsellor/Social worker to case manage and conduct case conference.
• Prepare, review and endorse court reports.
• Assess supervisees' capabilities and identify training needs to enhance supervisees' professional growth.
• Conduct quarterly performance appraisal of the Assistant Senior Counsellors/Social workers

Research and Practice

• Lead in research to build domain-specific knowledge in the local context
• Review research evidence to implement, facilitate and evaluate groupwork and programme
• Review and plan the training road map of practitioners to ensure continuous development of the practitioners
• Lead in implementation of standard of care, organisational health policies, procedures
• Conduct internal training for team / Service Point

Network and Advocacy

• Plan and conduct networking and advocacy sessions with community partners/stakeholders
• Advocate for target families, with the aim for families to have access to equal opportunities through collaborative practice with community partners/stakeholders and funders.

Practice Governance

• Support the Centre Manager in the implementation of practice standards, protocols, processes and policies

Requirements:

• Master Degree in Counselling or Bachelor Degree in Social Work, preferably with a recognised certification in Counselling.
• As a Senior Counsellor should have around 8 years of relevant casework / counselling experience in education, counselling, social work, or related work involving family, parents and children, and have experience in conducting training and workshop
• Proven leadership track record in previous experiences
• Accredited member of SASW and/or clinical member of SAC as well as preferably Registered Clinical Supervisor of SAC

Master Degree in Counselling or Bachelor Degree in Social Work, preferably with a recognised certification in Counselling.

Minimum 6-8 years of relevant working experience in Counselling or as a Social Worker

Location: Blk 786B Woodlands Drive 60

Thank you for your application. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interviews.