Total 5 job vacancies by Viriya Community Services

COMIT provides assessment, counselling, therapy, case management and psychoeducation support for clients with mental health issues and dementia, including their caregivers. COMIT works closely with the community outreach teams, General Practitioners, Polyclinics and other community partners to provide holistic care to clients.

The Project Lead is to co-lead the team in managing community mental health interventions and programmes and uplifting the professional practice in social work and/or counselling. He/she guides multi-disciplinary teams to implement and evaluate casework and group work and organises strategic community development initiatives, programmes, and research. He/she supervises social workers and/or counsellors and supports their professional development.

Taking strategic direction from the senior leadership of VCS and reporting to the Division Head for DCHMH, the Practitioner is insightful, responsible and possesses the willingness to supervise. He/She also collaborates with other agencies and ministries in the course of his/her work and provides comprehensive support for team members to increase their effectiveness in their practice competencies.

• Perform stakeholder engagement and partnerships
• Conduct Casework and Counselling
• Conduct Group Work
• Deliver Programmes
• Uplift professional practice in social work and/or counselling

Skills and qualifications:

• Degree level in SocialWork/Counselling or equivalent
• Registered Social Worker withSASW / Registered Counsellor with SAC
• Management experiencereporting to director level
• At least 10 years ofexperience within a social service environment with exposure tomulti-disciplinary team (MDT) and/or inter-disciplinary team (IDT) approaches
• Experience of reporting KPIsto senior management
• Well-versed in competencyframeworks utilised in the social service sector (e.g., National Mental HealthCompetency Framework, National Social Work Competency Framework, SkillsFramework for Social Service, etc.)

The Senior Social Worker provides clinical and professional leadership in the delivery of high-quality interventions and services to individuals, families and communities under the care of Viriya Family Service Centre (VFSC).  They are responsible for managing complex cases with risk and safety concerns, providing supervision to the team, and driving the implementation of evidence-based programmes. They play a critical role in uplifting professional practice standards and fostering collaborative partnerships with stakeholders.

Clinical Practice and Case Management 

• Lead intake and case management for highly complex cases involving multiple risk factor
• Formulate, implement, and review holistic assessment and intervention plans for individuals and families
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and ensure timely case closures upon reaching service outcomes
• Prepare case notes, social reports, and /or documentation in a timely manner
• Lead staff in responding to crisis situations based on organisational standard operating procedures

Supervision and Professional Practice Development

• Provide structured clinical and case management supervision to Assistant Senior Counsellors and/or Social Workers. 
• Mentor staff in developing their professional competencies and guide their career progression. 
• Support staff in implementing and calibrating their self-care plan. 
• Perform practice audits in adherence to practice requirements and standards. 
• Facilitate learning sessions and/or trainings to support practitioners in their competency development. 
• Implement standards of care, organisational policies, procedures, and programmes.

Programme, Community Development and Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based groupwork, programmes and/or community development initiatives. 
• Conduct environmental scans and community assets and needs assessments to inform strategic service planning. 
• Mobilise community resources and lead high-impact community development initiatives across the agency. 
• Foster strong partnership and collaboration with stakeholders in delivering timely, relevant and quality services and support to the individuals, families and communities.

As a Social Worker, you will be required to

• Conduct needs and risk assessments for intakes

• Provide casework management for clients

• Conduct analysis, plans and implements programmes and services to meet client’s needs

• Review needs to plan and conduct group work to address issues of target groups

• Collaborate with other agencies to pool resources for clients

• Scan the environment and community need to develop community development initiatives

• Any other job tasks may be assigned, if needed

As a Social Worker @ Whispering Hearts Family Service Centre (located 3 mins walk from Pioneer MRT), you will be required to
• Conduct needs and risk assessments for intakes
• Provide casework management for clients
• Conduct analysis, plans and implements programmes and services to meet client’s needs
• Review needs to plan and conduct group work to address issues of target groups
• Collaborate with other agencies to pool resources for clients
• Scan the environment and community need to develop community development initiatives
• Any other job tasks may be assigned, if needed

The Senior Social Worker provides clinical and professional leadership inthe delivery of high-quality interventions and services to individuals,families and communities under the care of Viriya Family Service Centre. Theyare responsible for managing complex cases with risk and safety concerns,providing supervision to Social Workers and Assistant Senior Workers, anddriving the implementation of evidence-based programmes. They play a criticalrole in uplifting professional practice standards and fostering collaborative partnerships with stakeholders.

Clinical Practice and Case Management

· Lead intake and case management for highly complex cases involving multiple risk factors.

·  Formulate, implement, and review holistic assessment and intervention plans for individuals and families.

· Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and ensure timely case closures upon reaching service outcomes.

· Prepare case notes, social reports, and documentation in a timely manner.

· Lead staff in responding to crisis situations based on organisational standard operating procedures.

Supervision and Professional Practice Development

· Provide structured clinical and case management supervision to Social Workers and Assistant Senior Social Workers.

· Mentor staff in developing their professional competencies and guide their career progression.

· Support staff in implementing and calibrating their self-care plan.

· Perform practice audits in adherence to practice requirements and standards.

· Facilitate learning sessions and/or trainings to support practitioners in their competency development.

· Implement standards of care, organisational policies, procedures, and programmes.

Programme, Community Development and Stakeholder Engagement

· Lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based groupwork, programmes and/or community development initiatives.

· Conduct environmental scans and community assets and needs assessments to inform strategic service planning.

· Mobilize community resources and lead high-impact community development initiatives across the agency.

· Foster strong partnership and collaboration with stakeholders in delivering timely, relevant and quality services and support to the individuals, families and communities.