Social Work Associate/ Youth Associate at SAY-IT!

Social Work Associate/ Youth Associate at SAY-IT!

SAMH SAY-IT! (Sports, Arts, Youth Integrated Team) provides assessment and intervention for youths, and engages youths for ongoing monitoring and support. YIT also works actively with youth agencies, schools and community partners to provide holistic case management for youths and their families.

Responsibilities: 

Basic Emotional Support

• Manage client through client engagement, information gathering, case assessment (BPSS, risk & needs assessment and other relevant assessment tools), case conceptualization, case planning and intervention plans for best clients’ outcomes
• Provide supportive counselling to clients through Face-to-Face and/or Online means
• Conduct visits to school/centre, home or hospital
• Advocate for the protection of client’s dignity and rights

Screening

• Screen referred young persons for mental health distress
• Recognise different levels of distress and provide relevant resources and basic supportive counselling via phone and face-to-face
• Identify presenting/underlying issues so as to design a care plan to enhance/maintain and promote psychosocial functioning of clients
• Link youths or caregivers with appropriate services for continuity of care

Programming

• Conduct risk assessments and ensure safety plans
• Monitoring youths at risk of mental health issues
• Facilitate group activities in collaboration with the centre team
• Plan, coordinate and accompany youths for outdoor activities as well as collaborate with team on such outings
• Plan and coordinate social recreational activities and events
• Ensure safety and well-being of youths and caregivers at all times in and out of centre
• Inform professional staff of critical situations involving conflict, violence and other emergencies promptly
• Manage and/or assist in crisis intervention

Outreach and Co-Lab

• Be involved in outreach initiatives to raise mental health literacy in young people and the general public
• Coordinating, planning and creating social media posts for outreach
• Coordinate volunteers, co-lab partners, mentees and interns, and ensure proper documentation
• Source for and liaise directly with persons-in-charge of various agencies or groups who provide youth volunteers 

Administration and Evaluation

• Perform administrative duties (complete case notes, compile basic statistics and reports, file documents, handle public enquiries through phone, email and face-to-face)
• Administer K10 evaluation to youths and caregivers, and ensure proper documentation
• Assist Head and Admin Officer in Annual Report or statistics collation when necessary

Operations

• Coordinate and design monthly programme calendar
• Manage day-to-day operations of centre (e.g. opening and closing of centre, stock-taking, maintaining walk-in area and displays, overall crowd control)
• Coordinate and attend to all visits to the centre
• Report and follow up on any faulty equipments or furniture promptly to ensure smooth operation of the centre
• Ensure maintenance of premises and property

Other Duties

• To work on ad-hoc SAMH projects, community outreach programmes and events, ie World Mental Health Day, YOUth Alive!, etc. 

Requirements:

• Diploma in Social Work, Counselling or Psychology preferred or health & management, human services, dance & psychology, community services
• Experience working in Social Service Agencies will be an added advantage
• Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Experience with and having skills in the arts (visual arts, music, drama, dance, etc.), sports and/or events management will be an added advantage
• Fresh graduate or 1-2 years of experience
• Independent and able to work in a team
• Motivated, energetic, enthusiastic and passionate to serve youths

To apply, please email to recruit@samhealth.org.sg
Kindly be informed that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.