About Community Mental Health Department:

Our Community Resource, Engagement and Support (CREST) teams support clients who are at risk of or diagnosed with mental illness as well as their caregivers. The teams provide basic emotional support and monitoring of their mental health conditions through home visits and service linkages.

Responsibilities:

Engage and collaborate with stakeholders such as government agencies, grassroots, and community-based organizations to raise awareness of mental health
Conduct mental health screening to identify those who are at-risk/diagnosed with mental health conditions and connect them with the right services for early diagnosis and treatment
Provide basic emotional and cognitive support to clients with mental health issues and/or their caregivers and link them up with relevant services based on their needs
Ensure proper maintenance of case documentation and timely submission of reports to external parties
Manage volunteers to support outreach events and conduct activities when necessary
Establish and support the run of a caregiver support group

Requirements:

Fresh Grad in Degree in Social Work or Fresh Grad in Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Work
Passionate to work in the mental health sector and community services
Proficient in Mandarin or dialects as the outreach talks may be required to be conducted in mandarin
Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
A team player who can also work independently
Detail-oriented in keeping proper documentation
This position is on a contract basis

Work Service Area: Bukit Panjang SMC, Cashew & Zhenghua Brickland & Choa Chu Kang Limbang & Yew Tee

Work Office Location : Teck Whye

If you are interested to join us, please apply via Fei Yue Career Portal https://careers.fycs.org/

For your privacy and security, kindly refrain from including your NRIC number in your application form or resume.

Social Worker (Community Mental Health Department, West Region)