404 Contract Work jobs in Punggol

The Volunteer After-Care Programme (VAP) trains and engages a growing pool of volunteers who are passionate about helping ex-offenders turn their lives around. The Befriending initiative assists ex-offenders and their families with their reintegration transitioning by matching suitable volunteers to support them with their needs. Initiative for Incarcerated Mothers and Affected Children (IIMAC) looks into assessing the overall well-being of young children (16 years and below) as well as their caregivers when the mothers are imprisoned.

Social Work Associate is responsible in ensuring that services are delivered in accordance with organization standards. The worker is required to assist the VAP, Manager by handling all administrative matters of the Befriending initiative and the processes related to overall programme and volunteer management (recruitment, training, maintenance and welfare of volunteers). The SWA is also expected to be involved in some client work.

In short, the SWA will be involved in admin work, some client work, and will be working closely with volunteers of the Association.

The Social Work Manager will oversee programme development and service delivery under various initiatives. This role involves managing care staff, building strategic partnerships, and implementing programmes that strengthen caregiving, reintegration, and community support. The manager will play a key role in ensuring holistic, impactful interventions for beneficiaries, care staff, and community partners.

Key Responsibilities

1. Programme Management & Development

• Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of Project GUARDIAN initiatives.
• Develop and manage new partnerships to deliver activities and engagement programmes.
• Plan and oversee programmes for care staff , including caregiving courses, counselling, support groups, and upskilling/reintegration opportunities.
• Collaborate with external organisations to co-create and deliver impactful programmes that enhance service delivery and beneficiary outcomes.
• Regularly assess programme effectiveness and recommend improvements based on feedback and evaluation.

2. Staff & Operations Management

• Manage the daily responsibilities of care staff , ensuring quality service delivery and professional growth.
• Provide guidance, supervision, and support to the care team, fostering a culture of empathy, accountability, and continuous learning.

3. Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify, engage, and maintain partnerships with community organisations, government agencies, and private sector collaborators.
• Develop frameworks for partnership sustainability and long-term collaboration.
• Represent the organisation in networking events, forums, and stakeholder engagements to advance programme objectives.

4. Monitoring, Reporting & Compliance

• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of programme outcomes, staff performance, and partnership deliverables.
• Maintain compliance with relevant policies, guidelines, and funding requirements.
• Contribute to research, data collection, and impact evaluation for internal learning and external reporting.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Degree/Diploma in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, or related field.
• At least 3-5 years of relevant experience in social service
• Strong background in programme development, partnership management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience managing staff, including training, counselling, and performance management.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
• Passion for social impact, caregiving, and reintegration work.

Personnel Specification:

1. Good communication and interpersonal skills

2. A team player and equally adept at working independently

3. Dynamic, quick thinking, adaptable and responsive to change

4. Pleasant disposition with a willingness to learn

5. Enthusiastic and self-motivated

6. Enjoys working with children and youth

Key Responsibility Areas:

1. Programme development and implementation

2. To support the design and delivering of programs to meet objectives and outcomes

3. Plan and execute projects and in-person as well as online outreach events / initiatives

4. Mobilise resources and engage in collaborative work

5. To identify areas of needs and engage in strengthening service delivery to tackle needs

6. Ensure proper documentation and support report-writing

7. Manage programme budget and ensure cost effectiveness

8. Groupwork

9. Prepare and plan groupwork sessions

10. Implement groupwork sessions

11. Evaluate groupwork intervention processes and outcomes

12. Attend to the needs of the groups and the individuals

13. Stakeholder Partnerships / Volunteer engagement and development

14. Recruit, engage and develop volunteers

15. Manage volunteer / stakeholder database

16. Provide relevant training/briefing for volunteers, when assigned

17. Build rapport and professional relationships with stakeholders

18. Casework Support

19. Support needs and intake assessments

20. Support case and care planning and goal setting

21. Support implementation of case and care plans and interventions

22. Support the evaluation of casework intervention processes and outcomes for improvements

23. Support closure of cases upon achieving sustainable service outcomes for clients, families and communities

Write case notes and documents

1. Administrative Support

2. Collate and compile statistics for analysis for programme and other relevant projects

3. Perform any other administrative duties or projects, as required

4. Programme Evaluation & Research

5. Assist in monitoring research and evaluation projects related to youth mental health programs

6. Support in collection, analysis and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data on service delivery, client outcomes and programme effectiveness

7. Only Singaporeans

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified

Roles and Responsibilities:

Assess referrals:

• Review and analyse applications for admission, following established criteria. If any issues require further consideration, flag them for discussion with the Senior Social Worker.

Care Planning:

• Develop individualized care plans in consultation with residents, families, and the nursing team, with a focus on addressing social and emotional well-being.

Case Management:

• Handle non-complex cases of residents with manageable family dynamics or social issues.
• Gather and organize information relevant to case conferences and prepare supporting documents for potential transfers to step-down care facilities.

Financial Assistance:

• Verify completeness of documents for means tests and financial assistance reviews, identify residents who may benefit from Medifund or other financial aid programs, and prepare the necessary forms.

Advance Care Planning (ACP) Facilitation:

• Facilitate discussions and documentation of Advance Care Planning (ACP) for residents when appropriate, ensuring their preferences and wishes are respected.

Community Resources:

• Assist residents and families in understanding and accessing essential community services and resources that can enhance their well-being.

Education, Training and Experience

• Diploma holder in Social Work.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in social service/ welfare work is preferred.
• Ability to converse in local languages to be able to communicate with residents and next-of-kin.
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Good team player with a positive attitude, caring and compassionate individual for the elderly.

Must-have

• Case and Care Planning (Level 2)
• Casework Evaluation (Level 2)
• Casework Intervention (Level 2)
• Social Service Programme Evaluation (Level 2)
• Social Service Programme Implementation (Level 2)
• Stakeholder Management (Level 2)

Good-to-have

• Collaborative Practices Across Disciplines and Sectors (Level 2)
• Diversity Awareness and Management (Level 2)
• Emergency Response and Crisis Management (Level 2)
• Ethics, Values and Legislation (Level 2)

Critical Core Skills

• Communication (Intermediate)
• Customer Orientation (Intermediate)
• Collaboration (Intermediate)
• Adaptability (Basic)
• Decision Making (Basic)

Family Group: Allied Health

What you'll do as a Social Work Associate (1-Year Contract)

We are looking for a compassionate individual to connect with adolescent patients and their caregivers. In this role, you will administer structured mental health assessment tools, perform basic biopsychosocial evaluations, and triage / refer the patients to the appropriate multidisciplinary team members. Additionally, you will provide psychoeducation and para-counseling to the patients and their caregivers.

Your responsibilities will also include initiating outreach to adolescent patients visiting the clinic and accompanying the Medical Social Worker on field visits when required. Administrative duties are also a key part of this role, including, managing email and phone inquiries related to the adolescent mental health program, maintaining data and scheduling meetings.

You may be required to support the Medical Social Worker with case management tasks for other patient profiles and projects when required.

Skills crucial to success in this role

• Diligent, flexible and resourceful
• Highly motivated and service-oriented with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work independently and as a team
• Willingness to work at a different polyclinic location from time to time
• Patient-focused with a genuine desire to make a difference
• Proficient in Computer skills and Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for a healthcare career and who is inspired to move ahead despite challenges

Preferred Qualification

• Minimum 4 years of relevant working experience in working with adolescents will be an advantage
• GCE 'A' with pass in English and Mathematics

Certificate/Diploma in community and social services or equivalent will be preferred

What you'll do as a Social Work Associate (1-Year Contract)

We are looking for a compassionate individual to connect with adolescent patients and their caregivers. In this role, you will administer structured mental health assessment tools, perform basic biopsychosocial evaluations, and triage / refer the patients to the appropriate multidisciplinary team members. Additionally, you will provide psychoeducation and para-counseling to the patients and their caregivers.

Your responsibilities will also include initiating outreach to adolescent patients visiting the clinic and accompanying the Medical Social Worker on field visits when required. Administrative duties are also a key part of this role, including, managing email and phone inquiries related to the adolescent mental health program, maintaining data and scheduling meetings.

You may be required to support the Medical Social Worker with case management tasks for other patient profiles and projects when required.

Skills crucial to success in this role

• Diligent, flexible and resourceful
• Highly motivated and service-oriented with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work independently and as a team
• Willingness to work at a different polyclinic location from time to time
• Patient-focused with a genuine desire to make a difference
• Proficient in Computer skills and Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for a healthcare career and who is inspired to move ahead despite challenges

Preferred Qualification

• Minimum 4 years of relevant working experience in working with adolescents will be an advantage
• GCE 'A' with pass in English and Mathematics

Certificate/Diploma in community and social services or equivalent will be preferred

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

The Salvation Army, Children and Youth Group - Gracehaven is a residential home for children and youths who require care, protection and rehabilitation due to risk behaviours and a lack of parental supervision.

We aim to help children and youths reintegrate back into their family and society through an array of holistic programmes and activities specially designed to cater to the well being of each individual person. At Gracehaven, a team of professionally trained social workers work towards building holistic and individualized care plans that are tailored to meet each person's needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

About the Job

The Youth Work Associate is part of a care team and is responsible for engaging residents in holistic and meaningful activities, providing residents with direction, guidance and supervision in daily activities and acting as a positive role model.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor and guide the residents to abide the Home's guidelines, and develop their strength of moral character and civic duty.
• Feedback to the social workers, assistant manager and manager on the residents' progress and needs through proper recording in communication logs, residents information book and other reports.
• Plan and facilitate group activities, including but not limited to program adjustment and adapting to life in the Home, life skills, conflict resolution, and teaching of life skills to residents.
• Responsible for preventing abuse of residents by adhering to all policies and procedures.
  Journey and guide children and young persons going through trauma experiences and supporting them by building up resilience together with multi-disciplinary team.

Job Requirements

• Able to work on rotational weekends and public holidays
• Keen to work in children and youth sector
• A good communicator
• Work in collaboration with the team

Other Information

Working Hours

44 working hours per week

The program is a 24/7 community care service, hence flexibility in work arrangement is expected as the need arises.

Normal Rotating Shift Hours:

• Morning Shift : 7.00am - 4.00pm
• Afternoon Shift : 1.00pm pm

Working Location

The Salvation Army

Children and Youth Group-Gracehaven Children's Home

3 Lorong Napiri Singapore

By submitting application for this position, applicant would be deemed to have given consent for The Salvation Army to use their personal particulars for recruitment, security screening and employment purposes where applicable including the terms and conditions stated in this Personal Data Privacy Statement ).

QUALIFICATIONS

At least a diploma, preferably in Youth Work, Social Services, Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Nursing, Events Management, Community Development, Outdoor and Adventure Learning (Enrolled Nurse, Student Care Teachers or any other relevant experiences working with children and youth are welcome to apply)

Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - The Salvation Army Singapore

SingHealth Community Hospitals

Job Category: Allied Health Professional

Posting Date: 7 Aug 2025

You will work closely with the Medical Social Workers (MSW) in conducting home visits, to obtain collateral information and ascertain the patient's home physical and familial environment. You will assist MSWs in the interviews and assessments of patients and their family members for appropriate service referrals. In addition, you will need to register all referrals received by the department, conduct intake interviews for MSWs and perform means-testing for patients seeking subsidies for community hospital services, as stipulated by the Ministry of Health.

Job Requirements

• Diploma Holders (preferably in Community Services or Human Services) with 4 years of relevant experience
• GCE 'O' or 'A' level preferably with 10 years of relevant experience

Req ID: 3867

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

MINDS has been caring for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PWIDs) and their families since 1962.

Grounded in the belief that all PWIDs have innate abilities and talents, MINDS is committed to empowering them and enhancing their quality of life, while advocating for greater inclusivity for PWIDs as a nation.

MINDS is today one of the largest charities in Singapore employing more than 850 staff. With the key focus to expand community-based services, improving the employability of PWIDS, strengthening education, and engendering inclusive community living, MINDS offers a holistic range of services and programmes across the PWIDs' lifespan.

These include schools, employment and training development centres, home-based care services and community-based services to cater to the physical, psychological, environmental and social needs of PWIDs. For more information, please visit

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Social Work Associate works in the field of Social Work. He/She is qualified and trained to assist in providing interventions and programmes, performing community development work and uplifting the professional practice in social work. He assists in coordinating casework, group work and community development activities and programmes, supporting community events and performing administrative functions.

A responsive, adaptable and astute staff, the Social Work Associate works in institutional settings, communities, social service agencies and hospitals. He works as part of a collaborative team with other agencies and ministries in the course of his work.

• Support in building rapport and professional relationships with clients and significant others
• Support needs and intake assessment
• Support case and care planning and goal setting
• Support implementation of case and care plans and interventions
• Support preparation, planning, implementation and evaluation of group work interventions
• Support development, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes
• Support in data collection for research projects
• Support the implementation of standards of care, organisational health policies, procedures and programmes
• Respond to crisis situations based on organisation's standard operating procedures

QUALIFICATIONS

NYP Diploma in Social Work, NYP Diploma in Social Sciences (Social Work), WSQ Diploma in Social Service or SSI Higher Diploma in Social Service

Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - MINDSG LTD