Social Work Associate

  • Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
  • Full-Time
  • On-Site

Job Description:

    • Meaningful Palliative Home Care Role
    • Supportive Multidisciplinary Team
    • Career Growth In Social Work

    Responsibilities

    • Give psychosocial and spiritual support to home care patients and their families by phone and on home visits
    • Run the daily distress screening for newly admitted home care patients and their caregivers, and collate the results
    • Refer higher-need patients to the psychosocial team, and follow up directly with the others through calls and home visits
    • Provide case management and basic supportive counselling
    • Record all assessments and interventions in the patient care system
    • Prepare monthly reports on screening outcomes
    • Work closely with doctors, nurses, Medical Social Workers and counsellors, and attend team meetings when needed

    

    Requirements

    • Diploma in Social Work, Social Services, Community Development or a related field
    • 1–2 years of experience in healthcare or social services preferred
    • Bilingual. Ability to speak local dialects is an advantage
    • Comfortable using IT and AI tools (e.g. Excel, AI scribe tools) and writing reports
    • Good interpersonal, interviewing and analytical skills
    • Able to work independently and adapt to different settings
    • Passionate about patient care. Interest in pursuing a Social Work degree is a plus