Job Description

[Candidates requiring work pass application need not apply] The Youth Work Associate/Youth Worker 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

• Develop case and/or care plans for youths
• Implement assessment frameworks and approaches for casework and group work
• Conduct casework interventions
• Develop group work processes and specialised intervention strategies
• Facilitate delivery of group work and support groups
• Organise crisis management team with partner organisations and agencies in consultation with senior professionals
• Deliver programmes independently
• Evaluate the effectiveness of programmes
• Assess the needs of residents based on information and feedback collated from multiple stakeholders
• Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• Manage volunteers in the delivery of programmes and interventions
• Support mentoring of residents
• Identify personal and professional development goals and agenda for supervision
• Implement standards of care, organisational safety and health policies, procedures and programmes
• Deploy resources to safeguard and promote the interests of residents

Job Requirements

• Diploma‎ from a recognised institution, Diploma in Social Services preferred
• Preferred Candidate Attributes
• Able to work shifts
• Keen to work in children and youth sector
• A good communicator
• Work in collaboration with the team
• Able to apply casework Intervention
• Experienced in mentoring for Youths
• Able to implement Social Service Programme

• Those who do not meet the qualifications for Youth Worker can consider a Youth Work Associate position.

Working Hours
Under normal circumstances the hours of duty will be as follows:
Morning Shift : 7.00am – 4.00pm
Afternoon Shift : 1.00pm – 10.00pm
A work schedule will be planned by the Manager for shifts
Working Location
The Salvation Army, Gracehaven Children's Home
3 Lorong Napiri Singapore 547528

The Salvation Army, 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. The Salvation Army, Singapore - Gracehaven