Social Work Associate

Functions as a Social Work Assistant in collection of biodata of patient/family through interviews. Provides social information to the Medical Social Worker to facilitate intervention in management of patient care. Manages routine cases independently. Casework / Psychosocial Care • Formulate case assessment for discussion with Medical Social Workers and make recommendation for intervention • Formulate assessment of care needs through field visits Group Work • Assist in conducting group work sessions for target groups Community Work • Assist in conducting community needs assessments • Participate in community mapping • Co-plan certain segments of community events Programme Development and Implementation • Plan and coordinate projects Safe Care • Contribute to maintenance and improvement of safe care (e.g. quality improvement projects, adherence to Code of Ethics and hand hygiene, etc). Job Requirements Education: • Diploma