Social Worker (Restorative Care Department – HT Cares)

The Home Team Community Assistance & Referral Scheme (HT Cares) is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to enhance community safety and support. Since 2019, Fei Yue Community Services has been at the forefront of this initiative, focusing on two primary objectives: increasing our capacity to deliver timely social interventions that address the root causes of crime and reducing re-offending rates among accused individuals.

Through our work, we assess and identify criminogenic social needs and facilitate referrals to relevant social services, aiming to create a more supportive environment that promotes rehabilitation and lowers the demand for future investigations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide information and referral services for offenders, ex-offenders, and/or their next of kin
• Conduct risk assessment, social investigation, assessment, case formulation, intervention planning.
• Timely preparation and submission of reports and case recordings.
• Conduct meetings, sessions, workshops and programme to offenders, ex-offenders, and/or their next of kin
• Required to cover office duties at various centres

Requirements:

• Degree in Social Work or Degree with a Graduate Diploma in Social Work from an accredited institution
• Possess at least two (2) years of experience working in a similar setting (e.g. Social service agencies)
• Comfortable to work with offenders and ex-offenders in Police and Prison settings
• Able to work in a fast-pace and stressful environment.
• Required to work on weeknights and weekends on needs basis
• Has maturity, communication skills and interpersonal skills to work with professionals, and families from diverse backgrounds
• Able to develop empathy/ empathic responses, reflective capacity self-awareness.
• Adaptive with multi-tasking skills and problem-solving skills
• Personal effectiveness, independence, and good time management
• Has strong writing skills
• Team player