Fast Facts
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The Social Service Tribe is made up of more than 15,000 professionals working in over 450 social service agencies
19,000
expected to be employed in this sector by 2025
$350M
to support social service agencies and build a giving culture in Singapore Budget 2020
Industry Outlook
Social workers empower the vulnerable and those in need, dedicating their careers to compassionate care. Locally, they focus on five social areas: children and youth, disabilities and special needs, families, mental health and seniors.
The sector has over 30 job roles available, where individuals can discover opportunities to make a meaningful impact across diverse career fields such as corporate services, counselling and psychology.
The sector has over 30 job roles available, where individuals can discover opportunities to make a meaningful impact across diverse career fields such as corporate services, counselling and psychology.
Key Skills
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Change Management
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Collaboration
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Programme Development
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Implementation and Evaluation
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Supervision
Relevant Jobs
Social Worker
- Diploma or Degree in Social Work
- 0-2 years experience
- $3,000 - $4,000/month
- A Social Worker, also called a Social Work Associate, is qualified to assist in providing interventions and programmes, perform community development work and generally uplift and uphold the professional practice of social work. A Social Worker's portfolio includes coordinating casework, group work and community development activities and programmes, supporting community events and performing administrative functions. As he or she normally works in a team, a responsive and collaborative attitude is a must.
Youth Worker
- Diploma or Degree in Social Work
- 0 - 2 years experience
- $2,200 - $3,500/month
- Focusing on developing youths into well-adjusted and contributing members of society, the Youth Worker provides interventions and programmes to teenagers. This occupation includes developing and implementing casework, group work and community development activities and programmes. The Youth Worker works in schools, communities and youth sector organisations to guide youths in their personal, social and mental development.
Psychologist
- Masters degree in Psychology, Counselling or related fields
- 2 - 3 years experience
- $3,000 - $6,000/month
- A Psychologist provides psychological services within multi-disciplinary settings, applying a wide array of psychometric assessments and treatments for clients with psychological conditions. The job may also require a Psychologist to conduct educational programmes and/or train other professionals. Psychologists are employed in a variety of social work settings from hospitals, voluntary welfare organisations, private institutions and others. Due to this wide variance of work, starting salaries for psychologists differ greatly.
Volunteer Manager
- Diploma or Degree in any field
- 2 - 3 years experience
- $3,000 - $4,000/month
- A Volunteer Manager coordinates, organises and recruits volunteers. This may include evaluating existing strategies, and proposing and implementing new ones. Volunteer Managers also identify and explore opportunities for collaboration, whether with other social service organisations, community stakeholders or corporate partners. This role would require polished organisational skills and effective resource management for success.