Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

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Social Worker I

(REF: A3/SWI/TL/CWDHC/NET)

Location: Central & Western District

Roles & responsibilities:

  • Improve the social determinants of health, including support the engagement of the Central & Western District Health Centre (C&W DHC) members and their family and the implementation of medical-social collaboration and community engagement under the C&W DHC services;
  • identify psychosocial needs of clients and provide counselling services;
  • plan and implement patient empowerment programs, community health programs in C&W DHC and community outreaching services spots;
  • develop program guidelines and workflow of social work services;
  • work with multi-disciplinary professional teams to deliver primary health care services;
  • liaise with different stakeholder on community resources mobilization and service collaboration;
  • supervise a team of Social Workers; and
  • perform any other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate should have/be:

  • a recognized degree in Social Work or equivalent;
  • a registration under the Social Workers Registration Ordinance (Cap. 505) as Registered Social Worker;
  • at least Grade E or above in English Language (Syllabus B) and Chinese Language in the HKCEE or equivalent;
  • post-qualification experience in social or medical service sector or equivalent, with 5 years of experience preferred; and
  • good computer literacy.

(Please specify in the resume or application form the relevant academic results, qualifications and working experience you have attained in detail.)

Compensation & employment terms:

The successful candidate will be appointed on contract terms with a salary currently at $36,850 per month (Tung Wah Master Pay Scale Point 16).  Entry salary depends on years of recognized experience.  The salary is subject to downward/upward adjustment or may be frozen as determined by Tung Wah and/or as appropriate with reference to the civil service pay review.  The fringe benefits include paid annual leave, medical services, a dental scheme and training sponsorships.

Application:

Please send your resume or a completed application form <F601> to the Head of Human Resources Division, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals at 4/F., Wong Fung Ling Memorial Building, 12 Po Yan Street, Hong Kong by 28 April 2025.  Application forms are obtainable in person or can be downloaded from http://www.tungwah.org.hk.  The reference code should be marked both in the letter and on the envelope.  For proper delivery of your mail items, please ensure your mail items bear sufficient postage with return address before posting.  Underpaid mail items will not be accepted by Tung Wah.  In accordance with the Tung Wah’s personal data policy, personal data provided by the applicants will be used strictly for recruitment purpose only.  Applicants not invited to attend an interview within 3 months after the deadline may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

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