The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society

Address： 30 Nam Long Shan Road, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong

Tel： 3921 3821

Fax： 3921 3822

Email： [email protected]

Website： http://www.hkacs.org.hk

Registered Social Worker (Psychosocial Services Department)

Responsibilities:

• To manage caseload and provide support for patients and family caregivers:

1. 1. 1. To carry out assessment for patients and caregivers and devise plan of intervention and support and mobilise resources to aid their coping.
      2. To carry out telephone counselling and outreach/face-to-face visits (home, hospital, centre, etc.) and run wellness / self-empowerment programmes for patients and caregivers.

• To coordinate and organise competence training programmes for professionals, staff, volunteers and home care workers, etc. both online and physically.
• To work on the learning materials or manual useful in the programmes.
• To promote the programmes to local hospitals, district centres, health clinics, patient groups, NGOs, elderly homes, government bodies and the general public in the community.
• To supervise and train junior staff and volunteers.
• To carry out duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements:

• Degree holder in Social Work or related disciplines.
• Registered Social Worker by the Hong Kong Social Workers Registration Board of Hong Kong.
• Experience in working with cancer patients will be an advantage.
• Sound communication skills, efficient organising & liaison abilities and good report writing skills.

Successful candidates will be offered a renewable contract term appointment with up to 10% of total basic salary as contract-end gratuity upon completion of contract with satisfactory performance.  Other benefits include public holidays, birthday leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, compassionate leave, medical benefit, MPF, on job training, free shuttle bus service, free meal provided and long service award.  Interested parties, MUST download the application form at www.hkacs.org.hk and submit with full resume to the Admin. & HR Manager, The Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, 30 Nam Long Shan Road, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong or by email to [email protected] or by fax to 3921 3822.

(All personal information provided will be used for recruitment purpose only, candidates not being contacted within 3 months are deemed not suitable. Personal information of candidates will be destroyed after the recruitment process.)

** Apart from the vacancy in the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, this Council will not be responsible for processing any of the above vacancies. If you are interested in applying for the above vacancies, please submit your application directly to the relevant authorities. Thanks for your cooperation.