Responsibilities:

• Responsible for engaging stakeholders to work on elderly service and related policy development.
• Enabling the Council to work on welfare agenda in response to social needs and advocate for improvement of concerned services and policies.
• Promote pioneering and innovative service response with the sector to fill service gaps, and formulate directions for user groups empowerment.
• Foster exchanges with international and regional counterparts for development of practice advancement and local agenda.
• Enhance multi-disciplinary collaboration in facing ageing population.

Requirements:

• Registered Social Worker.
• A recognized degree in social work, with 3-years’ post qualification experience, preferably in elderly residential service.
• Good understanding of policies and services for elderly, particular in residential services.
• Passion in striving for a better community for active ageing.
• Strong ability in building network with the social service sector and other stakeholders, including government departments and academics.
• Strong personal drive, take ownership in work and a good team player.
• Good analytic skills, innovative mindset and flexible.
• Able to work under pressure, independently and multi-tasking.
• Proficiency in verbal and written communication in both English and Chinese.
• Competent in MS Office applications.