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Social Work Coordinator (Youth Connect Associate) - Contract
Role summary
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The Social Work Coordinator (Youth Connect Associate) supports youth-focused programmes and social work services at KK Women's and Children's Hospital. Requirements typically include a diploma or degree in social work, psychology, counselling, community development, or a related discipline, along with experience working with youths, families, or community partners. The role may involve coordinating outreach activities, conducting basic assessments, providing emotional and practical support, maintaining case records, arranging referrals, and collaborating with healthcare and social service professionals. Candidates should demonstrate empathy, strong communication and organisational skills, cultural sensitivity, discretion, and the ability to engage vulnerable young people. Flexibility, initiative, teamwork, and a genuine commitment to youth and family wellbeing are expected.
Can I work in Singapore?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Hospital offer first; it registers you with the Nursing Board (equivalent training, valid licence, maybe an exam) and sponsors an S Pass (SGD 3,300+) or Employment Pass.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Only healthcare institutions with inpatient services can bring in foreign nurses, and the Singapore Nursing Board deals with their HR teams only, never with agents.
Official source: Singapore Nursing Board: foreign-trained nurses and midwives. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Singapore
Usual for Healthcare jobs in Singapore, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Hospital applies to the Nursing Board for you: training, licence, practice in last 5 years; maybe an exam |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Work Permit staff: employer pays levy, bond and insurance (by law); relocation help is an expat perk |
| Housing | Public hospital groups offer foreign nurses a housing allowance (Ministry of Health, May 2023) |
| Flights | Work Permit staff: flight home paid by the employer (by law); others only if the offer says so |
| Contract | Work Permit up to 2 years; S Pass and Employment Pass up to 2, then 3; notice 1 day to 4 weeks by default |
| Leave | 7 to 14 days (by law; many get more); 11 public holidays; 14 days' sick leave, 60 in hospital |
| Income tax | 0% up to SGD 20,000 a year, then 2% to 24% (about 3% at SGD 60,000); resident rates on a 1-year pass |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About KK Women's and Children's Hospital Pte. Ltd.
KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) is Singapore's largest specialist hospital dedicated to the healthcare needs of women, babies, children, and adolescents. As part of SingHealth, KKH provides comprehensive medical, surgical, maternity, neonatal, paediatric, and community-based services. The hospital combines clinical care with education, research, prevention, and support programmes for patients and families. Its multidisciplinary teams include doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, medical social workers, psychologists, therapists, and community partners. KKH is also a major teaching hospital and supports the training of healthcare professionals in Singapore. Employees work in a fast-paced, family-centred environment where compassion, collaboration, patient safety, and professional development are important. The Youth Connect role reflects the hospital's broader commitment to early support, integrated care, and the wellbeing of children and young people.