Social Welfare Department Integrated Family Service Centre(s) in City/Yau Tsim Mong District

Part-time Contract Welfare Support and Liaison Assistant (Urdu)/(Nepali)

Salary: $55 per hour

Entry Requirements: Candidates should – 1. have completed Secondary 5 or equivalent; 2. be able to communicate effectively in Chinese or English, both in written and spoken forms, and 3. be proficient in Urdu or Nepali, both in written and spoken forms. Preference will be given to candidates: 1. with proficiency in Cantonese, and /or 2. with relevant working experience and knowledge in running programmes, publicity and promotional work, receiving the public, community networking, liaison or event coordination.

Dutie sss:s::: Mainly Responsible for ： 1. Assist in preparing and conducting group activities and programmes, publicity and promotional work, training and various activities, including but not limited to those for non-ethnic Chinese (NEC); 2. Assist in performing networking duties/activities including conducting visits and providing escort services for NEC; 3. Assist in the production of publicity/promotion materials in NEC language(s); 4. Assist in managing and operating drop-in services of the centre(s); 5. Assist in manning the reception/mobile service counters and receive incoming calls; 6. Assist in establishing contact and maintaining liaison with members of NEC communities to gauge their service needs; and 7. Other assigned duties.

Terms of Appointments ： The successful candidate will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for a period of 12 months. The offer of further appointment beyond the existing contract is subject to the service need and the satisfactory performance and conduct of the employee.

Fringe Benefits ： Rest days, statutory holidays, annual leave, maternity leave or paternity leave, sickness allowance, where appropriate, will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Ordinance.

1 How to apply ： Applications must be made on the forms “Application Form for Employment with the Government of the Special Administrative Region” [G.F. 340 (Rev.3/2013), which are obtainable from any Public Enquiry Service Centre of District Offices, or any job Centres of District Offices, Home Affairs Department or any job Centres of the Employment Services Division, Labour Department. The said form can be downloaded from the ’s website ( http://www.csb.gov.hk ). Candidates should provide a detailed account of their academic attainment and work experience in the application forms. Completed application forms should reach the following enquiry address of the recruiting department on or before the closing date for application in person or by post (if by post, the postmark date on the envelope will be regarded as the date of application). Please specify on the envelope “Application for the post of Part-time Contract Welfare Support and Liaison Assistant (Urdu)/(Nepali)”. Applications which are incomplete or late or submitted by fax / e-mail will not be considered. Candidates who are selected for interview will normally receive an invitation in about eight to twelve weeks from the closing date for applications. Those who are not invited for interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

Notes: 1. Candidates are requested to indicate in the section under “Professional Qualifications” on the application form [G.F. 340 (Rev.3/2013)] which language(s) they are proficient to, and state details on relevant working experience in running programmes, publicity and promotional work, receiving the public, community networking, liaison or event coordination in the section under “Full Employment Record to date”. Candidates failing to provide sufficient information on the application form will not be considered. 2. Candidates will be required to attend a language test. 3. Will be required to work during or outside normal office hours on any days, including weekdays (Monday to Friday), Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, etc. The number of working hours is subject to prevailing operational needs. There is no guarantee on the minimum number of hours of work in any given period. 4. May be required to work outdoor. 5. Work in Kowloon City/Yau Tsim Mong district.

Enquiry address ： Kowloon City and Yau Tsim Mong District Social Welfare Office Room 503, 5/F, Government Offices, 30 Luen Wan Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon (Enquiry telephone ： 2399 2341)

Closing date ： 2 January 2015

General Notes ： 1. Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.

2 2. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race. 3. Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of services. Candidates appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service. 4. The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made. 5. Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates to attend the recruitment test and/or selection interview. 6. It is Government policy to place people with disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the recruitment test and/or selection interview without being subject to any shortlisting criteria. 7. Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates together with the completed application forms to the enquiry address on or before the closing date for application. Late submission will not be considered.

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