Social Worker

1. Assessing the health or physical condition of service users and identifying their needs, and working in collaboration with other professionals.
2. Investigating issues of child abuse or neglect, and taking protective measures in relation to these matters as authorised.
3. Assisting service users in vulnerable situations to recover from physical or psychological difficulties, providing financial assistance, legal assistance, counselling, and helping to ensure access to services such as employment and education.
4. Supporting service users and families affected by dependencies, vulnerable, and in need of assistance to live independently through individual and group sessions.
5. Assisting in recognising and supporting the service user or family member, and helping to organise support groups to help with supporting and treating the service user or family member.
6. Advocating on behalf of the service user to resolve problems that have developed for the service user.
7. Identifying risks that may develop for the service user or family member as a result of society through reviewing interviews and family member records.
8. Follow up by planning client or patient care and rehabilitation, co-ordinating consultation dates and using social work experience, and arranging follow-ups to ascertain the benefits of the service.
9. Modifying care plans according to changes in the client's condition.
10. Monitoring, evaluating and recording the client's progress according to the minimum standards and principles outlined in care and care plans.

Social Work

Preferred discipline of the post:

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Core discipline of the post:

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1. Completed Civil Service Vacancy Application Form (this form is available from the Civil Service Commission website (https://www.csc.gov.mv/Policy/Index/511 and the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital website http://igmh.gov.mv and the counter on the 11th floor of Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital.)
2. Details of the applicant (including contact phone number and email address).
3. A readable copy of both sides of the card proving that the applicant is a Maldivian citizen (even if the validity period has expired), or if the ID card is lost, the applicant's birth certificate, passport or driving licence.
4. If a staff member with a service agreement to serve the Civil Service / Government is transferred to this position, a letter issued by the office providing the service stating that there is no objection to leaving the position.
5. Copy of current registration certificate
6. Copies of educational certificates obtained;

(a) For educational certificates issued by institutions outside Maldives that have been graded by the Maldives Qualifications Authority at a certain level, copies of the educational certificate and transcript; or: in cases where there is no certificate, a copy of the letter confirming completion of the course and a copy of the assessment report and transcript issued by the Maldives Qualifications Authority.

(b) Copies of educational certificates and transcript issued by local educational institutions in Maldives; or copies of letter confirming completion of the course and copies of transcript.

1. Copies of documents covering the following criteria providing work experience:

(a) If work experience has been gained in a civil service post, in a state institution, in a government-owned company, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(b) For work experience within the civil service that cannot be verified from https://myaccount.csc.gov.mv/, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken and the period (in years, months and days) confirmed by that office, and stating the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(c) If work experience has been gained in a private company or private organisation, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) and the number of staff at the workplace.

(d) If work has been undertaken in a national or international association or society, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, and the period (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each). This letter should state whether the position held is a salaried position or not, or alternatively, an official letter from that organisation confirming this.

(e) If work has been undertaken in a dissolved state institution, or in a dissolved private company or private organisation, or in a dissolved national or international society or association, and a letter from that office stating the work undertaken and the period of work (in years, months and days) and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) cannot be obtained, the "Reference Check Form for Work Experience from a Dissolved Workplace" found in Table 8 of the Recruitment Rules.

MS.1 and MS.2 criteria

Documents for this post must be submitted by email to [email protected] of Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital before 13:00 on Thursday, 29 October 2026.

And if the government announces a public holiday before the deadline of this announcement, applications can be received up to the number of days of the announced holiday.

NOTE: If submitting by e-mail, after converting all documents along with the application form to a single PDF file, the name of the submitting party, the post name and ID card number must be included in the file. For emails sent to this hospital (you will receive a confirmation email to the email address from which you sent the email to this hospital).

From the applicants for this post, based on educational qualification and experience, candidates who are suitable for the post will be shortlisted based on the highest points obtained.

The interviews and examinations held to select a person for this post will take place between 1 November 2026 and 30 November 2026 in the Human Resources Division on the 11th floor of this hospital.

Within three days of the interview being held, the "Sheet of Points Awarded to Job Applicants (A2 Sheet)" will be made public at this office and on the office's website. If there is any objection to the points awarded to job applicants, such objection must be submitted to this office within three days of the A2 Sheet being made public.

For clarification regarding this announcement, contact 3335234. Email [email protected].

The criteria and principles for recruitment to and appointment in civil service positions and all related documents can be found on the Civil Service Commission website in the section "Recruitment Principles" (https://www.csc.gov.mv/Policy/Index/51).