How to become a social services manager

Official title: Social services manager

Also called: Social services centre manager, Social services director, Social services programme coordinator, Social services programme manager, Social welfare administrator, Social welfare manager, Youth centre manager, Youth programme director, Assistant Director, Assistant Director/Senior Manager, Assistant Manager, Director

Social services manager plans, directs and coordinates the provision of social and community services programmes such as income support, family assistance, children’s services and other community programmes and services. He/she also provides strategic direction and leadership to the organisation to ensure effective service delivery and operational efficiency.

Main tasks

• Providing overall direction and management for a service, facility, organisation or centre
• Developing, implementing and monitoring procedures, policies and standards for staff
• Monitoring and evaluating resources devoted to the provision of welfare, housing, and other social services
• Controlling administrative operations such as budget planning, report preparation, expenditure on supplies, equipment and services
• Liaising with other welfare and health services providers, boards and funding bodies to discuss areas of health and welfare services cooperation and coordination
• Advising government bodies about measures to improve welfare services and facilities
• Representing the organisation in negotiations and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $67,716 a year. The middle half earn $49,560 to $99,828 a year.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How much does a social services manager earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $67,716 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $49,560 to $99,828.

Will AI change the work of a social services manager?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026