Metropolitan YMCA (MYMCA) leads positive community transformation with a special focus on children and youths. We nurture our children and work with our youth to identify their aspirations and amplify their efforts to reach the community for positive transformation.
Apart from our community and youth impact efforts, we are also a social enterprise, providing affordable F&B and hospitality services. All net surpluses from our F&B and hospitality businesses contribute to our M. Y programmes which reach out to impact the community positively.
This position is responsible for planning and executing sports and wellness programmes. You will work closely with stakeholders such as corporate partners, social service agencies, and beneficiaries. By being part of this team, you will enhance programme planning skills, be empowered in decision making and understand the social landscape. You will also impact the community and those in need through sports and encourage young individuals to lead more fulfilling lives.
Roles & Responsibilities
Assist and be mentored by staff of the ACTS Division (Sports & Wellness Department) to support in the planning, execution, and evaluation of volunteers and beneficiaries engagement, equipping, and empowerment programmes and events pertaining to community needs. Key programme types include
Aquatics (Swimming, Aqua Aerobics)
Gymnastics
Outdoor & Adventure
Programme Management
Grow in knowledge of the curriculum, rules, standards and procedures involved in the delivery of the services and programmes to the assigned participants and work with staff to ensure active participation.
Assist in providing and soliciting feedback and evaluation to continually improve quality of services and programmes
Administration
Assist in all administration work and ensure accurate and prompt updating / recording of information related to volunteers, beneficiaries and partners which includes, but not limited to:
Ensuring attendance and assessment are properly marked / updated for all sessions
Documentation work for term schedule, programme information, monthly reports
Stakeholders Relations
Assists to promptly handle feedback or concerns raise by parents, volunteers and participants professionally
Ensures regular communication with stakeholders, and follow-up on participants’ development and progress
Safety
Ensure that courses are conducted in a safe and secure environment
Ensures that services and programmes are implemented according to relevant policies and procedures
Supports ACTS Division programmes and projects, such as fund-raising campaigns.
Attends all related activities / meetings / conferences / training (internal and external) where appropriate
Undertakes any other responsibility as may be assigned from time to time
Learning Objectives & Outcomes
Engage youths in service opportunities through ownership and empowerment
Equip youths with professional skills in a social enterprise environment, with positive working attitudes and ethics (e.g. communication, problem solving, programme management, decision making skills)
Empower youths to potentially embark on a full time career in the sports and wellness industry
Daily Working Hours
8.30am - 6.pm
Work Days
Monday- Friday
Requirements (if any)
Strong interest to serving the community (e.g. disadvantaged groups) through sports
Good interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills
Able to work with participants and volunteers across different age groups
Proactive, eager to learn
Pursuing tertiary education related to
Sports, Outdoor & Adventure Learning, Health Management
Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, etc)
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Tanglin