NTUC Health Co-operative Limited (NTUC Health) is an NTUC social enterprise that provides a comprehensive and integrated suite of quality and affordable health and eldercare services to meet the growing needs of families and their dependents. Building on more than four decades of experience and expertise, NTUC Health is among the largest senior day care, nursing home and home personal care providers in Singapore. It also offers other services for seniors such as an active ageing hub, senior activity centres, community support for vulnerable seniors, and a sheltered / senior group home. In addition, it runs a chain of dental clinics, and a family medicine clinic
Internship (Programme Associate - AACC Marsiling) 2024
Through our Active Ageing Centres, we engage the seniors within the clusters and support them by reaching out to understand their needs, curating programmes that cater to the needs of active seniors, and befriending isolated and vulnerable seniors.
As a Programme Associate, you play an important role in sharing our goal in the work of the AAC and assisting the Centre Manager in fulfilling the objectives of the AAC and meeting the targets set by the management and funders. You shall also look out for vulnerable seniors and support their needs.
The duties of a Programme Associate are as follows:
- Promote NTUC Health Active Ageing Centres' eldercare services and programmes.
- Conduct/support active ageing programmes and encourage active participation with seniors. The services include: conducting community screening assessments, organising and conducting active ageing programmes, provide befriending services (conducting home visits) and monitoring their vital signs.
- Where required, coordinate care and support services through internal referral or to external agencies.
- Provide support to seniors at outreach events and programmes.
- Carry out administrative functions such as data entry, record keeping and report submissions in a prompt and accurate manner.
- May be required to perform additional duties and work over the weekends or after office hours.
Qualifications
- Proficient in Google Suite Applications.
- Able to work independently and at the same time work well as a team player.
- Genuine interest to engage our seniors in the community.
- Possess good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Pleasant, proactive and highly accountable for the work assigned
Other Information
Additional Advantageous Skills:
- Good knowledge of various community services and support in the community setting will be an advantage
- Ability to converse in local languages
The employee may be required to work on some weekends and weekday evenings when there are programmes or events during those times.
Kindly note that only applications submitted via the given job link will be considered. We regret that only shortlisted applicants will be notified
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