Programme Executive Intern (Riverlife Community Services Limited)

Organisation Overview: RiverLife Community Services (RCS) is a non-profit organization located in the Northern Eastern part of Singapore. It is registered with the National Council of Social Services (NCSS) and is recognized as an institution of Public Character (IPC). RCS is also a Family Life Ambassador (FLA) of MSF. RCS provides age-appropriate curriculums for our children, youth and family programmes. We seek to empower low-income families with young children to thrive and build stronger communities in Singapore.

Brief Description: This position allows interns to gain exposure and experience in working with low-income families, children and youths. The intern is responsible for working closely with the staff to plan, organize and implement programmes and activities for low-income families, manage volunteers and conduct evaluation and needs assessment to enhance and measure the effectiveness of programme in supporting the community.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Assist staff in administrative, planning of programme curriculum, sessions and events

2. Assist staff in executing the character development sessions, sessions and/ or workshops

3. Assist staff in volunteer management and training needs

4. Facilitate and lead sessions for programme on a needs-basis

5. Planning and executing of adhoc events such as holiday programmes, graduation

6. Conduct and consolidate evaluation for the enhancement of programme needs

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

1. To be exposed to working with low-income families and children in the Social Services Sector through opportunities provided in clinical and programme settings

2. To be able to experience execution and facilitation of programmes through supporting children, youths and family workshops/ sessions

3. To apply learnt social work knowledge through observation, planning and execution of the programmes

4. To learn how to plan age-appropriate curriculum and engage with clients of different age group through trainings and supervision

5. To gain knowledge in working with low-income families and clients of different ages through exposure and shadowing staff

Duration of Internship: 6 months

Daily Working Hours: 9.00am - 6.00pm (Mon - Fri), 9.00am - 1.00pm (Sat)

Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 1 to 2 Saturday morning a month

Minimum Qualification: No minimum education (i.e. A-level Graduates, Current Polytechnic students are welcome)

Requirements (if any): NA

No of Vacancies: 2

Contact Person Name: Josephine Ruth Sim

Contact Person Email: josephine_sim@rcs.org.sg

Please read the following to apply for the internship:

1. Click here for the application form.

2. Select the number of internship roles you wish to apply for at "Number of Internship Role(s) to Apply For".

3. Copy and paste "Programme Executive Intern (Riverlife Community Services Limited)" into the "Internship Role" field.

For further enquiries on the internship role, you may email the contact person as stated in the description.