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Youth Corps Singapore
Programme Management

[C14/15] Programme Assistant Intern - Seniors (Calvary Community Care)

Minimum Qualifications

No minimum education

Current Polytechnic students and above

Social Causes

Seniors

Social Innovation

No. of Vacancies: 1

Organisation Overview: Calvary Community Care (C3) is an Institute of Public Character (IPC) established in 2010 to meet the needs of Children, Youth and Seniors. Our Children programme provides literacy support for children aged 5 - 12. We run Youth programmes and drop-in centres in collaboration with Schools and the Community. We support Seniors through Active Aging programmes and Befriending services. C3 is also supported by a Counselling team providing support to youths and young adults aged 18 - 40 years old.

Brief Description: The Programme Assistant Intern will be mainly supporting the Seniors Department in C3, in engaging Seniors (60 & above) through the Active Ageing and Befriending programme. The intern will participate in home visits, medical escort and facilitate active ageing programmes. The Intern will also have the opportunity to create new programmes and support in the volunteer and client management process. He/She may also be required to support other C3 programmes (Youth and Children) and HQ processes.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  1. Support in befriending seniors through home visits and being a medical escort and other engagements

  2. Facilitate Active Ageing programmes for Seniors

  3. Initiate new programmes for Seniors engagement

  4. Support in the volunteer and client management for Seniors department, including administrative support

  5. Support other C3 programmes (Youth & Children), and HQ processes as needed

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

  1. To learn how to engage Seniors (both active and home-bound)

  2. To participate in developing innovative programmes for Senior engagement

  3. To gain knowledge on how to run a social programme to engage the community

  4. To gain exposure to working with community and corporate partners

Duration of Internship: 6 months

Daily Working Hours: Mon - Fri, 9.00am - 5.30pm

Will this internship require weekend work?: Occasional weekend work for special events/projects

Requirements (if any): -

No of Vacancies: 1

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 [C14/15] Programme Assistant Intern - Seniors (Calvary Community Care) into the "Internship Role" field.

For further enquiries on the internship role, please email youthcorps_communityinternship@nyc.gov.sg.

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