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Youth Corps Singapore
Social Work

Social Work & Community Programmes Intern (Mental ACT Community Services (Ltd))

Minimum Qualifications

No minimum education

Current Polytechnic students and above

Social Causes

Children

Healthcare & Wellbeing

Low-income Families

Mental Health

Youth-at-risk

No. of Vacancies: 1

Organisation Overview: Mental ACT Community Services is a non-profit organisation in Singapore dedicated to destigmatising mental health within the South Asian community. We provide affordable, culturally responsive counselling, outreach, and education. Interns gain hands-on experience in client support, community projects, and event planning, developing empathy, cultural awareness, and professional skills in a supportive learning environment.

Brief Description:

This role will assist in developing and implementing community-based mental health and social programmes, including counselling support, case management, advocacy, and outreach initiatives for diverse South Asian communities.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  1. Assist in organising programmes like Masculinity Project and Breakfast Club

  2. Coordinate trainings (e.g., MHFA, PFA) and advocacy events

  3. Conduct client/community outreach and resource referrals

  4. Maintain programme data and case documentation

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

  1. To apply social work theories and values in real-world community and case work settings

  2. To develop case management, assessment, and communication skills

  3. To gain experience in culturally responsive, trauma-informed practice

  4. To learn to design and evaluate social programmes

  5. To strengthen teamwork and professional ethics in practice

Duration of Internship: 6 months

Daily Working Hours: Mon-Fri, 9.00am to 6.00pm

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

Requirements (if any):

No of Vacancies: 1

Contact Person Name: Nisha

Contact Person Email: priyahnisha@mentalact.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 Social Work & Community Programmes Intern (Mental ACT Community Services (Ltd)) into the "Internship Role" field.

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

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