Youth Engagement and Development Intern (Care Corner Singapore Ltd)

Organisation Overview: Established in 1981, Care Corner is a non-profit committed to building hope and promoting well-being for those in need. With 46 service points across Singapore, we support children with special learning needs or from disadvantaged backgrounds, youths at risk, troubled families, vulnerable seniors, and individuals needing counselling or mental health assistance. Rooted in the community, we provide holistic care across life stages and major transitions.

Brief Description: Are you passionate about empowering youths? Join us as Youth Engagement and Development Interns supporting Care Corner Singapore’s Youth Corps Development Team (YCDT). YCDT grows youth volunteerism by building volunteer management capabilities, creating youth-friendly opportunities, and providing training. Gain hands-on experience in volunteer recruitment, programme planning, execution, and youth development.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Volunteer Recruitment & Development

- Assist in recruiting volunteers for our signature programmes

- Ensuring smooth onboarding process of volunteers

2. Programme Planning & Execution

- Collaborate with the team to plan, organize, and execute programmes

- Preparation of necessary logistics

- Involve in evaluation of programmes by gathering feedback from volunteers

3. Volunteer Management System (VMS)

- Hands-on experience with the organisation's VMS

- Support in tracking volunteer activities, recording hours and managing communications

4. Youth Volunteer Guidance

- Provide ongoing support to youth volunteers pre/post programme

- Facilitate learning sessions and help volunteers reflect on their experiences

5. Administrative Support

- Includes but not limited to maintaining volunteer databases, data entry, and other tasks assigned by supervisor

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

1. Acquire insights to the youth volunteer management landscape

2. Develop project management and stakeholder management competencies

3. Exposure to social service sector

4. Grow in confidence of managing & engaging youths

Duration of Internship: 6 months

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

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

Requirements (if any):

1. Interest to work with youths

2. Able to work independently and in a team

3. Good communication and interpersonal skills

4. Willingness to work on weekends, if required

5. Proficiency in MS Office applications and Canva

6. Able to see through the planning, organising, implementation and evaluation of a project

7. High empathy, self- and social awareness

8. Able to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

No of Vacancies: 3

Contact Person Name: Amanda Lim

Contact Person Email: amandalim@carecorner.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 Youth Engagement and Development Intern (Care Corner Singapore Ltd) into the "Internship Role" field.

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