Programme Assistant Intern (Singapore Anglican Community Services (Yishun))

Organisation Overview: Anglican Care Centre (Yishun) is a community-based mental health day rehabilitation centre operated by Singapore Anglican Community Services (SACS). It supports persons with mental health conditions in their recovery journey, helping them develop skills, build relationships and reintegrate into the community.

Brief Description: The intern will support Day Centre operations and rehabilitation programmes for people with psychiatric disorders. Duties include planning activities, providing life and vocational skills training, facilitating therapeutic arts, and organising sports, outings and events. The intern will observe meetings, attend training and assist with administrative tasks. The internship develops understanding of psychiatric rehabilitation, mental health professionals’ roles and voluntary welfare organisations.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Assist in the daily operations of the Day Centre

2. Plan, organise, facilitate and review rehabilitation programmes and activities

3. Support clients in developing life skills, functional skills and vocational skills

4. Facilitate therapeutic activities using arts, crafts, music and drama

5. Organise sports activities, community outings and festive celebrations

6. Provide basic individual support to clients under staff supervision

7. Observe staff meetings, case conferences and case management supervision sessions

8. Attend required training and comply with organisational policies and procedures

9. Perform administrative duties, including photocopying, filing, contacting caregivers and preparing mailings

10. Maintain client confidentiality, respect clients’ dignity and work collaboratively with Day Centre staff

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

1. Develop an understanding of psychiatric disorders, treatment processes and psychiatric rehabilitation in a Day Centre setting

2. Gain insights into the roles of mental health professionals, including nurses, psychologists, doctors, occupational therapists and physiotherapists, in supporting clients’ recovery

3. Understand the role of voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) and their contributions to community mental health services

4. Develop practical skills in programme planning, organisation, facilitation and evaluation

5. Learn to engage clients with diverse needs, abilities and recovery goals

6. Gain experience in providing life skills, functional skills and vocational skills training

7. Understand how therapeutic activities support clients’ emotional well-being, self-expression and recovery

8. Develop communication, teamwork, problem-solving and interpersonal skills

9. Gain exposure to case conferences, case management and multidisciplinary collaboration

10. Learn about professional ethics, client confidentiality and person-centred care

11. Understand the importance of community integration, social participation and recovery-oriented practices in supporting clients’ independence and well-being

Duration of Internship: 6 months

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

Will this internship require weekend work?: Flexible - weekend work may be required depending on operational needs

Requirements (if any):

No of Vacancies: 3

Please read the following to apply for the internship:

1.      Click here (opens in new tab) 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 Assistant Intern (Singapore Anglican Community Services (Yishun)) into the "Internship Role" field.

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