Volunteer Recruitment

Engage volunteers, including those from partner churches, other community volunteer groups, schools, companies fulfilling corporate social responsibilities etc. to

• Plan, organize and run centre-based active-ageing programmes and interest groups
• Participate in home-based Befriending service
• Ad-hoc festive events

Volunteer Training and Development

• Arrange and conduct training together with a team of volunteer trainers for volunteers in Communication skills, dementia awareness, chronic disease knowledge etc
• Organise monthly meetings for volunteers to peer sharing and learning (Caregivers Club)
• Administration of the time-banking scheme

Monitor the work of Befriending

• Coordinate outreach efforts with volunteers/volunteer groups to identify socially isolated seniors
• Conduct baseline and review assessments of seniors requiring befriending
• Facilitate matching of befriender-befriendees
• Monitor the effectiveness of befriending through regular reports from befriender and feedback surveys from befriendees
• Onward referrals to case management executive for service linkage and care coordination if necessary

Administration – assist the Manager to

• Design, implement activities and wellness programmes that focuses on building elderly’s self-help capacity including

• On-site active ageing programmes
• Organising and participation in community events and outings

• Ensure compliance to Finance and Human Resource Policies, maintaining documentation for audits facilitated by Corporate Services
• Prepare data for submission to MOH and AIC which includes but not limited to

• Register of all volunteers, befriendees and home visits records
• Register of Information and Referrals done for befriendees
• Client satisfaction surveys

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in social service or healthcare related areas will be preferred.
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.

Working conditions:

• Weekdays office hours
• Volunteer training sessions on Saturdays with time off in lieu.
• Interaction with elderly members and volunteers
• Home visits for befriending visits

Physical requirements

• Physically Fit