Programme Associate

Company description:

NTUC Health Co-operative Limited (NTUC Health) is an NTUC enterprise that provides a comprehensive and integrated suite of quality and accessible health and elderly care services to meet the growing needs of families and their dependents. Building on more than five decades of experience and expertise, NTUC Health is among the largest senior day care, nursing home, and home personal care providers in Singapore. We also offer other services for seniors such as active ageing centres, community support for vulnerable seniors, and a sheltered senior group home. In addition, we run a family medicine clinic to cater to the general population.

Job description:

About Us

NTUC Health Co-operative Limited (NTUC Health) is an NTUC enterprise that provides a comprehensive and integrated suite of quality and accessible health and eldercare services to meet the growing needs of families and their dependents. Building on close to three decades of experience and expertise, NTUC Health is among the largest providers of active ageing, senior day care, nursing home, and home personal care services in Singapore. We also serve vulnerable seniors in selected areas in Singapore through Community Case Management Services (CCMS), CREST mental health support, and a sheltered senior group home. In addition, we run a family medicine clinic.

Our purpose is to achieve ‘health for life'; enabling healthy and fulfilling years by being a trusted partner of seniors and their families in our community.

For more information, please visit ntuchealth.sg or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Services: Senior Day Care | Home Care | Nursing Home | Active Ageing and Senior Fitness | Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy | Family Medicine

Community Support: CCMS (Community Case Management Services) | CREST (Community Resource, Engagement and Support Team) | Henderson Home

Job Description

At NTUC Health, we believe age is just a number! Seniors can lead exciting, purpose-driven lives, doing the things they love. If you have a strong desire to help seniors redefine their golden years and continue living vibrantly like we do, join us!

Our goal is to make our seniors' lives more fulfilling. That is why our community and volunteer activities are at the heart of what we do. Through our Active Ageing Centres, we engage seniors and support them by reaching out to them, understanding their needs, curating programmes that cater to those who are active, and befriending those who are isolated and vulnerable.

As a Programme Associate, you play an important role in sharing our goal in the work of the AAC and assisting the Centre-in-charge in fulfilling the objectives of the AAC and meeting the targets set by the management and funders. You shall also look out for vulnerable seniors and support their needs.

You will need to:

• Promote NTUC Health Active Ageing Centres' eldercare services and programmes
• Conduct/support active ageing programmes and encourage active participation with seniors which includes conducting community screening assessments, organising and conducting active ageing programmes
• Providing befriending services Monitoring their vital signs
• Coordinate care and support services through internal referral or to external agencies
• Provide support to seniors at outreach events and programmes
• Carry out administrative functions such as data entry, record keeping and report submissions in a prompt and accurate manner
• May be required to perform additional duties and work over the weekends or after office hours

Job Description (Continued) Qualification

• Diploma or Degree from any discipline
• Proficient in Google Suite Applications

You should

• Thrive in a collaborative and dynamic environment
• Have strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Genuine interest to engage our seniors in the community

Other Information

• Additional Advantageous Skills:

  • Good knowledge of various eldercare services and support in the community setting
  • Ability to converse in local languages

  The employee may be required to work on some weekends and weekday evenings when there are programmes or events during those times.

  Work locations:

  1. Lengkok Bahru
  2. Bishan
  3. Nanyang