Working Location: West Coast

Job purpose

The jobholder is primarily responsible to cultivate a vibrant community of senior volunteers, encouraging active participation among seniors and fostering a supportive atmosphere for community involvement. He/she is to provide support to seniors through engaging activities, home visits, promoting social interaction and active ageing. He/she is to facilitate outreach initiatives to invite seniors to join our Active Ageing Centre, facilitating social engagement and personalized care. He/she will also be required to support the Active Ageing Centre Department with ad-hoc and secretariat duties.

Duties and responsibilities

• Facilitate Active Ageing Programmes (AAPs) and engage seniors via calls and visits to participate in the activities. Attendance should be registered in the system with every engagement conducted.
• Take charge of Community Screening (CS), ensuring seniors' needs are screened and particulars registered and updated. Seniors' needs should be rescreened upon discharge from the hospital or renewed every 2 years.
• Ensure Befriending and Buddying seniors are engaged in AAPs on a monthly basis.
• Assist seniors in any Information and Referral requests and log in the requests in the system.
• Collaborate with grassroots, partners and vendors on AAPs and events.
• Any other duties assigned by superior and reporting officer.

Qualifications & Skills Required

• Possess a diploma or higher (no preferred specialisation)
• IT savvy and proficient in Microsoft office applications
• Knowledge of programme design, implementation, and evaluation
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to manage multiple tasks and priorities
• Preferably with relevant experience in working with elderly clients in the community setting and healthcare or social service sector
• Fresh university/polytechnic graduates are welcome.