Career

Interested applicants please email your CV, contact number and expected salary to careers@sasco.org.sg.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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Programme Executive, AAC@West Coast (Care)

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

· To plan, organise and conduct active ageing programmes within the West Coast community.

· To ensure that programmes meet the required standards & achieve desired engagement outcome.

· To coordinate and manage stakeholders’ communications for programmes and services.

· To guide volunteers in executing programme activities.

· To support the department’s purchase requisition or any other financial requirements via the InfoCare system procedures.

· To support the department’s secretariat work for reporting purposes.

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.

Interested candidates, please click on this link to submit your application.

Dementia Practitioner

Job Description & Requirements

Working Location: Telok Blangah

Benefits:

  • AWS
  • Performance + Variable Bonus
  • Annual Increment
  • Learning & development

Job purpose

  • To assist in implementing SASCO’s new care model of dementia practice

Duties and responsibilities

  • Assist with the implementation of the new dementia care model prescribed by the dementia consultant, including development of new SOPs, changes to the care environment, staff training, day-to-day support to staff post-implementation
  • Assist with the review of the new care model’s implementation and conducting the fine tuning thereafter
  • Liaise with dementia consultant for advice and support post-implementation
  • Keep updated on new knowledge and practices in dementia care and help to introduce relevant new practices and interventions into the organisation
  • Other additional duties as assigned by Head, Centre Management

Qualifications & Skills Required

  • Registered Nurse , registered Occupational Therapist or accredited Social Worker OR
  • A degree in Psychology, Counselling, Gerontology or Sociology
  • Trained in dementia practice and has at least 3 years’ working experience in dementia care, preferably in an eldercare setting
  • Passionate about dementia care
  • Good oral, written and interpersonal communications skills
  • Compassionate, critical thinking and organizational skills.

Interested candidates, please click on this link to submit your application.

Social Work Associate

Job Description & Requirements

Working Location: SASCO @Jurong West

Benefits:

  • Annual Wages Supplement (AWS)
  • Bonuses (x2)
  • Staff Fringe Benefits
  • Lunch provided
  • Training Development

Key Responsibilites:

  • Review applications from AIC. Interview client’s and caregivers during enrolment into our programme/Home. Conducting Biopsychosocial assessment to assessing the strength and resilience of the client, families, and social support systems.
  • Supports Medical Social Worker / Senior Medical Social Worker during resident’s admission in preparation for admission documents.
  • Build rapport with residents/clients and their families. Maintain constant communication with clients while addressing their concerns and goals and helping them keep positive attitudes. And educating the family members on the physical and psychosocial needs of the clients and ways they can access internal and external resources.
  • Provide casework management for our clients and coordination with external agencies such as hospitals and polyclinic for clients who require financial assistance for their medical appointments.
  • Works with Community and Partnerships and Allied Health to develop initiatives for client/family engagement
  • Develop and implement individual care plans (ICP) for clients and provide therapeutic support as needed. – working with other multidisciplinary team (MDT) members.
  • Execute the ICP and monitor progress. Develop and implement programmes and activities through a planned/structured manner that is aligned to SASCO values to meet the clients care needs.
  • Coordinate with PT and OT departments to assist in helping clients feel comfortable and confident.
  • Put up 6th monthly ICP review reports and/or 3rd monthly review records for clients.
  • Evaluate existing, new and prospective clients based on their needs, desires and limitations.
  • Update clients particulars and social report/review. Conduct casework evaluation, maintain case notes/documents.
  • Person centred counselling for clients and/or families – counselling clients who suffer from poor mental health states (e.g. depression, anxiety), and coping and adjustment difficulties in their transition.
  • Risk assessment – assessing risk of self-harm (e.g. suicide) and to others (e.g. family violence, elder abuse).
  • Financial assessment and fund management and prepare periodic reports as required – identifying and referring cases for financial assistance (e.g. generate Means Test Subsidy Change Rate Report from MOH for invoices printing/Changed Subsidy report, IHDC Master
  • Following up and checking on accounts receivable status Identify cases to put up for Medifund/financial assistance scheme
  • Any other additional tasks assigned by the Management.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

  • Diploma in Social work
  • At least 2 years’ social work experience
  • Prior experience in residential setting for the elderly
  • Have good knowledge of government financial schemes
  • Ability to work with different groups, elderly, stake-holders
  • Excellent written and inter-personal communication skills

Interested candidates, please click on this link to submit your application.

Executive – Community Engagement

Positions available at:  SASCO@Hong San Terrace

Job purpose

The jobholder is primarily responsible for the management of volunteers and stakeholders, delegating them to our sheltered home, daycare centres and activity ageing centre as well as seniors living in the community. He / She will manage the volunteer skill-upgrading programme. He / She will also be required to support the Community Engagement department with ad-hoc and secretariat duties.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Support the department’s operations in coordinating programmes and events with volunteers, community partners and relevant stakeholders.
  • Onboard and coordinate volunteers for SASCO Home’s activities. Respond to queries relating to volunteer management matters in a timely manner.
  • Coordinate with training vendors and send our volunteers for capability upgrading courses.
  • Conduct surveys with seniors to find out & explore Quality-of-Life improvement factors.
  • Support the department’s purchase requisition or any other financial requirements via the InfoCare system procedures.
  • Support the department’s secretariat work for reporting purposes.

Qualifications & Skills Required

  • Possess a diploma or higher (no preferred specialisation)
  • IT savvy and proficient in Microsoft office applications. Able to work on weekends (ad-hoc basis).
  • Preferably 1 – 2 years of work experience in volunteer / stakeholder management and social service / eldercare sector.
  • Fresh university / polytechnic graduates are welcome.

Interested candidates, please click on this link to submit your application.

Cleaner/Housekeeping 清洁工人

Positions available at:  SASCO@Compassvale
Job Description & Requirements

Working Location: Compassvale

Working days: .55 Days (4 hours on Saturday)
Benefits
• Attractive Remuneration
• Meals Provided
• AWS + 2 Bonus (Performance & Variable)


Job purpose

• The Cleaner is to perform the daily housekeeping at the Centre/ Home.
• Ensure that the Centre/ Home is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.

Duties and responsibilities

• To ensure cleanliness and hygiene at all times
• Basic cleaning – Sweeping and mopping the room and designated area
• Washing and sanitizing toilets.
• Emptying trash
• Any other duties may be assigned by supervisor on ad-hoc basis.


Duties and responsibilities

  • Experience in cleaning services or housekeeping

Enrolled Nurse

Positions available at:  SASCO@Hong Kah North

Duties and responsibilities

  • Comply with approved Nursing SOPs.
  • Work with multidisciplinary team to analyze and evaluate nursing care plan and ensure care plan is implemented by team.
  • Identify symptoms of clients related to illness or decline in functional/cognitive abilities and advocate early attention.
  • Mentor and guide, NAs and HCAs in performing their functional duties.
  • Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
  • Assist client to manage common age-related conditions such as incontinence and loss of mobility.
  • Assist Registered Nurse as when required.
  • Other additional operational duties as assigned by Nursing Manager or Centre Manager.

Qualifications & Skills Required

  • Diploma or degree in nursing
  • Nitec in Nursing
  • Registered with SNB.
  • Experience working in an elderly setting is an advantage.
  • Compassion, critical thinking, and organizational skills.

Interested candidates, please click on this link to submit your application.

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Enrolled Nurse

Positions available at:  SASCO@Hong Kah North

Duties and responsibilities

  • Comply with approved Nursing SOPs.
  • Work with multidisciplinary team to analyze and evaluate nursing care plan and ensure care plan is implemented by team.
  • Identify symptoms of clients related to illness or decline in functional/cognitive abilities and advocate early attention.
  • Mentor and guide, NAs and HCAs in performing their functional duties.
  • Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
  • Assist client to manage common age-related conditions such as incontinence and loss of mobility.
  • Assist Registered Nurse as when required.
  • Other additional operational duties as assigned by Nursing Manager or Centre Manager.

Qualifications & Skills Required

  • Diploma or degree in nursing
  • Nitec in Nursing
  • Registered with SNB.
  • Experience working in an elderly setting is an advantage.
  • Compassion, critical thinking, and organizational skills.

Interested candidates, please click on this link to submit your application.

Executive – Community Engagement

Positions available at:  SASCO@Hong San Terrace

Job purpose

The jobholder is primarily responsible for the management of volunteers and stakeholders, delegating them to our sheltered home, daycare centres and activity ageing centre as well as seniors living in the community. He / She will manage the volunteer skill-upgrading programme. He / She will also be required to support the Community Engagement department with ad-hoc and secretariat duties.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Support the department’s operations in coordinating programmes and events with volunteers, community partners and relevant stakeholders.
  • Onboard and coordinate volunteers for SASCO Home’s activities. Respond to queries relating to volunteer management matters in a timely manner.
  • Coordinate with training vendors and send our volunteers for capability upgrading courses.
  • Conduct surveys with seniors to find out & explore Quality-of-Life improvement factors.
  • Support the department’s purchase requisition or any other financial requirements via the InfoCare system procedures.
  • Support the department’s secretariat work for reporting purposes.

Qualifications & Skills Required

  • Possess a diploma or higher (no preferred specialisation)
  • IT savvy and proficient in Microsoft office applications. Able to work on weekends (ad-hoc basis).
  • Preferably 1 – 2 years of work experience in volunteer / stakeholder management and social service / eldercare sector.
  • Fresh university / polytechnic graduates are welcome.

Interested candidates, please click on this link to submit your application.