Family Central, a service by Fei Yue Community Services, was officially appointed by the Council for Third Age (C3A) as programme organiser for the Intergenerational Learning Programme (ILP) with effect from June 2013.
The ILP aims to encourage intergenerational bonding by matching youths and seniors in a group learning environment. Through practical lessons such as Skype, Facebook, managing health and laughter yoga, seniors acquire new knowledge while youths share theirs and learn character building.
Family Central can provide a framework and methodology, capacity building through training, consultancy and sharing of best practices, and participating schools can count their ILPs as part of their service learning initiatives. These programmes will help forge intergenerational solidarity and promote social cohesion.
Responsibilities:
- Plan, develop and implement effective strategies to promote the Intergenerational Learning Programme (ILP) to seniors
- Recruit senior participants for the ILP workshops
- Process course registrations through the Training Management System (TMS)
- Manage administrative matters related to recruitment
- Assist Team Lead in preparing for the monthly report submissions
- Handle senior enquiries through phone calls, text messages and emails
- Coordinate and plan with schools and external partners for onsite & virtual ILP workshops
- Provide students and youth volunteers with guidance with their planning
- Travel down to the various schools within Singapore to oversee the ILP workshops whenever needed
- Other duties as assigned by supervisors
Requirements:
- Degree Holder
- Good communication & interpersonal skills
- Possess good and competent IT skills
- Meticulous & able to meet tight deadlines
- Possess creative-thinking and problem-solving skills
- Able to multi-task & work independently with minimum supervision
- Willing to travel to different schools and provide admin support
Work Location: Tiong Bahru
Interested applicants are to submit their resume to [email protected]. Please visit www.fycs.org for more details.
