Epworth Community Services is a Social Service Agency (SSA) that helps at-risk children and youths from needy and disadvantaged families. We want to create a better world for them so that they can develop their potential. Our work focuses on promoting the mental well-being of children and youths by building strong families and imparting skills for resilient living.
We are a registered charity, a full member of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and an Institution of a Public Character (IPC).
With a vision to enable Strong Families, Resilient Living, Beautiful Minds. Our work focuses on promoting and supporting the mental well-being of children and youths through building strong families, and by imparting abilities and skills for resilient living.
In Epworth, the diversity of our services provides many opportunities to match your professional and personal aspiration in the social service sector. We believe that people are our greatest asset and every individual has talent and ability that can be developed to their fullest potential.
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Job Scope
- Plan, co-ordinate and recruit volunteers to support foster parents caring for foster children
- Assess potential volunteers through interviews and writing reports
- Match, coordinate, schedule and deploy suitable volunteers to support foster parents in various ways including transport arrangement
- Follow up and monitor the progress of cases matched with volunteers
- Engage and retain interests of volunteers, partners and stakeholders
- Involve in the recruitment and outreach events for both foster parents and volunteers
- Support and work collaboratively with the recruitment officer
- Plan and run programmes for foster parents and foster children
- Any other assigned tasks and projects
Requirements
- Minimum Diploma, with preferably above 2 years of experience in the social service sector, especially in the area of volunteer management
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work well with children, youths, adults including elderly
- Possess good working attitude and willing to learn
- Systematic with good organisation skills
- Proficient in Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Canva
- Familiar with the usage of social media such as Instagram
- Those without relevant social service experience are welcome to apply
Other Information
- Location of workplace: Bukit Batok
- Attractive remuneration package which comprises of fixed and variable bonuses
