About Us:
ILC Singapore (ILC-S) at Tsao Foundation aims to promote the wellbeing of older persons and contribute to national development through initiating research and forging collaborations which inform policy, facilitate policy-action translation and promote quality, effective practice in Singapore and the region.
ILC-S forges community development programmes, working with older persons and other stakeholders to find innovative and effective approaches to issues in population ageing. Among these are the Citi-Tsao Financial Education Programme for Women, to address the financial vulnerability of women whose life expectancy outstrips that of men’s. Another titled “Self Care on Health of Older Persons in Singapore (Project SCOPE)” empowers older persons with the information and skills to improve self care and health seeking behaviours.
ILC-S is uniquely positioned to join the dots between community, practitioners, academia, enterprise and policymakers, to help address the challenges and actualise opportunities in ageing and longevity. Read more about us at: https://tsaofoundation.org/
ILC Singapore at Tsao Foundation is looking for a research and community development intern to join our team. Research shows that addressing social inclusion such as participation in community activities and projects can improve quality of life and health for seniors as well as empowering them to live with autonomy and to make their own decisions. Our team is working on an exciting new pilot project focused on the empowerment of older persons through a series of community development programmes in the Whampoa and Boon Keng areas.
This is an ideal opportunity for a student interested in developing their career in the fields of research, healthcare, community development, and social enterprises.
As an intern with us, you will get a chance to:
- Organise and implement community workshops and events;
- Develop strategies and conduct community outreach;
- Recruit research participants and scheduling of interviews;
- Conduct qualitative interviews with seniors and staff in the healthcare sector, and contribute ethnographic observations on your experiences (training will be provided);
- Recruit participants with diabetes for classes run by nurse educators;
- Assist in running diabetes management classes; and
- Any other assigned duties.
We are offering $500 on a monthly basis, depending on experience. We would ideally like you to work with us for at least 3 months, anytime from October 2019 to March 2020.
Possessing the following will be advantageous (but not necessary):
- Passion in working with older adults;
- Experience in working with older adults;
- Knowledge of qualitative research methods;
- Experience in conducting interviews and/or facilitating group discussions;
- Experience in event management;
- Ability to read and speak Mandarin/Malay/Tamil/Punjabi; fluency in dialects such as Hokkien/Teochew/Cantonese; and
- Excellent research and presentation skills, and experience with related software such NVivo or similar.
Majors: Sociology; Anthropology; Social Work; Political Science; Geography; Communication and New Media; Public Health; English; Literature; any other relevant majors.
Come join our exciting and dynamic team!
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