About MPCSL
Marine Parade Community Space Ltd is a registered charity and IPC serving the Marine Parade community. As part of its work, MPCSL's WeCare Team looks after vulnerable residents in the constituency by coordinating social service delivery in a resident-centric manner.
Job Scope
The Community Developer has three main roles within the community:
1. To be the last mile social service delivery
- Receive cases from various community referrals and attend to walk-ins
- Conduct assessment through home visits or in-person sessions to establish needs of the resident and link resident up to relevant services/ resources
- Maintain a database to ensure continuity of care
- Attend to all enquiries raised by the community, especially those related to social issues and well-being of the residents
- Follow-up on cases with multiple stakeholders and ensure coordination of care
- Handle cases which require case management but are reluctant to approach formal systems for assistance main aims of such interim case management is to attend to any urgent requests from the resident and to triage the case back to formal systems for long-term care and follow-up
- Complete administrative work timely such as application for interim financial assistance, food rations, and programmes administered by other Social Service Agencies as needed
2. To develop community relationships
- Develop and maintain close working relationships with Social Service Agencies and other community partners
- Be up to date on the resources in Marine Parade, as well as the latest government initiatives and schemes
- Work with community partners and government agencies to identify resource gaps in the community and implement solutions to these gaps
- Nurture formal and informal help-giving in the community, developing a strong sense of community spirit amongst community partners and residents
- Plan and execute community development events
3. Programmes
- To carry out and further develop current initiatives such as Marine Parade Gives Back!, Stakeholders Networking Event, etc.
- To develop Marine Parade as a Dementia Friendly Community.
Candidate Competencies
1. Technical Competencies
- Minimally Diploma holder in any discipline, preferably in Social Sciences
- Fluent and well-spoken in English and Mandarin Chinese/ Bahasa Melayu (to communicate with residents who cannot speak English)
- Fresh graduates are welcome to apply
- Experience with programme planning and execution is advantageous
2. Core Competencies
- Hard worker with strong sense of responsibility
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Good team player
- Demonstrated ability to plan, drive, and execute events and programmes independently
3. Preferred Achievements/ Traits
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Passion/ strong interest in social services
