Senior / Community Care Associate (S / CCA) in Community Care Sector #jobredesign #CCA

Note: Your application will be referred by Agency for Integrated Care to hiring Community Care Organisations for potential career opportunities.

The role of a Community Care Associate (CCA) or Senior Community Care Associate (SCCA) is to provide quality day-to-day daily living care for residents or clients in a nursing home or senior care centre, in line with the Community Care sector’s aims to provide Singapore’s elderly with a dignified life. A CCA and SCCA will be trained in cross-functional areas such as nursing and therapy, and will work closely with Clinical and Therapy teams to promote maintenance of resident’s independent living skills through holistic care and deploying cross-functional skills.

As a CCA or SCCA, you will provide seniors with:

Assisted daily living and support (personal hygiene, feeding, transfers)

Holistic care to support their psychosocial well-being by curating recreational programmes and activities, supervising and engaging seniors, and developing a supportive relationship with seniors and family members

Holistic care to support their physical and clinical well-being through mobility training and integrating maintenance rehabilitation activities into their daily routine, assisting to serve pre-packed medication and applying prescribed topical medication, performing basic wound care independently and administering subcutaneous insulin injections (for SCCAs only).

To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria:

1. Passionate and have a heart of care for our seniors
2. Exposure to healthcare setting advantageous
3. Candidates with more than 2 years of local healthcare experience will be considered for the SCCA position

Candidates having no experience are welcome to apply.

Successful applicants will be contacted by Community Care Organisations for prospective job offers in their organisations.

Actual salary offered will be dependent on experience and decided between the prospective employer and applicant.