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Career Options @ Voluntary Welfare Organisations
 
Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) are non-profit organisations promoting and providing direct community and social services in Singapore.

For a list of VWOs and the services they provide, click here.
 
Social Service Professionals
Social Service Professionals provide direct services to clients ranging from children to the elderly. They work in multi-disciplinary teams to help those in need or the underprivileged lead independent lives through their skillful interventions.

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Professionals in the sector include:

  • Social Workers
  • Counsellors
  • Psychologists
  • Speech Therapists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Nurses
  • Special Education Teachers (for teaching special needs children above 6 years old)
  • Early Intervention Teachers (for teaching special needs children below 6 years old)
  • Childcare/ Student Care Teachers

For more information on the above professions, click here.

Social Service Professionals at work: Click here for video.
 
Social Service Assistants
Social Service Assistants work hand-in-hand with the Social Service Professionals in taking care of those in need in the community. They organise and facilitate meaningful activities for clients and carry out care procedures such as therapy exercises, nutritional care, escort, errand services, and housekeeping tasks. They are mainly employed in Homes for the Aged, Day Care Centres for the Elderly, Nursing Homes, Welfare Homes, Children’s Homes, and Community Hospitals.
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Social Service Assistants include:

  • Therapy Aides
  • Nursing Aides
  • House Parents
  • Welfare Officers
  • Home Care Workers
  • Health Attendants

Social Service Assistants at work: Click here for video.
 
Social Service Executive and Administrative Personnel
Social Service Administrative Personnel provides administrative support to VWOs so that these organisations are run effectively and efficiently. Those with training or working experience in HR, finance, marketing and others may find suitable positions as executive or administrative personnel in the sector.
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Executive and Administrative Personnel in the sector include:

  • Executive Directors
  • Centre Managers
  • Principals/ Vice-Principals of Special Schools
  • Programme Executives/ Coordinators
  • Assistant Programme Executives/ Coordinators
  • Accountants
  • Sales/ Marketing/ Fund-raising personnel
  • Finance/ Accounts/ Administrative personnel
  • HR personnel
  • Advertising/ Communications/ Public Relations personnel
  • Public Education/ Advocacy personnel
  • Administrative/ Clerical Officers