Volunteering
At St. Andrew’s Community Hospital (SACH), we aim to make volunteering meaningful through:
- Self-Actualisation: Knowing and being yourself.
- Social Responsibility: Meeting the needs of the community.
- Personal Development: Benefiting yourself through volunteering.
- Creating an Exchange: Place of interchange
As a volunteer, you will work alongside our staff in various hospital functions, providing both direct and indirect patient care. Your involvement will complement our delivery of holistic care, strengthening our delivery of medical, social-psychological and spiritual care.
NON-PATIENT RELATED AREAS:
Central Supplies Admin Volunteer
| Age requirement | Min. 16 years old |
| Commitment | Once a week on a weekday, for a minimum period of 6 months. Actual day and timing may be discussed. |
| Training | On-the-job |
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| Brief description of work |
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PATIENT-RELATED AREAS:
Arts and Crafts Volunteer
| Age requirement | Min. 16 years old |
| Commitment | Minimum period of 6 months. |
| Training | On-the-job |
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| Brief description of work |
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Patient Engagement (Inpatient Seniors)
| Age requirement | Min. 16 years old |
| Commitment | Minimum period of 6 months. |
| Training | On-the-job |
| Desired Qualities |
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| Brief description of work |
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Patient Engagement (Outpatient Seniors)
| Age requirement | Min. 21 years old |
| Commitment | Minimum period of 6 months. |
| Training | On-the-job |
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| Brief description of work |
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Interested applicants who are unable to make a regular commitment of a minimum period of 6 months may consider signing up as an Ad Hoc Helper instead. We will keep your contact details for one year, from date of application, and email / call / SMS you for help, as needed. Some examples of help that we might need on an ad-hoc basis are:
- Decorators for festive celebrations
- Events helpers (e.g. festive celebrations for patients, or other corporate events)
- Translation work (to translate English articles to Mandarin, Malay or Tamil)
- Design work
- Photography or videography service
- Fundraising
- Administrative work (e.g data-entry, filing, etc.)
To sign up for any of the above, please download a PDF Volunteer Application Form and email / send it back to us. For submission of the volunteer application form and volunteering enquiries, please call 6586 1000 or email [email protected].
We welcome groups, i.e. schools and organisations, to partner us in their community service initiatives in the following ways:
- The hospital organises festive celebrations for patients and would be glad to have groups partner us by planning and conducting 10-30 minutes performances as part of these celebrations.
- Festive celebrations are usually held for Lunar New Year, Grandparents and Parents’ Day (usually held around May), Mid-Autumn Festival and Christmas.
- Ad Hoc performances by volunteers which are not festive in nature, may also be considered.
- Plan and conduct fundraising activities in your own premises and adopt us as the beneficiary of funds received.
- The hospital would be glad to share information with you to raise awareness about our services and areas of need for your fundraising campaigns. SACH welcomes other ideas for volunteering and/or community engagement that are not stated here.
For enquiries, please call 6586 1000 or email [email protected].
