Community Care Career Track

Community Care Career Track

Whether you’re a young jobseeker stepping into the workforce or a mature worker considering a career shift, the Community Care sector offers fulfilling career opportunities for those with a passion in eldercare. With Singapore’s ageing population and increasing demand for eldercare services, job opportunities in this field are abundant.

The Community Care Career Track provides a progression pathway specifically for Care Professionals and comprises of four roles:

• Community Care Associate
• Senior Community Care Associate
• Community Care Executive
• Community Care Manager

Entry-level candidates start off as a Community Care Associate or a Senior Community Care Associate to provide care to seniors in settings such as nursing homes, active ageing centres and senior care centres. As you progress to take on a supervisory role as a Community Care Executive and Community Care Manager, your responsibility will shift towards enabling efficient co-ordination and provision of care.

More detailed job descriptions of Care Professionals can be found here.

Educational Qualifications and Experience

Jobseekers with no healthcare experience or those looking to have a career switch are welcome to apply as a Community Care Associate as training will be provided. You may be considered for the Senior Community Care Associate position if you have prior relevant healthcare experience.

To become a Community Care Executive or Community Care Manager, a Diploma or Degree in relevant disciplines and prior experience in client or patient care-related duties in hospitals or nursing homes is advantageous.

Training and Development

Under the Skills Framework for Healthcare, there are flexible entry points to become a Care Professional.

The main mode of entry for new entrants is through a ‘Place-and-Train’ model with the hiring Community Care organisation. Individuals who are hired as either a Community Care Associate or Senior Community Care Associate are enrolled into national-accredited training programmes, under the sponsorship of the hiring organisation. Incumbents should have at least Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) 4 or GCE ‘N’ levels.

Students with a passion for community care can apply for the Community Care Manpower Development Awards (CCMDA) to have their studies sponsored via the hiring organisation.

For mid-career switchers looking to attend the training first before seeking employment, there is a secondary option of the ‘Train-and-Place’ model under the SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP).

As you progress in your career as a Care Professional, other than the CCMDA, there are also various training institutions that are accredited by SkillsFuture Singapore to support your systematic training. For more information on such courses that are available via the AIC Learning Network, please click here.

Compensation Package

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has published salary guidelines for positions within the Community Care sector, including Care Professional roles:

More information on the recommended starting and mid-point monthly base salary for Care Professionals can be found here.

How to Apply

• Via Participating Organisations’ Job Portals

Please refer to the map on the locations of participating CCOs and their branches. For more information, please click to expand the section below the map.

Enquiries:
 

For enquiries on the Community Care Career Track or Care Professional roles, please email us.