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
Desired Qualities
  • Meticulous
  • Patient
Brief description of work
  • Assist with packing of stock
  • Assist with tasks as assigned by the staff

PATIENT-RELATED AREAS:

Arts and Crafts Volunteer

Age requirement Min. 16 years old
Commitment Minimum period of 6 months.
Training On-the-job
Desired Qualities
  • Able to converse with seniors using English, Mandarin/ Malay / Tamil / Chinese dialects
  • Interested in arts and craft
  • Patient
  • Outgoing, creative and resourceful in planning and/or carrying out art activities
Brief description of work
  • Plan and/or conduct arts and craft activities with seniors

Patient Engagement (Inpatient Seniors)

Age requirement Min. 16 years old
Commitment Minimum period of 6 months.
Training On-the-job
Desired Qualities
  • Able to converse with seniors using English, Mandarin/ Malay / Tamil / Chinese dialects
  • Mature and able to carry out tasks independently.
Brief description of work
  • To stay by patients who need supervision 
  • To help patients with simple games, picture puzzles, etc
  • To befriend patients through caring companionship
  • Assist with tasks as assigned by the care team

Patient Engagement (Outpatient Seniors)

Age requirement Min. 21 years old
Commitment Minimum period of 6 months.
Training On-the-job
Desired Qualities
  • Able to converse with seniors using English, Mandarin/ Malay / Tamil / Chinese dialects
  • Mature and able to carry out tasks independently.
Brief description of work
  • To stay by patients who need supervision 
  • To help patients with simple games, picture puzzles, etc
  • To befriend patients through caring companionship
  • Assist with tasks as assigned by the care team

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 general@sach.org.sg.

We welcome groups, i.e. schools and organisations, to partner us in their community service initiatives in the following ways:

1) Group Performances
  • 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.
2) Raising Funds and Awareness
  • 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 general@sach.org.sg.