Art Coordinator

Job Purpose

Expand creative programs to enhance residents' well-being Introduce innovative craft training for Social Enterprise projects.

Elevate the Association's public profile through exhibitions, partnerships, and community engagement initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

A). Direct Work

1) Rehabilitation Activities

• Plan, coordinate, and conduct group art sessions (drawing, painting, crafts, outreach).
• Facilitate skill-building in coloring, drawing, painting and simple crafts (eg. coaster making, soap making).
• Collaborate with external stakeholders (volunteers, schools)in session planning and resident selection.
• Showcase residents' artworks at art events to promote inclusion and visibility.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams (Welfare Home Staff, SAMH Staff) to ensure holistic psychiatric rehabilitation.
• Conduct quality control of artworks and crafts before exhibition or Social Enterprise (SE) display.

2) Social Enterprise (SE)

• Research, resource and train residents to create sellable crafts for SE project.
• Collaborate with Business Coordinator (BC) on product packaging.
• Motivate and guide residents in SE product creation; refer suitable candidates for retail training.
• Partner with Business Coordinator to liaise with external agencies for new product ideas (eg. eco-friendly crafts with schools).
• Review product marketability and maintain quality standards.
• Assist Business Coordinator in providing retail work training.

3) Project Management

• Liaise with centers/external agencies (eg. Creative Services) to showcase residents' artwork.
• Collaborate with schools on art-related projects fo residents.
• Manage wood work projects: resident selection, instructor job orders, material purchasing and scope of work.
• Handle financial tasks: invoicing for framing work, calculating monthly payments for craft instructors.

4) Event Management

• Coordinate 5 annual resident events (Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, National Day, Deepavali and Christmas).
• Work closely with Program Coordinators to organize events, performances, and volunteer participation.

B). Administration

• Maintain accurate documentation such as attendance list, progress reports, weekly submissions.
• Compile monthly statistics, Pelangi Collective and other required reports.
• Draft administrative reports, proposals and correspondence with agencies.
• Calculate freelance craft instructor salaries monthly.
• Develop proactive service initiatives.
• Calculate residents' allowances for SE products (eg. frame making).

C). Talks and Training

• Provide art-related talks and training for SAMH staff; extend to external audiences after 1 year.
• Train volunteers and interns to conduct art sessions with residents.

D). Operations

• Support daily operations such as incident reporting, crisis management, resident logistics, contingency planning.
• Collaborate with staff and volunteers to coordinate events/programs (eg. festive celebrations).
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Reporting Officer/Management, including tasks beyond normal work schedule. Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum Diploma.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-motivated and resilience to serve mental health population.
• Proficient in MS Office, Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, InDesign and Canva.
• Experience working in Social Service Agencies will be an added advantage.

Work Location: Blk 8 Buangkok Green, Singapore 539752

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