School of Sports and Health-Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Integrated Community Care)

Republic Polytechnic

Fixed Terms

Closing on 29 Jul 2025

What the role is

School of Sports and Health – Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Diploma in Integrated Community Care)

The School of Sports and Health, whose vision is to be a leading educator in the domains of sports, health, and community care, invites qualified and passionate candidates to apply for the position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the Diploma in Integrated Community Care (DICC).

The Diploma in Integrated Community Care focuses on equipping students with the essential skills and knowledge required to take on operational and management roles in Singapore's dynamic health, social, and community care sectors. It prepares graduates to effectively support integrated care models, addressing their complexities, fostering innovation, volunteerism and emerging technology within these domains.

What you will be working on

The Lecturer/Senior Lecturer will:
•   Deliver academic and instructional duties for both Pre-Employment Training (PET) and Continuing Education and Training (CET) programmes.
•   Design, review, and update curriculum to ensure relevance to the sector and uphold academic governance.
•   Facilitate student learning through experiential, practice-based approaches and mentor students in their holistic development.
•   Supervise students in final-year projects, internships, overseas study trips, and co-curricular activities.
•   Develop and maintain partnerships with healthcare providers, community care organisations, and social service agencies to support applied learning and research.
•   Contribute to applied research and development projects that promote innovation in the healthcare, social care and community care settings.
•   Take part in school-wide administrative duties, event organisation, outreach activities, and other committee roles.

What we are looking for

•   A degree in nursing, allied health, social work, public health, health administration, or a related discipline. A postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
•   3–5 years of relevant experience in the social care, community care or healthcare sector (e.g., aged care, primary care, integrated care settings, ILTC providers, VWOs, or public health institutions).
•   Working knowledge and/or experience in areas such as:
o   Integrated care models and frameworks
o   Community health and social care coordination
o   Gerontology and active ageing
o   Health promotion and chronic disease management
o   Multi-disciplinary care planning
o   Healthcare, social care and community care operations management
o   HealthTech
•   Familiarity with local health care , social care and community care systems and government initiatives (e.g., Healthier SG, Community Networks for Seniors) is preferred.
•   Passionate about education, student development, and building manpower for the integrated care sector.
•   Self-motivated, team-oriented, and committed to delivering high-quality teaching and project outcomes.
•   Strong communication, planning, and organisation skills, with attention to detail.

About Republic Polytechnic

The first educational institution in Singapore to leverage the Problem-based Learning approach for all its diploma programmes, Republic Polytechnic (RP) has seven schools offering courses in Applied Science, Engineering, Business, Hospitality, Infocomm, Sports and Health, and Technology for Arts, Media and Design. To support Singapore’s national effort to promote continuous, lifelong learning, our Academy for Continuing Education (ACE) offers a wide range of part-time programmes. We welcome you to grow with us! Discover a people- and family-oriented culture, where you are inspired to improve as you nurture lifelong learners. For more information from RP, please visit https://www.rp.edu.sg/careers or follow us on LinkedIn.