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Are you looking for volunteer opportunities with a heart?
Our dedicated and loyal pool of volunteers is the force behind our massive public education campaigns. They serve as a shining example of community involvement and self-sacrifice.
As a social service agency with limited resources, SHF continuously recruits volunteers to help in professional services, administrative and office support duties, as well as onsite event support for community outreach and fundraising activities.
SHF has a Volunteer Management Policy that provides clarity on the processes, procedures, and guidelines to ensure that volunteers participate in a safe, significant, fulfilling and appreciated manner within SHF.
We welcome you to join our family of volunteers by signing up with your family and friends for any of the available volunteer opportunities.
Volunteer Opportunities
Event Volunteers
- Man SHF booths – merchandising, fundraising, managing the information counter
- Help in crowd control
- Pack and distribute goodie bags
- Other duties based on the type of events
Time commitment: As required, depending on availability. Usually 3–5 hours per shift.
Office Administrative Support Volunteers
- Letter shopping – folding letters, pasting stamps
- Pack goodie bags
- Data entry
- Make telephone calls
- Clean blood pressure machines / CPR manikins
- Other duties at SHF office as required
Time commitment: As required, depending on availability. Usually 3–5 hours per shift.
Media Story Volunteers
To share your personal experience with heart disease (either as a patient, family member or close friend) through:
- Interviews for newspapers, magazines, radio, television and other types of media
- Photoshoot or video production if required, but up to volunteer’s discretion
Time commitment: As required, depending on availability.
Volunteer Photographers/Videographers/Video Editors
- To take photographs or videos at our events for SHF publications and various marketing communications purposes
- To produce or edit video content for SHF publications and various marketing communications purposes
Volunteers should be competent, preferably professionally skilled in this area.
Time commitment: As required, depending on availability.
How to Apply
Keen to volunteer for any of the roles mentioned or something else we might have missed out on? Sign up using the form below, email volunteer@heart.org.sg or call 6354 9340.
Code of Conduct for Volunteers
In accordance with the SHF Volunteer Management Policy, volunteers shall act in the best interest of the Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) and comply with the following Code of Conduct to the best of their abilities. This Code of Conduct will be provided as part of the induction checklist and will apply to volunteers contributing in all areas, where they will need to acknowledge and accept to abide by the Code.
This code of conduct details the standard of conduct that is expected from SHF volunteers:
Professionalism
- Volunteers are expected to understand the mission, vision and core values of SHF.
- Volunteers shall conduct themselves in a professional and responsible manner that is befitting a representative of SHF.
- Volunteers are expected to be present and punctual for their allocated volunteer shifts and to conduct their tasks in a timely and competent manner.
- Volunteers shall be respectful towards other volunteers, staff and members of the public.
- Volunteers shall refrain from the following:
- Use of vulgarities and other offensive language
- Racially or religiously offensive and insensitive remarks
- Political lobbying or proselytising
- Volunteers shall not solicit nor accept bribes, donations and other gifts of commercial value from members of the public.
- Volunteers are expected to dress modestly and appropriately.
- All intellectual property developed in the course of your volunteer work with SHF remains the property of the Foundation, and you acknowledge and agree that you have no ownership or other rights in such proprietary and/or intellectual property.
- In case a volunteer is unable to complete his assigned task or turn up for his allocated shift, he/she is expected to inform the SHF Volunteer Manager (VM)-in charge at least 24 hours in advance.
- Should a volunteer encounter any difficulty or uncertainty in his/her voluntary role or duties, he/she should highlight such concerns to the SHF VM-in charge.
Honesty and Integrity
- A volunteer shall at all times act honestly, in good faith and in the best interest of SHF.
Conflict of Interest
- Volunteers are expected to avoid assuming roles in other organisations or be in any situation that may give rise to conflict of interest during their period of voluntary role with SHF.
- Volunteers shall not use or allow others to use SHF’s name, property, resources, information or funds for any purpose other than that required for their voluntary duties.
Privacy and Confidentiality
- Volunteers are expected to respect and maintain confidentiality of all personal and/or financial information, including contact details, pictures and videos, shared by members of the public or obtained in the course of working with the staff. Do not use, collect or disclose such information without the permission of SHF.
Compliance with Laws
- A volunteer shall take all necessary steps to ensure that he/she and SHF observe all laws and rules governing its operation.
Personal Standards
- A volunteer shall set and maintain high personal standards by honouring and promoting the Code of Conduct and encouraging other volunteers in its observance.
- A volunteer shall apply this Code in all circumstances. The Code should be a reflection of a volunteer’s personal values.
- SHF reserves the rights to terminate my services if I fail to comply with the above.
