Alvin Tan

Experience

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  Singapore Medical Council

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

  Admin Assistant

  • Facilitated in renewal of optician and optometrist practicing license, approval of cheque payment, handled general enquires, and data collection.• Demonstrated ability to work under tight deadline – successfully administered renewal of 2000 license of Optometrists and Opticians in less than 3 months

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  People's Association

  Sept 2016 - Feb 2018

  Constituency Manager

  • Managed and coordinated operations and events of Active Aging Committee (AAC), Resident’s Committee (RC), and Community Sports Club (CSC), and CCC’s programmes such as Community Health Screenings, CNY Celebration Dinner, and others.• Led Kebun Baru Cares: Uplifting Programme, collaborating with agencies and corporate partners to develop educational programmes for disadvantage families.• Oversaw expansion of health and functional screening outreach for elderly population with Agency of Integrated Care (AIC) under Community Network for Seniors (CNS)• Coordinated volunteers and grassroots members recruitment efforts to increase community participation and local engagment.• Appointed role as Facilities Manager and coordinated transition from Kebun Baru temporary office to new Constituency Office.• Coordinated and led non-grassroots community projects – Project Starfish & Dementia Friendly Neighbourhood. Show less

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  Singapore Cancer Society

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

  Executive (Community Partnership)

  • Oversaw and led two nationwide flagship events (Relay for Life & Race Against Cancer) with 15,000 participants and exceeded fundraising target of $2.2 million.• Curated engaging social media campaigns to enhance visibility and statue of SCS flagship fundraising events.• Managed and trained volunteer teams for nationwide flagship events and ensured smooth operations.• Executed publicity campaigns at corporate events to enhance event profiles and fundraising efforts• Led and managed a team of 100 staffs & 400 volunteers for flagship events• Collaborated with schools, MNC & SME companies, community leaders, volunteers, and others for ad-hoc fundraising projects. Show less

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  Samaritans of Singapore (SOS)

  Nov 2019 - Aug 2020

  Provisional Counsellor / Volunteer Management

  • Pioneered the launch and automation of 24-hours CareText support, including the design of workflows and processes, and the development of resources and a comprehensive service plan.• Managed the recruitment and training of Suicide Hotline volunteers, ensuring high service quality and building essential skills for effective support.Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams and community organisations to coordinate care plans and ensure continuity of support for clients.• Provided crisis intervention, suicide risk assessments, and de-escalation strategies for clients with high suicide risk and concerned parties. Show less

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  Centre for Effective Living

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2023

  Counsellor

  • Provided over 1000 personalised in-person/virtual therapy sessions yearly, under the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for high profile clients such as Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, and many others.• Delivered over 40 keynote presentations for corporate webinars catering to high profile clients. Topics include: Sleep Hygiene, Mental Health Awareness, Staying Healthy at Work, Building Self-Compassion, and many others.• Led group grief support and Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) sessions to support employees impacted by traumatic events.• Led the digital content team to curate compelling mental health content for social media platforms and newsletters, strategically elevating brand visibility and fostering meaningful community • engagement.• Delivered crisis intervention to high suicide risk clients through a 24/7 crisis line. Provided guidance support to concerned staff members with risk assessments and de-escalation strategies. Show less

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  ThoughtFull - Employee Mental Wellbeing

  Dec 2023 - now

  Counsellor

  • Deliver individual text-based therapy to a diverse range of clients experiencing a wide spectrum of mental health concerns, and adapt interventions to suit text-based communication format.• Adapt counselling approach to meet diverse needs and preferences of clients and employed evidence based therapeutic modalities such as CBT, Schema Therapy, ACT, and others.• Deliver and develop mental health corporate webinars for regional clients. Topics include: Sleep Hygiene, Managing Burnout, Team Synergy, among many others. Show less