Operational Information
The operational information below is for FY2007⁄2008.
Overview of our Service
| S/No. | Programmes | No. of Clients1 |
Programme Impact | No. of Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Rehabilitation Services |
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Rehabilitation Centre (for adults) |
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Allows seamless flow from acute care to step down community care. |
51
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At SPD Ability Centre |
287 |
9,631 therapy sessions held |
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At SPD@Tampines (operational from June 2007) |
54 |
1,190 therapy sessions held |
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Paediatric Rehabilitation |
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Provides early support for special needs children to minimise the risk of their developing a long term disability. |
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At SPD Ability Centre |
143 |
1,883 therapy sessions held |
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At SPD@Tampines |
203 |
1,057 therapy sessions held |
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SPD Therapy Hub |
Over 1,400 |
Helps retain and attract professionals to the social service sector, improves and standardises the level of therapy care in the sector. Allows better career development for therapists. The service was offered at 19 community organisations. |
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Day Activity Centre |
58 |
Provides day care and training in activities of daily living and community living, prevocational training, and socio-recreational skills, as well as relief and respite for caregivers and families. Provided 11,250 hours of training. |
8 |
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Community & Social Service Department |
8 |
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Specialised Case Management Programme |
421 |
Provides counselling, assistance, case management support and advice for disabled people and their families. 319 home visits were conducted. |
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Education Programme Learning & Development Centre |
225 students, |
Reaches out to children with physical disabilities and those who have physically disabled parents. $239,450 disbursed directly to students as bursary grants and scholarships. 1,610 training places were offered. |
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2 |
Vocational Training & Employment |
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Sheltered Workshop
|
100 |
Provides employment opportunities, supported employment and vocational skills training. Over $900,000 received in sales revenue from products and services made by trainees.
|
13 |
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Production Workshop |
17 |
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Multimedia Centre – Sheltered Workshop |
12 |
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Multimedia Centre – Social Enterprise |
5 |
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IT Apprenticeship Programme(operational from July 2008 |
Provides on-the-job training and structured courses to equip people across disability types with skills for employment. |
2 |
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3 |
Technology Division |
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Infocomm Accessibility Centre |
108 |
Offers IT training to people across disability types to narrow the digital divide as well as enhance their employment prospects. 300 training places offered. |
5 |
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Specialised ATC |
130 |
Levels the playing field of people with disabilities by alleviating their physical limitations and unlocking potentials previously seen as impossible. 111 assessments were conducted. |
6 |
|
AT Loan Library |
Provides individuals with special needs the opportunity to trial AT devices at their actual everyday setting, and to make better informed decisions about the suitability of their AT devices before purchase. |
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4 |
Community Partnerships |
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Communications & Advocacy |
3,000 |
Promotes the interest, welfare and advancement of people with disabilities through the mass media, publications, website and PE campaigns/partnerships with government agencies, VWOs and corporate organisations. |
2.5 |
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Fundraising & Volunteer Management |
3,000 |
About $5 million raised and 6,077 volunteers offered their services and more than 25,000 volunteer hours achieved. |
4.5 |
|
5 |
Headquarters and Administrative Support |
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Transport Service |
300 |
Provides dedicated door to door transport buses that makes over 80 trips daily. |
12 |
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Finance |
3,000 |
Provides finance, human resource, IT and administrative support. |
13 |
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Human Resource & Administration |
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IT |
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Total No. of Staff |
114 |
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1Some clients may access more than one programme/service
2
The provision of this service has largely been outsourced to a
transport operator for greater efficiency. SPD still raises funds to provide
transport subsidies for the clients.
SPD Staff Distribution
A team of professional and direct service staff help to run the various programmes and services for our clients. These include physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, assistive technology specialists, training officers and social workers. They make up over 80% of our workforce. The remaining staff provide indirect service such as HR, IT, office admin, finance and fundraising support. Though they do not deal directly with clients, they provide critical support for the smooth operation of the organisation. SPD's full time staff is well augmented by dedicated volunteers with different skills, talents and experiences and who selflessly contribute more than 25,000 hours of voluntary service.
As at March 2008, SPD has a staff strength of 114 and 431 registered volunteers supporting 3,000 clients.
SPD staff distribution for FY2007/2008
Salary Range of SPD Staff
We follow closely to NCSS’ human resource practices and salary guidelines for VWOs. The majority of our staff (62%) draw less than $2,500 a month.
| Annual Basic Salary Range | No. of Executives |
|---|---|
| $50,000 - $100,000 | 2 |
| $100,000 - $150,000 | 1 |
GST Information
SPD is a GST registered trader. All goods and services rendered by us would be subject to GST. Our registration no. is M90356208J.