Job Purpose:

You shall be responsible for family/individual counselling, group work, assessment and recommendations for financial assistance and case management. Conduct casework and manage case consultations.

Key Responsibilities:

Individuals and Families

• Assess, plan and provide intervention for students/clients and their families in partnership with other professionals and school/ centre personnel when required.
• Provide progress and termination reports to ensure case management in accordance to the Case Management Review procedures where applicable.

Group Work, Therapy / Training

• Assess and provide training for teachers in working with students and their families.

Financial Assessment and Assistance

• Conduct professional assessment (information gathering, home visits) and recommend / apply for subsidy in consultation with relevant guidelines.
• Contact and refer students/ clients and their families to relevant agencies for assistance as deem appropriate after assessment.
• Work with community agencies in service delivery for students/ clients and their families.

Professional Consultation

• Provide consultation to teachers/ parents of services offered in the Social / Human Services sector. (I.e. VWOs, NCSS etc.).
• Provide consultation to teachers / parents and other professionals on relevant external systems such as social care, healthcare and legal etc. (i.e. general information on hospitals, welfare homes, courts etc.)
• Where appropriate and necessary, to assess the case and make suitable referrals.

Job Requirements:

• Degree and/ or Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work or equivalent from recognised universities.
• Must be registered with Singapore Association of Social Worker (SASW) Accreditation Board.
• Possess minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Possess experience working with persons with mild intellectual disabilities (MID).
• Patient, team player and able to co-create new content tailored for students/trainees with MID.
• Passionate, well organised, able to independently.
• Able to communicate with students, trainees, caregivers and associates of different culture/ backgrounds, preferably conversant in major local dialects (in order to provide consultation to local dialects speaking teachers, parents and students.)

Job Purpose:

Responsible for planning, developing, delivering and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programmes and instructions for special needs students in both self-contained and integrated settings in consultation with other school personnel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor effective teaching & learning pedagogies, intervention strategies for students with Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Design and implement valid and reliable modes of assessment to evaluate students’ progress and development.
• Identify and design support structures to students with SEN
• Work with school leaders and management team to plan and implement school-wide educational and recreational programmes
• Collaborate and consult with allied professionals, parents/caregivers and external agencies to ensure quality support and well-being of students
• Responsible for designing, assessing and reviewing student-centric lessons with engaging approaches to accommodate individual learning styles
• Advocate to Heads of Department appropriate instructional learning resources to value add to students’ learning
• Review and reinforce learning activities using lesson plans and teaching strategies to help students to master concepts and skills
• Implement the use of information technology in lesson preparation and teaching to engage learners
• Research and keep abreast of up-to-date subject knowledge and design teaching resources in professional learning teams
• Supervise students and manage pupil behaviours in the classroom and on school premises to inculcate school values and enforce discipline
• Document concerns of students to facilitate problem solving with parents and professional support staff
• Conduct Parent-Teacher Conferencing to discuss students’ strengths, weaknesses and identify areas of focus to support IEP goals and transition
• Provide information to parents for home-school communications to support students’ progress
• Make home visits for students with high support needs and craft intervention strategies to meet student social and emotional needs
• Establish work plan priorities to meet school strategic thrusts
• Actively involved in staff meetings, co-curricular activities, educational conferences, and school programs.
• Participate in parents' evenings and school-wide training events to promote home-school partnership.
• Participate in organizing school events, including sporting events, learning journey and other excursions like camping trips and educational tours

Job Requirements:

• NIE/ NTU qualifications of Diploma in Special Education (DISE), Diploma in Education (DipEd), Bachelor of Arts/ Science (Academic Disciple & Education) or Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) (either one)
• Diploma/ Degree from recognised Institutions with GCE ‘O’ level credits in English and Mathematics
• Prior experience with Students with Mid Intellectual Disabilities (MID) is preferred
• Specific subject knowledge, knowledge in special needs education and behaviour modification, Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Interpersonal skills, classroom management skills, takes Initiative, effective communication Strong in verbal and written English
• Prior experience handling Numeracy/ Literacy, WPLN, Science, HSR, SEL/ CCE and Vocational Guidance is an added advantage.

Job Purpose :

• Assist the teachers in planning, developing, delivering and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programmes and instructions for special needs students in both self-contained and integrated settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist teachers in managing students in classrooms and in community-based activities
• Supervise and assist individual or small groups of students in activities/educational tasks set by teachers
• Assist teachers in preparation of instructional materials and/or classroom environment for lessons
• Provide support for students with MID, Autism and other developmental disabilities. Priority is to support these students to develop skills to enhance personal care and independence, and support daily lessons/activities in and beyond the classroom including student profiling.
• Work with functional committees to plan and implement school-wide educational and recreational programmes.
• Collaborate and consult with allied professionals, parents/caregivers and external agencies to ensure quality support and well-being of students.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum GCE “A” level, NITEC, polytechnic diploma or equivalent
• Possess good Time Management, Problem Solving and Decision Making and Effective Oral and Written Communications Skills.
• Possess prior experience educating persons with Mild Intellectual Disabilities (MID)
• Possess working knowledge of educational technology applications
• Experience in diagnosing and assessing learning disorders
• Proven effective classroom and student behaviour management skills
• Knowledge of current special education practices and methodologies
• This is a 1 year contract position with the option to renew at the end of the contract

Job Purpose:

You shall be responsible for assessing and identifying individual needs of students &/or trainees with occupational therapy issues and concerns. You will also formulate, develop and customise appropriate occupational therapy programs for the students &/or trainees.

Key Responsibilities:

Evaluation & Assessment

• Assess the underlying skills and issues related to hand function, oral motor function, visual motor and perceptual skills, sensory awareness/processing, self-care and pre-vocational tasks in the educational setting.
• Review suitability of referrals for occupational therapy intervention.
• Gather informative data through formal and informal assessment. These would include parents/guardian, teacher’s interview; classroom observation and review of student’s personal file etc.
• Provide re-assessment, review of goals and progress regularly (every semester).
• Recommend appropriate adaptive equipment and assistive devices as required by the students &/or trainees to improve function.
• Monitor and evaluate students’/trainees’ functional abilities and make recommendations to support students’/trainees’ suitability for open employment.

Program Planning / Intervention

• Provide individual and/or group occupational therapy session that will improve students’/ trainees’ functional performance and skills.
• Select and prepare functional activities that can be easily modified to match students’/ trainnes’ skill and interest thus ensure success.
• Recommend classroom and work site modifications.
• Conduct home visit as and when necessary.
• Provide parent /caregiver support such as home program to ensure and encourage continuity of the occupational therapy intervention at home.
• Assist on various aspects of training for students/trainees on job-trial and work preparation program

Administration

• Keep proper inventory of all equipment and fixtures with regular updating.
• Propose and justify budget for the appropriate OT program
• Participate actively in continuing education program within the organization, NCSS and other professional bodies.
• Conduct in-house training programs for relevant staff / parents / caregivers / volunteers in the organization.
• Submit monthly report and other related written reports to school principal/ centre director.

Professional Consultation

• Liaise with various professional disciplines in the rehabilitative treatment process.
• Liaise with various discipline involved in the rehabilitative treatment process. (e.g teachers, parents, principal/ centre director, school administrator and professional staff)

Job Requirements:

• Recognized diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy with 3 to 5 years clinical experience
• Good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Relevant work experience with children and young adults with intellectual disability would be an advantage
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Valid practising certificate with Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC)

Additional Notes to Applicants:

APSN operates 4 Special Education (SPED) Schools and 1 Sheltered Workshop (Centre for Adults) with locations as below:

• APSN Chaoyang – Ang Mo Kio
• APSN Katong School – New Upper Changi Road
• APSN Tanglin School – Alexandra Road
• APSN Delta Senior School – Choa Chu Kang; and
• APSN Centre for Adults – Jalan Ubi

Do indicate your interest in School-Based or Centre-Based work and your preferred work locations when you apply.

Responsibilities

· To train persons with disabilities in pre-vocational and community living skills and assist with activities to develop social skills and physical maintenance.

· To supervise and provide quality check of clients’ packing work.

• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to develop, implement and monitor client’s individual training plan.

· To be responsible for the safety and wellbeing of the clients

• To be responsible in client’s case management To provide periodic updates to caregiver on client progress in the programme.

Requirements

· Minimum Diploma in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services or other relevant fields with at least 3 years working experience.

· Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills.

· Possesses good organizational and time management skills.

· Be able to work in team.

· Have great passion in wanting to make a difference with people with special needs and train them to acquire vocational skills.

· Experience in training and working with people with special needs will be an advantage.