COMPANY DESCRIPTION

MINDS has been caring for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PWIDs) and their families since 1962.

Grounded in the belief that all PWIDs have innate abilities and talents, MINDS is committed to empowering them and enhancing their quality of life, while advocating for greater inclusivity for PWIDs as a nation.

MINDS is today one of the largest charities in Singapore employing more than 850 staff. With the key focus to expand community-based services, improving the employability of PWIDS, strengthening education, and engendering inclusive community living, MINDS offers a holistic range of services and programmes across the PWIDs lifespan.

These include schools, employment and training development centres, home-based care services and community-based services to cater to the physical, psychological, environmental and social needs of PWIDs. For more information, please visit www.minds.org.sg.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan engaging and well-paced lessons taking account of the diverse learner profiles of students
• Deliver lessons using evidence-based pedagogy and meaningful activities to meet the educational needs of individual students
• Implement appropriate modes of assessment to monitor student progress by providing accurate feedback, and implement suitable instructional supports to close gaps
• Build a strong relationship with students by demonstrating care, concern and encouragement
• Formulate data-based, student-centered IEP and ITP process for all students, and support their attainment of IEP and ITP goals through appropriate strategies implemented in partnerships with families, caregivers, Allied Professionals and other relevant stakeholders
• Design and implement positive, robust classroom routines and practices to create and maintain a safe and conducive learning environment as well as foster student development and well-being
• Implement techniques and behaviour plans to manage students with complex and challenging behaviours
• Manage emergency situations to resolve any immediate safety concerns and implement required school processes
• Proactively engage in professional development for knowledge and skills development
• Participate in professional learning teams to foster collaborative learning between staff members
• Assist in CCA to enhance students' learning experiences
• Participate as a committee member to support various school initiatives and/or events
• Maintain direct communications with external stakeholders (e.g. families, caregivers, community partners and commercial partners) to support students and/or school initiatives
• Work in partnership with families to support student learning and Transition Planning to achieve positive post school outcomes
• Manage daily administrative tasks (e.g. track attendance, collect forms, update families/caregivers.)

• GCE A Levels or Diploma or Degree in any discipline or Diploma in Autism, Education or Special Education.

• Relevant experience in teaching special needs students will be an advantage.
• Passionate about each child personal growth and open to new and innovative methods of teaching.
• Able to work with children or youth ranging from 7 18 years of age with one or more learning difficulties
• Able to work in a team with social workers, therapist and other teaching colleagues.

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 the speech language programme for students &/or trainees with oral communication challenges including evaluation of all students &/or trainees with suspected or identified communication disorders and the development, management and coordination of a speech and language programme, including difficulty in swallowing.

Key Responsibilities:

Consultation

• Provide professional inputs to support understanding of clients’ speech, language and communication difficulties to teachers, parents/caregivers, professional staff, administrators and the public.
• Participate in collaborative problem-solving to assist teachers, parents / caregivers, professional staff and administrators with practical ideas and recommendations in the setting of goals, selection and design of intervention programs, etc.

Assessment

• Provide screening, identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up services for students/trainees with speech and language disorders.
• Measure outcomes of treatment and conduct continuous evaluation
• Identify effective practices and programs to improve and enhance quality of
• services.
• Able to apply formal and informal modes of assessment.
• Maintain efficient client records and documentation. i.e. Assessment reports filing in students’ confidential file.

Treatment Strategies

• Implement intervention program based on assessment, interpretation and planning.

Discharge Planning

• The Speech and Language Therapists should write a discharge based on the following:
• Documented evidence showing that the student has achieved all the objectives or the students can no longer benefit from the therapy.
• The student to be discharge from therapy services if he/she leaves the school.
• Recommend other services, if applicable to the student and other family members.
• Refer and write a discharge summary, if necessary, when the student is going to another service or an APSN School.

Training and Support

• Train and support teachers, caregivers and other communication partners of individuals with speech, language, communication difficulties.
• Mentor and supervise of support personnel.

Job Requirements:

• Recognized degree in Speech Pathology from accredited college/ university
• Good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Relevant work experience ranging from children to young adults with intellectual disability would be an advantage
• Ability to work with independently and with minimum supervision
• Valid practising certificate with Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC)
• Entry level candidates who recently completed the studies in Speech Pathology are welcome to apply. We will provide AHPC supervision requirements and support.

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.

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:

• 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

About The Team:

We are an Asia-based training solution provider that specializes in high-technology solutions. Our services encompass end-to-end development of training solutions, with a focus on online learning platforms including eLearning, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality. Additionally, we offer expertise in training-related software platform development, such as Training and Learning Management Systems (TMS/LMS), Assessment tools, and more. As a member of the newly established team at Haite Group, you will have the opportunity to contribute to commercial projects, internal initiatives, and software product development.

Your Responsibilities:

• Work on Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality solutions across industries using SDKs and Unity3D or Unreal Game engine
• Work on linkages with back-end frameworks and 3rd party libraries
• Involve with software and product development and ad hoc projects
• Software analysis, software design, code implementation, software integration
• Participate in technical discussions and provide solutions based on industry best practices

Your Technical Skills (Some of them):

• Familiar and Fluent in Unity 3D C# Programming (MUST) OR Unreal Engine
• Experience in using VR/AR SDKs and libraries, e.g, OpenXR, Vuforia
• Experiences in using VR Goggles, Oculus, VIVE, PICO, Magic Leap, Varjo etc.

Your Technical Skills(Nice to have)

• Development experience with programming languages such as C#, ASP.NET, PHP, JAVA, Python
• Familiarity with Cloud Solutions, AWS, GCP Azure, Huawei cloud, Alibaba Cloud.
• Mobile: Swift, Objective-C, Java
• Fluent in scripting HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• SQL database or relational database skills
• Good experience with JavaScript frameworks like Angular, React, Node

Only Singaporeans or PR can apply.

Your primary responsibility would be to conduct 1-to-1 Applied Behaviour Analysis sessions for preschool and school-age students.

Key Responsibilities

Daily:

1. Take data of students’ learning each session.
2. Take behavioural data of students.
3. Analyze data to refine subsequent teaching methodologies to best suit students’ learning needs.

Weekly:

1. Document students’ learning using videos.
2. Attend case management meetings.
3. Design teaching resources to support students’ acquisition of IEP goals.

Monthly:

1. Select videos and write informative captions to send to parents.

Quarterly:

1. Develop IEPs.
2. Write progress reports.

Skills & Qualifications

Fresh polytechnic graduates from Early Childhood/Psychology programs are welcome to apply.

Applicants must possess a good command of written and spoken language.

Aptitude

1. Adopts an educational philosophy which believes that all students can learn with effective teaching methodologies.
2. Highly motivated to improve the learning and performance of students.
3. Possesses a positive attitude towards frequent performance feedback.
4. Independent and self-directed.

Key Info

1. 3-month probationary period.
2. Flexi-work schedule may be arranged to accommodate your evolving personal or study commitments if necessary.

Your primary responsibility would be to conduct 1-to-1 Applied Behaviour Analysis sessions for preschool and school-age students.

Key Responsibilities

Daily:

1. Take data of students’ learning each session.
2. Take behavioural data of students.
3. Analyze data to refine subsequent teaching methodologies to best suit students’ learning needs.

Weekly:

1. Document students’ learning using videos.
2. Attend case management meetings.
3. Design teaching resources to support students’ acquisition of IEP goals.

Monthly:

1. Select videos and write informative captions to send to parents.

Quarterly:

1. Develop IEPs.
2. Write progress reports.

Skills & Qualifications

Fresh polytechnic graduates from Early Childhood/Psychology programs are welcome to apply.

Applicants must possess a good command of written and spoken language.

Aptitude

1. Adopts an educational philosophy which believes that all students can learn with effective teaching methodologies.
2. Highly motivated to improve the learning and performance of students.
3. Possesses a positive attitude towards frequent performance feedback.
4. Independent and self-directed.

Key Info

1. 3-6 month probationary period.
2. Flexi-work schedule may be arranged to accommodate your evolving personal or study commitments if necessary.

Job Description:

• Assist in implementing the program for the class in accordance with the policies, guidelines, framework and philosophy of the centre.
• Assist in guiding primary school children (primary 1 to 6) to ensure completion of daily homework
• Assist in keeping accurate records of children’s progress and address each child’s educational and developmental needs on an individual basis to the best of your ability.
• Assist in the preparation and upkeeping of teaching resources, arrangement, appearance and learning environment of the classroom.
• Maintain and build relationships with children and parents.
• Assist in conducting MindChamps unique enrichment programmes.
• Being an inspiring role model with a creative spirit and a champion (positive) mindset.
• Use positive discipline techniques at all times.
• Ensure safety and timely transfer of students from school to student centre
• Ensure safety of children within the premises
• Any other ad-hoc duties as delegated by Centre Director
• Opportunities for career progression

Job Requirements:

• Diploma in any discipline
• Experience in teaching primary school students will be an advantage
• Able to guide in doing primary school subjects
• Possess good communication and classroom management skills.
• Enthusiastic & energetic and has a positive mindset to learn and grow together with the company.
• Creative and loving energy with a positive disposition
• Excellent communication and classroom management skills

Job Purpose:

You shall be responsible for the speech language programme for students &/or trainees with oral communication challenges including evaluation of all students &/or trainees with suspected or identified communication disorders and the development, management and coordination of a speech and language programme, including difficulty in swallowing.

Key Responsibilities:

Consultation

• Provide professional inputs to support understanding of clients’ speech, language and communication difficulties to teachers, parents/caregivers, professional staff, administrators and the public.
• Participate in collaborative problem-solving to assist teachers, parents / caregivers, professional staff and administrators with practical ideas and recommendations in the setting of goals, selection and design of intervention programs, etc.

Assessment

• Provide screening, identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up services for students/trainees with speech and language disorders.
• Measure outcomes of treatment and conduct continuous evaluation
• Identify effective practices and programs to improve and enhance quality of
• services.
• Able to apply formal and informal modes of assessment.
• Maintain efficient client records and documentation. i.e. Assessment reports filing in students’ confidential file.

Treatment Strategies

• Implement intervention program based on assessment, interpretation and planning.

Discharge Planning

• The Speech and Language Therapists should write a discharge based on the following:
• Documented evidence showing that the student has achieved all the objectives or the students can no longer benefit from the therapy.
• The student to be discharge from therapy services if he/she leaves the school.
• Recommend other services, if applicable to the student and other family members.
• Refer and write a discharge summary, if necessary, when the student is going to another service or an APSN School.

Training and Support

• Train and support teachers, caregivers and other communication partners of individuals with speech, language, communication difficulties.
• Mentor and supervise of support personnel.

Job Requirements:

• Recognized degree in Speech Pathology from accredited college/ university
• Good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Relevant work experience ranging from children to young adults with intellectual disability would be an advantage
• Ability to work with independently and with minimum supervision
• Valid practising certificate with Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC)
• Entry level candidates who recently completed the studies in Speech Pathology are welcome to apply. We will provide AHPC supervision requirements and support.

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.

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.