Job Scope & Responsibility:
- Develops and implements learning curriculum and content that is consistent with current trends and best practices adhering to Effective Employment Skills and Employment Plans
- accordance to therapeutic needs. Support, implement and evaluate employment-related development initiatives.
- Work with individuals/group who face physical, developmental, emotional, or cognitive challenges. Assess the strength of individuals and facilitates learning solutions, preparing plans according to special needs learning theory and providing a high-impact, interactive environment and providing environmental modification if necessary.
- Communicate with clients to understand their goals and ambitions.
- Assist clients to discover and overcome their personal barriers to achieve planned outcome
- Collaborates with programmes team to assess, design, develop and maintain high quality of training programmes.
- Responsible for ongoing development, researching training standards and best practices
- Coordinate resources and logistic for therapy and training.
- Guide clients in learning to complete job task
- Assist client in developing social and life skills.
- Provide advise on workplace accommodations for people with disabilities.
- Ensure proper documentation, monitoring and evaluating/assessment and recommendations of programmes and client progress.
- Support all staff, departments and ad hoc events and activities as and when needed.
Requirements
- Recognized Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Qualified as Full-Registered Therapist under the Allied Health Professional Act
- At least 2 years of experience
- Passionate in working with persons with disabilities
- Passionate about inclusionary practice and implementation of intervention strategies
- Good communicator and possess good interpersonal skills
- Have initiative and able to work independently and yet be a good team player
