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.
