Be a part of the DAS Specialised Educational Services (SES) division's dynamic team providing specialist services to children from both local and international schools in Singapore.
The work of a Speech-Language Therapist may involve:
- Identifying speech, language and communication difficulties in clients for an age range of 5 years to 18 years of age.
- Managing a caseload with support as required and in consultation with the DAS
- Providing therapy to a diverse group of clients including children with speech and language disorder, social communication difficulties, dyslexia, autism, ADHD, dyspraxia and oral motor issues.
- Working with clients on a one-to-one basis and in groups to deliver therapy. This includes conducting holiday workshops.
- Planning, delivering and monitoring treatment programmes.
- Recording outcome measures to evaluate intervention.
- Using assistive technology to stimulate interest in therapy sessions.
- Liaising closely with parents, caregivers and/or educators and providing regular updates for them.
- Planning and delivering training sessions for parents and educators.
- Writing and maintaining confidential client case notes and reports, as well as information for clients' carers and other professionals.
- Providing information for statistical reporting and/or funding requests.
- Participating in research projects, conference presentations and awareness talks.
- Attending and/or providing mentoring and supervision.
- Undertaking clinical audit to ensure that high quality standards are maintained.
- Being responsible for maintaining Continuing Professional Development and registration with professional bodies such as the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) and Speech and Language Therapy Singapore (SALTS).
Requirements
- A Bachelor or Master degree in Speech-Language Pathology that is recognised by the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC), Singapore.
- No prior experience required
- High standard of report writing
- An understanding of a variety of assessments and treatment programmes
- Commitment and ability to work with a range of clients with speech, language and communication difficulties
- Interpersonal & communication skills (written, spoken)
- Ability to work well in a team
- Positive learning attitude and pleasant disposition
- Dependable and responsible
- Proficency in Microsoft Office
All interested applicants are to submit the following as part of their application
1. DAS Employment Application Form, duly completed (form can be downloaded from the career page of our website – http://das.org.sg/careers-at-das/positions-available/.)
2. Resume
Email the above submissions to [email protected]
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the selection process. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks from application closing date, it means that we have decided to move forward with other candidates whose qualifications more closely match our needs at this time.
