The Occupational Therapist shall be responsible for the assessing and identifying individual needs of students of St. Andrew’s Mission School (SAMS). He / She will also formulate, develop and customise appropriate occupational therapy programs for the students.
Job Description
1. Evaluation & Assessment
- Provide screening, identification, formal or informal assessments for students with occupational therapy needs.
- Identify and prioritise goals for intervention in collaboration with the student/family/caregiver and multidisciplinary team.
- Formulate care plans that are outcome based and relevant to students’ goals through planning, implementing, evaluating and managing interventions
- Measure outcomes of treatment and conduct continuous evaluation
- Recommend appropriate adaptive equipment and assistive devices as required by the students to improve function (if required).
- Collaborate with parents, teachers and the other allied health professionals to provide multi-disciplinary support to the students
2. Intervention
- Provide consultation, individual and/or group interventions that will improve students’ functional performance and skills
- Select and prepare functional activities that can be easily modified to match students’ skill and interest
- Recommend classroom and work site modifications
- Provide caregiver support to ensure and encourage continuity of interventionstrategies at home
3. Service Administration & Management
- Maintain inventories of all equipment and fixtures with regular updating.
- Plan budget allocation and recommend relevant therapy resources for the school
- Conduct in-house training programs for both internal and external stakeholders (eg. teachers / parents / caregivers / volunteers)
- Participate in developing protocols and clinical guidelines to improve services in conjunction with the Head of Student Support/Principal.
- Ensure that the health and safety policy is adhered to and all equipment is properly and safely stored and maintained for safe use.
- Maintain records and documentation of assessment and intervention.
Job Holder Requirements and Attributes
- Possess Degree in Occupational Therapy from an institution recognized by the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC)
- At least 3 years of relevant experience
- Valid practising certificate with full registration from Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC)
- Prior experience working with special needs children/adults will be an added advantage
- Good team player with strong communication, interpersonal skills and critical thinking skills
- Able to work independently and effectively under pressure
- Able to relate well to people and work effectively and harmoniously within a multidisciplinary team setting
