Job Purpose:
You shall be working closely with various stakeholders to provide assessment, intervention, consultation and training services to address clients’ learning/emotional/behavioural needs and difficulties.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist and assess clients behaviour and needs via observation, interviews and informal tests.
- Assist, administer and monitor appropriate treatment strategies and therapy modalities, with support from Psychologist or Senior Psychologist.
- Assist, plan and deliver individual or group interventions in collaboration with Psychologist or Senior Psychologist.
- Work with other allied health professionals and direct service staff to provide multi-disciplinary support to the clients so as to maximize their capabilities.
- Work with direct service staff (teachers), caregivers and families to implement intervention strategies and programmes, and to provide consultations to them, as necessary.
- Maintain updated client records of interventions and reports.
- Assist and conduct relevant discipline-related training to direct care staff, care givers and families, and volunteers.
- Participate and contribute in APSN-CYS initiated special projects such as public education, conferences, applied research, deputyship applications, etc.
- On-site structured job training will be provided by Psychologist or Senior Psychologist
Job Requirements:
Technical Competencies/ Preferred achievements / characteristics:
- Strong academic background and Degree in Psychology from a recognised University in Singapore
- Has strong inclination to pursue master programme in applied psychology in near future
- Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.
Core Competencies:
- Good communication, team work, and interpersonal skills.
- Passionate for working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities ( Pediatric population)
