Total 215 job vacancies by Apsn Education Services Ltd.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for planning, developing, delivering and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programmes and instructions for special needs students in both self-contained and integrated settings in consultation with other school personnel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor effective teaching & learning pedagogies, intervention strategies for students with Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Design and implement valid and reliable modes of assessment to evaluate students’ progress and development.
• Identify and design support structures to students with SEN
• Work with school leaders and management team to plan and implement school-wide educational and recreational programmes
• Collaborate and consult with allied professionals, parents/caregivers and external agencies to ensure quality support and well-being of students
• Responsible for designing, assessing and reviewing student-centric lessons with engaging approaches to accommodate individual learning styles
• Advocate to Heads of Department appropriate instructional learning resources to value add to students’ learning
• Review and reinforce learning activities using lesson plans and teaching strategies to help students to master concepts and skills
• Implement the use of information technology in lesson preparation and teaching to engage learners
• Research and keep abreast of up-to-date subject knowledge and design teaching resources in professional learning teams
• Supervise students and manage pupil behaviours in the classroom and on school premises to inculcate school values and enforce discipline
• Document concerns of students to facilitate problem solving with parents and professional support staff
• Conduct Parent-Teacher Conferencing to discuss students’ strengths, weaknesses and identify areas of focus to support IEP goals and transition
• Provide information to parents for home-school communications to support students’ progress
• Make home visits for students with high support needs and craft intervention strategies to meet student social and emotional needs
• Establish work plan priorities to meet school strategic thrusts
• Actively involved in staff meetings, co-curricular activities, educational conferences, and school programs.
• Participate in parents' evenings and school-wide training events to promote home-school partnership.
• Participate in organizing school events, including sporting events, learning journey and other excursions like camping trips and educational tours

Job Requirements:

• Diploma/ Degree from recognised Institutions with GCE ‘O’ level credits in English and Mathematics
• Prior experience with Students with Mid Intellectual Disabilities (MID) is preferred
• Specific subject knowledge, knowledge in special needs education and behaviour modification, Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Interpersonal skills, classroom management skills, takes Initiative, effective communication Strong in verbal and written English

Job Purpose:

Responsible for planning, developing, delivering and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programmes and instructions for special needs students in both self-contained and integrated settings in consultation with other school personnel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor effective teaching & learning pedagogies, intervention strategies for students with Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Design and implement valid and reliable modes of assessment to evaluate students’ progress and development.
• Identify and design support structures to students with SEN
• Work with school leaders and management team to plan and implement school-wide educational and recreational programmes
• Collaborate and consult with allied professionals, parents/caregivers and external agencies to ensure quality support and well-being of students
• Responsible for designing, assessing and reviewing student-centric lessons with engaging approaches to accommodate individual learning styles
• Advocate to Heads of Department appropriate instructional learning resources to value add to students’ learning
• Review and reinforce learning activities using lesson plans and teaching strategies to help students to master concepts and skills
• Implement the use of information technology in lesson preparation and teaching to engage learners
• Research and keep abreast of up-to-date subject knowledge and design teaching resources in professional learning teams
• Supervise students and manage pupil behaviours in the classroom and on school premises to inculcate school values and enforce discipline
• Document concerns of students to facilitate problem solving with parents and professional support staff
• Conduct Parent-Teacher Conferencing to discuss students’ strengths, weaknesses and identify areas of focus to support IEP goals and transition
• Provide information to parents for home-school communications to support students’ progress
• Make home visits for students with high support needs and craft intervention strategies to meet student social and emotional needs
• Establish work plan priorities to meet school strategic thrusts
• Actively involved in staff meetings, co-curricular activities, educational conferences, and school programs.
• Participate in parents' evenings and school-wide training events to promote home-school partnership.
• Participate in organizing school events, including sporting events, learning journey and other excursions like camping trips and educational tours

Job Requirements:

• NIE/ NTU qualifications of Diploma in Special Education (DISE), Diploma in Education (DipEd), Bachelor of Arts/ Science (Academic Disciple & Education) or Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) (either one)
• Diploma/ Degree from recognised Institutions with GCE ‘O’ level credits in English and Mathematics
• Prior experience with Students with Mid Intellectual Disabilities (MID) is preferred
• Specific subject knowledge, knowledge in special needs education and behaviour modification, Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Interpersonal skills, classroom management skills, takes Initiative, effective communication Strong in verbal and written English
• Prior experience handling Numeracy/ Literacy, WPLN, Science, HSR, SEL/ CCE and Vocational Guidance is an added advantage.

Job Purpose:

The psychologist is expected to provide a full range of evidence-based and best practices in psychological services to students including conduct psychological assessments, deliver interventions and manage crisis situations. You are also function as a member of the allied professional team to collaborate with stakeholders, maintain professional and ethical standards, undertake research and continuous improvement and uplift professional practice of psychology in education.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide individual and group services to students that emphasize improved educational performance and/ or conduct.
• Screen and evaluate referred students including selecting appropriate instruments, administering tests, observations, and writing reports which state the evaluation findings and provide for educational programme recommendations.
• Participate as a member of the inter-disciplinary team and the individualized education (IEP) and individualized transition planning (ITP) committee contributing evaluation findings and collaborating on the implementation of students' ITP.
• Provide collaborative consultation and documentation of results including assisting basic education staff with suggestions and implementation of remedial programme, pre-referral intervention strategies, and provided recommendations and modifications to assist basic education staff in working with special education students in the classroom setting.
• Consult parents, teachers, and other appropriate staff regarding the student’s programme and any adaptations/ materials needed to facilitate improved performance in the classroom or at home.
• Provide direct services through a variety of methods (e.g. classroom presentations, co-teaching in general education settings, in-serices to staff/ parents, etc.) as needed.
• Maintain accurate data on students to document current levels of performance and other pertinent information. Re-evaluate, as appropriate, to determine extent of progress and effectiveness of therapy.
• Establish and monitor the necessary caseloads, procedures, and resources to manage school psychologist services to students/ staff and work cooperatively to accomplish the goals of the IEP.
• Adhere to the ethical standards and codes of the profession and to the established rules and regulations governing special education programmes set by APSN.
• Participate in activities that promote professional development and use clinical/ educational research to enhance therapy services.
• Conduct standardized assessments for students in Tanglin School, and other APSN schools and Centre for Adults, if necessary, which may include intelligence testing and adaptive behavioural functioning, and contribute to the assessment of other development disabilities (e.g. ASD, ADHD).

Job Requirements:

• Possess a Masters in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Psychology from an accredited university and be registered/eligible for registration with SRP or an equivalent professional body.
• Possess a minimum of 2-3 years of work related experience with relevant exposure in the area of intellectual disability or other related disabilities.
• Good communication, team work, and interpersonal skills
• Passionate for working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Clarity and organised thought processes with good verbal and written communication capabilities.
• Proven experience in clinical setting, counselling practices, scientific research, teaching, and well-versed in occupational and educational psychology

Job Requirements:

Technical Competencies

• Possesses a Master in Educational, Counselling or Clinical Psychology from an accredited university.
• Eligible for registration with the Singapore Register of Psychologists.
• Fresh graduates are welcomed to apply.

Core Competencies

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to convey thoughts and ideas succinctly to various stakeholders, as well as to foster positive relationship and collaboration.
• Effective time management and organisation skills to deliver work expectations independently.

Preferred achievements/characteristics

• Prior working experience in a special education setting will be an added advantage.

Responsibities

• Support the activities of special needs students and/or child in the Centre.
• Support and supervise the student's activities in the Centre and engage them actively during the SCC operating hours.
• Assist to upkeep and maintain the SCC facility.
• Support and work with the Centre Supervisor for the smooth operations of the Centre
• Assist the Supervisor and management in meeting the student enrolment targets and profit goals.
• Support and help the children in their SPED academic, social, personal hygiene, music, art and motor skills to promote the students’ physical, mental and social development.
• Assist and work with the Supervisor to upkeep and maintain the facility.
• Conduct weekly inspection on the premise and ensure that that it is compliance with existing APSN/regulatory (MSF) requirements
• Assist and recommend instructional materials and teaching aids needed to facilitate the teaching of our students
• Ensure that food are administer to the students in accordance to proper food handling and hygiene practice in accordance to HACCP requirements.
• Work with the Centre Supervisor and ensure the safety and well-being of each individual child.
• Observe children to detect signs of ill health or emotional disturbance and to evaluate progress.
• Maintain an appropriate atmosphere of safety, learning, and fun.
• Assist the Centre Supervisor on student enrolment, expense, manpower, operations and etc.
• Engage the children under the Centre care and perform classroom-teaching duties in accordance to the curriculum developed by APSN
• Supervise the student’s activities in the Centre and engage them actively.
• Work with the Centre Supervisor and reporting to school leaders on SCC matters, according to the requirements of Ministry of Education.
• Work with parents/teaching staff regarding student behavioral or learning problems, and recommends methods of modifying inappropriate behaviour and encouraging learning experiences.

Requirements

• Min Diploma with 1-3 years of relevant working experience in the social service sector. Entry level candidates are welcome to apply.
• Preferably candidate with Diploma in community and social services (or any other equivalent or higher certification)
• Applicants with WSQ certification is of an added advantage (WSQ Introductory Student Care Centre)
• Certification in First Aid (CPR & AED) and WSQ Basic Food Hygiene is of an added advantage
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• An innovative team player that is dynamic, self-motivated, pro-active, and mature

Job Purpose:

Responsible for planning, developing, delivering and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programmes and instructions for special needs students in both self-contained and integrated settings in consultation with other school personnel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor effective teaching & learning pedagogies, intervention strategies for students with Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Design and implement valid and reliable modes of assessment to evaluate students’ progress and development.
• Identify and design support structures to students with SEN
• Work with school leaders and management team to plan and implement school-wide educational and recreational programmes
• Collaborate and consult with allied professionals, parents/caregivers and external agencies to ensure quality support and well-being of students
• Responsible for designing, assessing and reviewing student-centric lessons with engaging approaches to accommodate individual learning styles
• Advocate to Heads of Department appropriate instructional learning resources to value add to students’ learning
• Review and reinforce learning activities using lesson plans and teaching strategies to help students to master concepts and skills
• Implement the use of information technology in lesson preparation and teaching to engage learners
• Research and keep abreast of up-to-date subject knowledge and design teaching resources in professional learning teams
• Supervise students and manage pupil behaviours in the classroom and on school premises to inculcate school values and enforce discipline
• Document concerns of students to facilitate problem solving with parents and professional support staff
• Conduct Parent-Teacher Conferencing to discuss students’ strengths, weaknesses and identify areas of focus to support IEP goals and transition
• Provide information to parents for home-school communications to support students’ progress
• Make home visits for students with high support needs and craft intervention strategies to meet student social and emotional needs
• Establish work plan priorities to meet school strategic thrusts
• Actively involved in staff meetings, co-curricular activities, educational conferences, and school programs.
• Participate in parents' evenings and school-wide training events to promote home-school partnership.
• Participate in organizing school events, including sporting events, learning journey and other excursions like camping trips and educational tours

Job Requirements:

• NIE/ NTU qualifications of Diploma in Special Education (DISE), Diploma in Education (DipEd), Bachelor of Arts/ Science (Academic Disciple & Education) or Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) (either one)
• Diploma/ Degree from recognised Institutions with GCE ‘O’ level credits in English and Mathematics
• Prior experience with Students with Mid Intellectual Disabilities (MID) is preferred
• Specific subject knowledge, knowledge in special needs education and behaviour modification, Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Interpersonal skills, classroom management skills, takes Initiative, effective communication Strong in verbal and written English
• Prior experience handling Numeracy/ Literacy, WPLN, Science, HSR, SEL/ CCE and Vocational Guidance is an added advantage.

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.

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.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for planning, developing, delivering and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programmes and instructions for special needs students in both self-contained and integrated settings in consultation with other school personnel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor effective teaching & learning pedagogies, intervention strategies for students with Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Design and implement valid and reliable modes of assessment to evaluate students’ progress and development.
• Identify and design support structures to students with SEN
• Work with school leaders and management team to plan and implement school-wide educational and recreational programmes
• Collaborate and consult with allied professionals, parents/caregivers and external agencies to ensure quality support and well-being of students
• Responsible for designing, assessing and reviewing student-centric lessons with engaging approaches to accommodate individual learning styles
• Advocate to Heads of Department appropriate instructional learning resources to value add to students’ learning
• Review and reinforce learning activities using lesson plans and teaching strategies to help students to master concepts and skills
• Implement the use of information technology in lesson preparation and teaching to engage learners
• Research and keep abreast of up-to-date subject knowledge and design teaching resources in professional learning teams
• Supervise students and manage pupil behaviours in the classroom and on school premises to inculcate school values and enforce discipline
• Document concerns of students to facilitate problem solving with parents and professional support staff
• Conduct Parent-Teacher Conferencing to discuss students’ strengths, weaknesses and identify areas of focus to support IEP goals and transition
• Provide information to parents for home-school communications to support students’ progress
• Make home visits for students with high support needs and craft intervention strategies to meet student social and emotional needs
• Establish work plan priorities to meet school strategic thrusts
• Actively involved in staff meetings, co-curricular activities, educational conferences, and school programs.
• Participate in parents' evenings and school-wide training events to promote home-school partnership.
• Participate in organizing school events, including sporting events, learning journey and other excursions like camping trips and educational tours

Job Requirements:

• Diploma/ Degree from recognised Institutions with GCE ‘O’ level credits in English and Mathematics
• Prior experience with Students with Mid Intellectual Disabilities (MID) is preferred
• Specific subject knowledge, knowledge in special needs education and behaviour modification, Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Interpersonal skills, classroom management skills, takes Initiative, effective communication Strong in verbal and written English
• Prior experience handling Numeracy/ Literacy, WPLN, Science, HSR, SEL/ CCE and Vocational Guidance is an added advantage.
• Working location: Choa Chu Kang

Job Purpose:

The psychologist is expected to provide a full range of evidence-based and best practices in psychological services to students including conduct psychological assessments, deliver interventions and manage crisis situations. You are also function as a member of the allied professional team to collaborate with stakeholders, maintain professional and ethical standards, undertake research and continuous improvement and uplift professional practice of psychology in education.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide individual and group services to students that emphasize improved educational performance and/ or conduct.
• Screen and evaluate referred students including selecting appropriate instruments, administering tests, observations, and writing reports which state the evaluation findings and provide for educational programme recommendations.
• Participate as a member of the inter-disciplinary team and the individualized education (IEP) and individualized transition planning (ITP) committee contributing evaluation findings and collaborating on the implementation of students' ITP.
• Provide collaborative consultation and documentation of results including assisting basic education staff with suggestions and implementation of remedial programme, pre-referral intervention strategies, and provided recommendations and modifications to assist basic education staff in working with special education students in the classroom setting.
• Consult parents, teachers, and other appropriate staff regarding the student’s programme and any adaptations/ materials needed to facilitate improved performance in the classroom or at home.
• Provide direct services through a variety of methods (e.g. classroom presentations, co-teaching in general education settings, in-serices to staff/ parents, etc.) as needed.
• Maintain accurate data on students to document current levels of performance and other pertinent information. Re-evaluate, as appropriate, to determine extent of progress and effectiveness of therapy.
• Establish and monitor the necessary caseloads, procedures, and resources to manage school psychologist services to students/ staff and work cooperatively to accomplish the goals of the IEP.
• Adhere to the ethical standards and codes of the profession and to the established rules and regulations governing special education programmes set by APSN.
• Participate in activities that promote professional development and use clinical/ educational research to enhance therapy services.
• Conduct standardized assessments for students in Tanglin School, and other APSN schools and Centre for Adults, if necessary, which may include intelligence testing and adaptive behavioural functioning, and contribute to the assessment of other development disabilities (e.g. ASD, ADHD).

Job Requirements:

• Possess a Masters in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Psychology from an accredited university and be registered/eligible for registration with SRP or an equivalent professional body.
• Candidates who process only a Degree in Psychology will be considered for the position of Psychologist Associate.
• Possess a minimum of 2-3 years of work related experience with relevant exposure in the area of intellectual disability or other related disabilities.
• Good communication, team work, and interpersonal skills
• Passionate for working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Clarity and organised thought processes with good verbal and written communication capabilities.
• Proven experience in clinical setting, counselling practices, scientific research, teaching, and well-versed in occupational and educational psychology

Job Requirements:

Technical Competencies

• Possesses a Master in Educational, Counselling or Clinical Psychology from an accredited university.
• Eligible for registration with the Singapore Register of Psychologists.
• Fresh graduates are welcomed to apply.

Core Competencies

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to convey thoughts and ideas succinctly to various stakeholders, as well as to foster positive relationship and collaboration.
• Effective time management and organisation skills to deliver work expectations independently.

Preferred achievements/characteristics

• Prior working experience in a special education setting will be an added advantage.

Working Location

• Choa Chu Kang

Job Purpose:

To align the vocational curriculum to WSQ Framework to eventually develop a responsive and unique vocational curriculum, incorporating sensory integration, home-school-partnership to truly meet the diverse needs of DSS students including achieving WSQ certifications and to meet the requirements of course accreditation by WDA.

Key Responsibilities:

Curriculum and instructional excellence

• Plan engaging and well-paced lessons taking account of the diverse learner profiles of students
• Deliver lessons using evidence-based pedagogy and meaningful activities, to meet the educational needs of individual students
• Implement appropriate modes of assessment to monitor student progress by providing accurate feedback , and implementing suitable instructional supports to close gaps
• Plan and deliver comprehensive vocational educational programmes (On-Site Training) to develop students’ work-related skills

Holistic student development

• Build a strong relationship with students by demonstrating care, concern and encouragement
• Design and implement positive, robust classroom routines and practices to create and maintain a safe and conducive learning environment as well as foster student development and well-being
• Implement techniques and behaviour plans to manage students with complex and challenging behaviours

Professional development

• Proactively engage in professional development for knowledge and skills development
• Participate in professional learning teams to foster collaborative learning between staff members

Organisation management and development

• Manage daily administrative tasks (e.g. track attendance, collect forms, update families/caregivers.)
• Perform Department Quality Assurance Management (QAM) tasks

Job Requirements:

• Degree/ Diploma/ Higher NITEC in Horticulture and/ or Landscaping domains
• Experience in teaching/ special needs education would be an advantage
• Technical Skills Specific- Student Development/Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Behavioural Skills - Interpersonal, Classroom Management, Takes Initiative, Effective Communication
• Language Skills-Strong in spoken and written English
• Working location will be in Choa Chu Kang

Job Purpose:

You shall be responsible for family/individual counselling, group work, assessment and recommendations for financial assistance and case management. Conduct casework and manage case consultations.

Key Responsibilities:

Individuals and Families

• Assess, plan and provide intervention for students/clients and their families in partnership with other professionals and school/ centre personnel when required.
• Provide progress and termination reports to ensure case management in accordance to the Case Management Review procedures where applicable.

Group Work, Therapy / Training

• Assess and provide training for teachers in working with students and their families.

Financial Assessment and Assistance

• Conduct professional assessment (information gathering, home visits) and recommend / apply for subsidy in consultation with relevant guidelines.
• Contact and refer students/ clients and their families to relevant agencies for assistance as deem appropriate after assessment.
• Work with community agencies in service delivery for students/ clients and their families.

Professional Consultation

• Provide consultation to teachers/ parents of services offered in the Social / Human Services sector. (I.e. VWOs, NCSS etc.).
• Provide consultation to teachers / parents and other professionals on relevant external systems such as social care, healthcare and legal etc. (i.e. general information on hospitals, welfare homes, courts etc.)
• Where appropriate and necessary, to assess the case and make suitable referrals.

Job Requirements:

• Degree and/ or Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work or equivalent from recognised universities.
• Must be registered with Singapore Association of Social Worker (SASW) Accreditation Board.
• Possess minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Possess experience working with persons with mild intellectual disabilities (MID).
• Patient, team player and able to co-create new content tailored for students/trainees with MID.
• Passionate, well organised, able to independently.
• Able to communicate with students, trainees, caregivers and associates of different culture/ backgrounds, preferably conversant in major local dialects (in order to provide consultation to local dialects speaking teachers, parents and students.)

Job Responsibilities:

• Train, coach and assess students (in collaboration with other Instructors, Teachers and APs) in school and on-site to meet industrial standards and requirements of work places incorporating Work-readiness Skills and Work Habits – hard and soft skills.
• Develop training packages (lesson plan, assignments, and presentation slides with resources, assessment plans and trainer guide) for each vocational area based on competency standards of the Skills Future framework.
• Monitor students’ performance using CATs (Continuous Assessment Tools) and SWPs (Standard Work Performance)
• Plan and perform situational and ecological assessments prior to work experience and job attachment.
• Accompany students for selection, interview and job orientation.
• Provide on-site training/supervision as and when needed.
• Establish and maintain employers’ database and archive/safe keep all documents and correspondences.
• Align the vocational curriculum to WSQ Framework and develop a responsive vocational curriculum, incorporating sensory integration, home-school-partnership to meet the diverse needs of students and the requirements of industrial standards.
• Facilitate and support the implementation, review of the vocational education curriculum to enable students to achieve competencies in both hard and soft skills.
• Ensure and maintain readiness of quality teaching resources and to provide quality vocational training.
• build and maintain a functional network between school and industrial partners to ensure provision of up-to-date industrial training.
• partner the HOD, other instructors and teachers in the development and implementation of an innovative and inclusive vocational education programme.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum Polytechnic Diploma or equivalent with 2 years of relevant working experience in F&B/ Horticulture/ Hospitality/ Retail Operations, etc..
• Possess good problem solving skills to identify issues and create action plans.
• Able to communicate with diverse groups; maintaining confidentiality; working as part of a team; and meeting deadlines and schedules
• Able to work under limited supervision following standardized practices and/or methods
• Good People management skills - leading, guiding, and/or coordinating with others
• Experience working with chronic conditions such as Special Needs and/or Mental Illness.

Responsibities

• Support the activities of special needs students and/or child in the Centre.
• Support and supervise the student's activities in the Centre and engage them actively during the SCC operating hours.
• Assist to upkeep and maintain the SCC facility.
• Support and work with the Centre Supervisor for the smooth operations of the Centre
• Assist the Supervisor and management in meeting the student enrolment targets and profit goals.
• Support and help the children in their SPED academic, social, personal hygiene, music, art and motor skills to promote the students’ physical, mental and social development.
• Assist and work with the Supervisor to upkeep and maintain the facility.
• Conduct weekly inspection on the premise and ensure that that it is compliance with existing APSN/regulatory (MSF) requirements
• Assist and recommend instructional materials and teaching aids needed to facilitate the teaching of our students
• Ensure that food are administer to the students in accordance to proper food handling and hygiene practice in accordance to HACCP requirements.
• Work with the Centre Supervisor and ensure the safety and well-being of each individual child.
• Observe children to detect signs of ill health or emotional disturbance and to evaluate progress.
• Maintain an appropriate atmosphere of safety, learning, and fun.
• Assist the Centre Supervisor on student enrolment, expense, manpower, operations and etc.
• Engage the children under the Centre care and perform classroom-teaching duties in accordance to the curriculum developed by APSN
• Supervise the student’s activities in the Centre and engage them actively.
• Work with the Centre Supervisor and reporting to school leaders on SCC matters, according to the requirements of Ministry of Education.
• Work with parents/teaching staff regarding student behavioral or learning problems, and recommends methods of modifying inappropriate behaviour and encouraging learning experiences.

Requirements

• Min Diploma with 1-3 years of relevant working experience in the social service sector. Entry level candidates are welcome to apply.
• Preferably candidate with Diploma in community and social services (or any other equivalent or higher certification)
• Applicants with WSQ certification is of an added advantage (WSQ Introductory Student Care Centre)
• Certification in First Aid (CPR & AED) and WSQ Basic Food Hygiene is of an added advantage
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• An innovative team player that is dynamic, self-motivated, pro-active, and mature

Job Purpose:

Responsible for planning, developing, delivering and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programmes and instructions for special needs students in both self-contained and integrated settings in consultation with other school personnel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor effective teaching & learning pedagogies, intervention strategies for students with Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Design and implement valid and reliable modes of assessment to evaluate students’ progress and development.
• Identify and design support structures to students with SEN
• Work with school leaders and management team to plan and implement school-wide educational and recreational programmes
• Collaborate and consult with allied professionals, parents/caregivers and external agencies to ensure quality support and well-being of students
• Responsible for designing, assessing and reviewing student-centric lessons with engaging approaches to accommodate individual learning styles
• Advocate to Heads of Department appropriate instructional learning resources to value add to students’ learning
• Review and reinforce learning activities using lesson plans and teaching strategies to help students to master concepts and skills
• Implement the use of information technology in lesson preparation and teaching to engage learners
• Research and keep abreast of up-to-date subject knowledge and design teaching resources in professional learning teams
• Supervise students and manage pupil behaviours in the classroom and on school premises to inculcate school values and enforce discipline
• Document concerns of students to facilitate problem solving with parents and professional support staff
• Conduct Parent-Teacher Conferencing to discuss students’ strengths, weaknesses and identify areas of focus to support IEP goals and transition
• Provide information to parents for home-school communications to support students’ progress
• Make home visits for students with high support needs and craft intervention strategies to meet student social and emotional needs
• Establish work plan priorities to meet school strategic thrusts
• Actively involved in staff meetings, co-curricular activities, educational conferences, and school programs.
• Participate in parents' evenings and school-wide training events to promote home-school partnership.
• Participate in organizing school events, including sporting events, learning journey and other excursions like camping trips and educational tours

Job Requirements:

• Diploma/ Degree from recognised Institutions with GCE ‘O’ level credits in English and Mathematics
• Prior experience with Students with Mid Intellectual Disabilities (MID) is preferred
• Specific subject knowledge, knowledge in special needs education and behaviour modification, Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Interpersonal skills, classroom management skills, takes Initiative, effective communication Strong in verbal and written English

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.

Job Purpose:

You shall be responsible for family/individual counselling, group work, assessment and recommendations for financial assistance and case management. Conduct casework and manage case consultations.

Key Responsibilities:

Individuals and Families

• Assess, plan and provide intervention for students/clients and their families in partnership with other professionals and school/ centre personnel when required.
• Provide progress and termination reports to ensure case management in accordance to the Case Management Review procedures where applicable.

Group Work, Therapy / Training

• Assess and provide training for teachers in working with students and their families.

Financial Assessment and Assistance

• Conduct professional assessment (information gathering, home visits) and recommend / apply for subsidy in consultation with relevant guidelines.
• Contact and refer students/ clients and their families to relevant agencies for assistance as deem appropriate after assessment.
• Work with community agencies in service delivery for students/ clients and their families.

Professional Consultation

• Provide consultation to teachers/ parents of services offered in the Social / Human Services sector. (I.e. VWOs, NCSS etc.).
• Provide consultation to teachers / parents and other professionals on relevant external systems such as social care, healthcare and legal etc. (i.e. general information on hospitals, welfare homes, courts etc.)
• Where appropriate and necessary, to assess the case and make suitable referrals.

Job Requirements:

• Degree and/ or Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work or equivalent from recognised universities.
• Must be registered with Singapore Association of Social Worker (SASW) Accreditation Board.
• Possess minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Possess experience working with persons with mild intellectual disabilities (MID).
• Patient, team player and able to co-create new content tailored for students/trainees with MID.
• Passionate, well organised, able to independently.
• Able to communicate with students, trainees, caregivers and associates of different culture/ backgrounds, preferably conversant in major local dialects (in order to provide consultation to local dialects speaking teachers, parents and students.)

Job Purpose:

Responsible for planning, developing, delivering and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programmes and instructions for special needs students in both self-contained and integrated settings in consultation with other school personnel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor effective teaching & learning pedagogies, intervention strategies for students with Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Design and implement valid and reliable modes of assessment to evaluate students’ progress and development.
• Identify and design support structures to students with SEN
• Work with school leaders and management team to plan and implement school-wide educational and recreational programmes
• Collaborate and consult with allied professionals, parents/caregivers and external agencies to ensure quality support and well-being of students
• Responsible for designing, assessing and reviewing student-centric lessons with engaging approaches to accommodate individual learning styles
• Advocate to Heads of Department appropriate instructional learning resources to value add to students’ learning
• Review and reinforce learning activities using lesson plans and teaching strategies to help students to master concepts and skills
• Implement the use of information technology in lesson preparation and teaching to engage learners
• Research and keep abreast of up-to-date subject knowledge and design teaching resources in professional learning teams
• Supervise students and manage pupil behaviours in the classroom and on school premises to inculcate school values and enforce discipline
• Document concerns of students to facilitate problem solving with parents and professional support staff
• Conduct Parent-Teacher Conferencing to discuss students’ strengths, weaknesses and identify areas of focus to support IEP goals and transition
• Provide information to parents for home-school communications to support students’ progress
• Make home visits for students with high support needs and craft intervention strategies to meet student social and emotional needs
• Establish work plan priorities to meet school strategic thrusts
• Actively involved in staff meetings, co-curricular activities, educational conferences, and school programs.
• Participate in parents' evenings and school-wide training events to promote home-school partnership.
• Participate in organizing school events, including sporting events, learning journey and other excursions like camping trips and educational tours

Job Requirements:

• NIE/ NTU qualifications of Diploma in Special Education (DISE), Diploma in Education (DipEd), Bachelor of Arts/ Science (Academic Disciple & Education) or Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) (either one)
• Diploma/ Degree from recognised Institutions with GCE ‘O’ level credits in English and Mathematics
• Prior experience with Students with Mid Intellectual Disabilities (MID) is preferred
• Specific subject knowledge, knowledge in special needs education and behaviour modification, Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Interpersonal skills, classroom management skills, takes Initiative, effective communication Strong in verbal and written English
• Prior experience handling Numeracy/ Literacy, WPLN, Science, HSR, SEL/ CCE and Vocational Guidance is an added advantage.

Job Purpose:

The psychologist is expected to provide a full range of evidence-based and best practices in psychological services to students including conduct psychological assessments, deliver interventions and manage crisis situations. You are also function as a member of the allied professional team to collaborate with stakeholders, maintain professional and ethical standards, undertake research and continuous improvement and uplift professional practice of psychology in education.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide individual and group services to students that emphasize improved educational performance and/ or conduct.
• Screen and evaluate referred students including selecting appropriate instruments, administering tests, observations, and writing reports which state the evaluation findings and provide for educational programme recommendations.
• Participate as a member of the inter-disciplinary team and the individualized education (IEP) and individualized transition planning (ITP) committee contributing evaluation findings and collaborating on the implementation of students' ITP.
• Provide collaborative consultation and documentation of results including assisting basic education staff with suggestions and implementation of remedial programme, pre-referral intervention strategies, and provided recommendations and modifications to assist basic education staff in working with special education students in the classroom setting.
• Consult parents, teachers, and other appropriate staff regarding the student’s programme and any adaptations/ materials needed to facilitate improved performance in the classroom or at home.
• Provide direct services through a variety of methods (e.g. classroom presentations, co-teaching in general education settings, in-serices to staff/ parents, etc.) as needed.
• Maintain accurate data on students to document current levels of performance and other pertinent information. Re-evaluate, as appropriate, to determine extent of progress and effectiveness of therapy.
• Establish and monitor the necessary caseloads, procedures, and resources to manage school psychologist services to students/ staff and work cooperatively to accomplish the goals of the IEP.
• Adhere to the ethical standards and codes of the profession and to the established rules and regulations governing special education programmes set by APSN.
• Participate in activities that promote professional development and use clinical/ educational research to enhance therapy services.
• Conduct standardized assessments for students in Tanglin School, and other APSN schools and Centre for Adults, if necessary, which may include intelligence testing and adaptive behavioural functioning, and contribute to the assessment of other development disabilities (e.g. ASD, ADHD).

Job Requirements:

• Possess a Masters in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Psychology from an accredited university and be registered/eligible for registration with SRP or an equivalent professional body.
• Candidates who process only a Degree in Psychology will be considered for the position of Psychologist Associate.
• Possess a minimum of 2-3 years of work related experience with relevant exposure in the area of intellectual disability or other related disabilities.
• Good communication, team work, and interpersonal skills
• Passionate for working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Clarity and organised thought processes with good verbal and written communication capabilities.
• Proven experience in clinical setting, counselling practices, scientific research, teaching, and well-versed in occupational and educational psychology

Job Requirements:

Technical Competencies

• Possesses a Master in Educational, Counselling or Clinical Psychology from an accredited university.
• Eligible for registration with the Singapore Register of Psychologists.
• Fresh graduates are welcomed to apply.

Core Competencies

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to convey thoughts and ideas succinctly to various stakeholders, as well as to foster positive relationship and collaboration.
• Effective time management and organisation skills to deliver work expectations independently.

Preferred achievements/characteristics

• Prior working experience in a special education setting will be an added advantage.

Working Location

• Choa Chu Kang

Job Purpose:

Responsible for planning, developing, delivering and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programmes and instructions for special needs students in both self-contained and integrated settings in consultation with other school personnel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor effective teaching & learning pedagogies, intervention strategies for students with Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Design and implement valid and reliable modes of assessment to evaluate students’ progress and development.
• Identify and design support structures to students with SEN
• Work with school leaders and management team to plan and implement school-wide educational and recreational programmes
• Collaborate and consult with allied professionals, parents/caregivers and external agencies to ensure quality support and well-being of students
• Responsible for designing, assessing and reviewing student-centric lessons with engaging approaches to accommodate individual learning styles
• Advocate to Heads of Department appropriate instructional learning resources to value add to students’ learning
• Review and reinforce learning activities using lesson plans and teaching strategies to help students to master concepts and skills
• Implement the use of information technology in lesson preparation and teaching to engage learners
• Research and keep abreast of up-to-date subject knowledge and design teaching resources in professional learning teams
• Supervise students and manage pupil behaviours in the classroom and on school premises to inculcate school values and enforce discipline
• Document concerns of students to facilitate problem solving with parents and professional support staff
• Conduct Parent-Teacher Conferencing to discuss students’ strengths, weaknesses and identify areas of focus to support IEP goals and transition
• Provide information to parents for home-school communications to support students’ progress
• Make home visits for students with high support needs and craft intervention strategies to meet student social and emotional needs
• Establish work plan priorities to meet school strategic thrusts
• Actively involved in staff meetings, co-curricular activities, educational conferences, and school programs.
• Participate in parents' evenings and school-wide training events to promote home-school partnership.
• Participate in organizing school events, including sporting events, learning journey and other excursions like camping trips and educational tours

Job Requirements:

• Diploma/ Degree from recognised Institutions with GCE ‘O’ level credits in English and Mathematics
• Prior experience with Students with Mid Intellectual Disabilities (MID) is preferred
• Specific subject knowledge, knowledge in special needs education and behaviour modification, Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Interpersonal skills, classroom management skills, takes Initiative, effective communication Strong in verbal and written English
• Prior experience handling Numeracy/ Literacy, WPLN, Science, HSR, SEL/ CCE and Vocational Guidance is an added advantage.
• Working location: Choa Chu Kang

Job Purpose:

You shall be responsible for the speech language programme for students &/or trainees with oral communication challenges including evaluation of all students &/or trainees with suspected or identified communication disorders and the development, management and coordination of a speech and language programme, including difficulty in swallowing.

Key Responsibilities:

Consultation

• Provide professional inputs to support understanding of clients’ speech, language and communication difficulties to teachers, parents/caregivers, professional staff, administrators and the public.
• Participate in collaborative problem-solving to assist teachers, parents / caregivers, professional staff and administrators with practical ideas and recommendations in the setting of goals, selection and design of intervention programs, etc.

Assessment

• Provide screening, identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up services for students/trainees with speech and language disorders.
• Measure outcomes of treatment and conduct continuous evaluation
• Identify effective practices and programs to improve and enhance quality of
• services.
• Able to apply formal and informal modes of assessment.
• Maintain efficient client records and documentation. i.e. Assessment reports filing in students’ confidential file.

Treatment Strategies

• Implement intervention program based on assessment, interpretation and planning.

Discharge Planning

• The Speech and Language Therapists should write a discharge based on the following:
• Documented evidence showing that the student has achieved all the objectives or the students can no longer benefit from the therapy.
• The student to be discharge from therapy services if he/she leaves the school.
• Recommend other services, if applicable to the student and other family members.
• Refer and write a discharge summary, if necessary, when the student is going to another service or an APSN School.

Training and Support

• Train and support teachers, caregivers and other communication partners of individuals with speech, language, communication difficulties.
• Mentor and supervise of support personnel.

Job Requirements:

• Recognized degree in Speech Pathology from accredited college/ university
• Good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Relevant work experience ranging from children to young adults with intellectual disability would be an advantage
• Ability to work with independently and with minimum supervision
• Valid practising certificate with Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC)
• Entry level candidates who recently completed the studies in Speech Pathology are welcome to apply. We will provide AHPC supervision requirements and support.

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.

Job Purpose:

The psychologist is expected to provide a full range of evidence-based and best practices in psychological services to students including conduct psychological assessments, deliver interventions and manage crisis situations. You are also function as a member of the allied professional team to collaborate with stakeholders, maintain professional and ethical standards, undertake research and continuous improvement and uplift professional practice of psychology in education.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide individual and group services to students that emphasize improved educational performance and/ or conduct.
• Screen and evaluate referred students including selecting appropriate instruments, administering tests, observations, and writing reports which state the evaluation findings and provide for educational programme recommendations.
• Participate as a member of the inter-disciplinary team and the individualized education (IEP) and individualized transition planning (ITP) committee contributing evaluation findings and collaborating on the implementation of students' ITP.
• Provide collaborative consultation and documentation of results including assisting basic education staff with suggestions and implementation of remedial programme, pre-referral intervention strategies, and provided recommendations and modifications to assist basic education staff in working with special education students in the classroom setting.
• Consult parents, teachers, and other appropriate staff regarding the student’s programme and any adaptations/ materials needed to facilitate improved performance in the classroom or at home.
• Provide direct services through a variety of methods (e.g. classroom presentations, co-teaching in general education settings, in-serices to staff/ parents, etc.) as needed.
• Maintain accurate data on students to document current levels of performance and other pertinent information. Re-evaluate, as appropriate, to determine extent of progress and effectiveness of therapy.
• Establish and monitor the necessary caseloads, procedures, and resources to manage school psychologist services to students/ staff and work cooperatively to accomplish the goals of the IEP.
• Adhere to the ethical standards and codes of the profession and to the established rules and regulations governing special education programmes set by APSN.
• Participate in activities that promote professional development and use clinical/ educational research to enhance therapy services.
• Conduct standardized assessments for students in Tanglin School, and other APSN schools and Centre for Adults, if necessary, which may include intelligence testing and adaptive behavioural functioning, and contribute to the assessment of other development disabilities (e.g. ASD, ADHD).

Job Requirements:

• Possess a Masters in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Psychology from an accredited university and be registered/eligible for registration with SRP or an equivalent professional body.
• Possess a minimum of 2-3 years of work related experience with relevant exposure in the area of intellectual disability or other related disabilities.
• Good communication, team work, and interpersonal skills
• Passionate for working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Clarity and organised thought processes with good verbal and written communication capabilities.
• Proven experience in clinical setting, counselling practices, scientific research, teaching, and well-versed in occupational and educational psychology

Job Requirements:

Technical Competencies

• Possesses a Master in Educational, Counselling or Clinical Psychology from an accredited university.
• Eligible for registration with the Singapore Register of Psychologists.
• Fresh graduates are welcomed to apply.

Core Competencies

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to convey thoughts and ideas succinctly to various stakeholders, as well as to foster positive relationship and collaboration.
• Effective time management and organisation skills to deliver work expectations independently.

Preferred achievements/characteristics

• Prior working experience in a special education setting will be an added advantage.

Job Purpose:

You shall be responsible for family/individual counselling, group work, assessment and recommendations for financial assistance and case management. Conduct casework and manage case consultations.

Key Responsibilities:

Individuals and Families

• Assess, plan and provide intervention for students/clients and their families in partnership with other professionals and school/ centre personnel when required.
• Provide progress and termination reports to ensure case management in accordance to the Case Management Review procedures where applicable.

Group Work, Therapy / Training

• Assess and provide training for teachers in working with students and their families.

Financial Assessment and Assistance

• Conduct professional assessment (information gathering, home visits) and recommend / apply for subsidy in consultation with relevant guidelines.
• Contact and refer students/ clients and their families to relevant agencies for assistance as deem appropriate after assessment.
• Work with community agencies in service delivery for students/ clients and their families.

Professional Consultation

• Provide consultation to teachers/ parents of services offered in the Social / Human Services sector. (I.e. VWOs, NCSS etc.).
• Provide consultation to teachers / parents and other professionals on relevant external systems such as social care, healthcare and legal etc. (i.e. general information on hospitals, welfare homes, courts etc.)
• Where appropriate and necessary, to assess the case and make suitable referrals.

Job Requirements:

• Degree and/ or Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work or equivalent from recognised universities.
• Must be registered with Singapore Association of Social Worker (SASW) Accreditation Board.
• Possess minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Possess experience working with persons with mild intellectual disabilities (MID).
• Patient, team player and able to co-create new content tailored for students/trainees with MID.
• Passionate, well organised, able to independently.
• Able to communicate with students, trainees, caregivers and associates of different culture/ backgrounds, preferably conversant in major local dialects (in order to provide consultation to local dialects speaking teachers, parents and students.)

Job Purpose:

You shall be responsible for family/individual counselling, group work, assessment and recommendations for financial assistance and case management. Conduct casework and manage case consultations.

Key Responsibilities:

Individuals and Families

• Assess, plan and provide intervention for students/clients and their families in partnership with other professionals and school/ centre personnel when required.
• Provide progress and termination reports to ensure case management in accordance to the Case Management Review procedures where applicable.

Group Work, Therapy / Training

• Assess and provide training for teachers in working with students and their families.

Financial Assessment and Assistance

• Conduct professional assessment (information gathering, home visits) and recommend / apply for subsidy in consultation with relevant guidelines.
• Contact and refer students/ clients and their families to relevant agencies for assistance as deem appropriate after assessment.
• Work with community agencies in service delivery for students/ clients and their families.

Professional Consultation

• Provide consultation to teachers/ parents of services offered in the Social / Human Services sector. (I.e. VWOs, NCSS etc.).
• Provide consultation to teachers / parents and other professionals on relevant external systems such as social care, healthcare and legal etc. (i.e. general information on hospitals, welfare homes, courts etc.)
• Where appropriate and necessary, to assess the case and make suitable referrals.

Job Requirements:

• Degree and/ or Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work or equivalent from recognised universities.
• Must be registered with Singapore Association of Social Worker (SASW) Accreditation Board.
• Possess minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Possess experience working with persons with mild intellectual disabilities (MID).
• Patient, team player and able to co-create new content tailored for students/trainees with MID.
• Passionate, well organised, able to independently.
• Able to communicate with students, trainees, caregivers and associates of different culture/ backgrounds, preferably conversant in major local dialects (in order to provide consultation to local dialects speaking teachers, parents and students.)

Job Purpose:

Responsible for planning, developing, delivering and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programmes and instructions for special needs students in both self-contained and integrated settings in consultation with other school personnel.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implement and monitor effective teaching & learning pedagogies, intervention strategies for students with Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Design and implement valid and reliable modes of assessment to evaluate students’ progress and development.
• Identify and design support structures to students with SEN
• Work with school leaders and management team to plan and implement school-wide educational and recreational programmes
• Collaborate and consult with allied professionals, parents/caregivers and external agencies to ensure quality support and well-being of students
• Responsible for designing, assessing and reviewing student-centric lessons with engaging approaches to accommodate individual learning styles
• Advocate to Heads of Department appropriate instructional learning resources to value add to students’ learning
• Review and reinforce learning activities using lesson plans and teaching strategies to help students to master concepts and skills
• Implement the use of information technology in lesson preparation and teaching to engage learners
• Research and keep abreast of up-to-date subject knowledge and design teaching resources in professional learning teams
• Supervise students and manage pupil behaviours in the classroom and on school premises to inculcate school values and enforce discipline
• Document concerns of students to facilitate problem solving with parents and professional support staff
• Conduct Parent-Teacher Conferencing to discuss students’ strengths, weaknesses and identify areas of focus to support IEP goals and transition
• Provide information to parents for home-school communications to support students’ progress
• Make home visits for students with high support needs and craft intervention strategies to meet student social and emotional needs
• Establish work plan priorities to meet school strategic thrusts
• Actively involved in staff meetings, co-curricular activities, educational conferences, and school programs.
• Participate in parents' evenings and school-wide training events to promote home-school partnership.
• Participate in organizing school events, including sporting events, learning journey and other excursions like camping trips and educational tours

Job Requirements:

• NIE/ NTU qualifications of Diploma in Special Education (DISE), Diploma in Education (DipEd), Bachelor of Arts/ Science (Academic Disciple & Education) or Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) (either one)
• Diploma/ Degree from recognised Institutions with GCE ‘O’ level credits in English and Mathematics
• Prior experience with Students with Mid Intellectual Disabilities (MID) is preferred
• Specific subject knowledge, knowledge in special needs education and behaviour modification, Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Interpersonal skills, classroom management skills, takes Initiative, effective communication Strong in verbal and written English
• Prior experience handling Numeracy/ Literacy, WPLN, Science, HSR, SEL/ CCE and Vocational Guidance is an added advantage.

Job Purpose:

You shall be responsible for the speech language programme for students &/or trainees with oral communication challenges including evaluation of all students &/or trainees with suspected or identified communication disorders and the development, management and coordination of a speech and language programme, including difficulty in swallowing.

Key Responsibilities:

Consultation

• Provide professional inputs to support understanding of clients’ speech, language and communication difficulties to teachers, parents/caregivers, professional staff, administrators and the public.
• Participate in collaborative problem-solving to assist teachers, parents / caregivers, professional staff and administrators with practical ideas and recommendations in the setting of goals, selection and design of intervention programs, etc.

Assessment

• Provide screening, identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up services for students/trainees with speech and language disorders.
• Measure outcomes of treatment and conduct continuous evaluation
• Identify effective practices and programs to improve and enhance quality of
• services.
• Able to apply formal and informal modes of assessment.
• Maintain efficient client records and documentation. i.e. Assessment reports filing in students’ confidential file.

Treatment Strategies

• Implement intervention program based on assessment, interpretation and planning.

Discharge Planning

• The Speech and Language Therapists should write a discharge based on the following:
• Documented evidence showing that the student has achieved all the objectives or the students can no longer benefit from the therapy.
• The student to be discharge from therapy services if he/she leaves the school.
• Recommend other services, if applicable to the student and other family members.
• Refer and write a discharge summary, if necessary, when the student is going to another service or an APSN School.

Training and Support

• Train and support teachers, caregivers and other communication partners of individuals with speech, language, communication difficulties.
• Mentor and supervise of support personnel.

Job Requirements:

• Recognized degree in Speech Pathology from accredited college/ university
• Good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Relevant work experience ranging from children to young adults with intellectual disability would be an advantage
• Ability to work with independently and with minimum supervision
• Valid practising certificate with Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC)
• Entry level candidates who recently completed the studies in Speech Pathology are welcome to apply. We will provide AHPC supervision requirements and support.

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.