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Senior/ Occupational Therapist - Singapore - APSN EDUCATION SERVICES LTD.
Description
Job Purpose:
You shall be responsible for assessing and identifying individual needs of students &/or trainees with occupational therapy issues and concerns.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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