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- Provide screening, identification, formal or informal assessments for students with speech, language, communication and feeding 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 alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices as necessary
- Collaborate with the parents, teachers and the other allied health professionals to provide multi-disciplinary support to the students
- Provide consultation, individual and/or group interventions that will improve students' functional performance and skills.
- Select and prepare functional activities and recommendations to match students' skills and interests
- Provide caregiver support to ensure and encourage continuity of intervention at home
- Maintain inventory of resources
- Plan budget allocation and recommend relevant speech and language therapy resources for the school
- Conduct in-house training programs for 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
- Maintain records and documentation of assessment and intervention
- Possess Degree in Speech Pathology from an institution recognized by the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC)
- Valid practising certificate with full registration from the Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC)
- Applicants for Senior Therapist position should possess at least 5 years of relevant working experience.
- Prior experience working with special needs children/ adults will be an added advantage
- Good team player with strong communication, interpersonal skills and critical thinking
- Able to work independently and effectively under pressure
- Able to relate well to people and work effectively and harmoniously within a multidisciplinary team setting
Speech Therapist - Singapore - ST ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL
Description
Roles & ResponsibilitiesJob Description
Evaluation & Assessment
Intervention
Service Administration & Management
Job Specifications
Report Writing
Augmentative Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Treatment
Inventory
Critical Thinking
Administration
Pathology
Speech Therapy
Pressure
Interventions
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Articulation
Team Player
Screening
Action Research
Able To Work Independently