Educational Psychologist

Job Description & Requirements

The Educational Psychologist helps students with special needs, learning difficulties, social or emotional problems. He/She provides guidance on issues pertaining to educational support for students. He/She develops, monitors and evaluates the support structure, programmes and resources for schools. He/She implements strategies to ensure quality psycho-educational services provided for students. He/She leads teams in research and development projects. He/She conducts training programmes on special needs, learning difficulties, social or emotional problems in students.

• Minimum Masters in Educational/ School Psychology or Educational & Developmental Psychology
• Experience with diagnosis of Learning and Developmental Disorders
• Registered with the Singapore Psychological Society (SPS) and/or other international psychological bodies (APS, BPS) or eligible for registration
• Experienced in administering various psychometric and literacy tests for children 2 years old and above. (e.g. GORT, CTOPP, Bayley, WISC,WAIS, WIAT, Stanford Binet, BRIEF)
• A high level of interpersonal, communication and report writing skills
• A good team player as well as being able to work independently

Coordinate and conduct psychological assessments
Design and conduct training programmes on special needs.
Develop, monitor and evaluate educational support structure, programmes and resources for school.
Implement strategies for ensuring quality psycho-educational services for students with special needs.
Provide interventions for students to support their learning and development.