Job Coach

Rainbow Centre is recognised as one of top 300 employers under the Singapore Opportunity Index, as a Career Builder that continuously creates meaningful opportunities for career advancement.

The Job Coach plays a key role in assisting students to sustain their vocational training and attachments leading towards post school placements. He/She is responsible for providing job matching, job coaching and job support services for students in job attachments and job placements. As part of an interdisciplinary team and working closely with caregivers and employment partners, the Job Coach provides career counselling, behavioural and work performance interventions to support enriching vocational placements for students

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Critical Work Functio

nsJob Coaching and Placeme

• ntVocational Readiness Assessment: Work closely with the IEP team to prepare and assess student's readiness for job attachments and job placemen
• tsVocational Interest & Strengths Development: Identify and provide support to develop the students interest and strengths in vocational are
• asJob Coaching & Vocational Training Design: Develop and implement effective job coaching and vocational training plans, including planning for accommodations and adaptations where necessa
• ryJob Placement Sourcing: Source and arrange for job attachment opportunities (school, community and/or industrial based) for studen
• tsJob Site Suitability Evaluation: Analyse and evaluate suitability of the job sit
• esJob Attachment Preparation: Prepare the students for job attachmen
• tsVocational Documentation & Reporting: Keep records and documentation and prepare appropriate repor

tsSustainable Job Support Ecosyst

• emWork Readiness Training: Contribute to training plans and materials to conduct in-house training for students to prepare them for work, with accommodations and adaptations where necessary (e.g. travel training, interview skills, grooming skills etc, in collaboration with IEP tea
• m)School-to-Work Transition Planning: Work with Transition Planning Coordinator (TPC) and post-school agency/employer to ensure smooth transition into School-to-Work transition programme and post school servic
• esStakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with IEP team, caregivers, partners and employers in supporting students in their vocational traini
• ngStakeholder Education & Engagement: Educate, communicate, and work collaboratively with students caregivers, co-workers and employers to jointly support and sustain students work attachment and experien
• ceVocational Assessment and Evaluation: Conduct pre-and post-vocational assessments of the studen
• tsIndustry Partnerships & Opportunities: Plan and coordinate work exposure activities such as learning journeys and job shadowing for studen

tsContinuing Professional Developme

• ntReflective Practice: Engage in and articulate reflection and evaluation in practice, including critically evaluating the impact of contemporary issues related to the profession and sect
• orCompliance: Remain up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation, organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct in order to uphold standards of best practi

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Qualifications and Experie

• nceRelevant Diploma with Certificate in Autism; Diploma in Special Education will be favourably conside
• redAt least 2 years experience working with individuals with disabilities requiring moderate support lev
• elsPrior experience in vocational training, assessment or placement will be favourably conside
• redRequired frequent travelling to job sit