Job Description
1. Evaluation & Assessment
- Provide assessment, screening and interpretation of results and reports to determine suitability of students for enrolment and class placement.
- Identify and use appropriate formal and informal psychological assessment tools to identify student needs
- Identify and prioritise goals for intervention in collaboration with relevant stakeholders (student, teachers, families, caregivers, external agencies, etc) and a multidisciplinary team.
- Provision of support for transition planning
2. Case Work / Intervention
- Formulate evidence-based and data-driven intervention plans in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team
- Facilitating the implementation, review and monitoring of intervention plans for students through a variety of means, including direct case work, collaborative group therapy, as well as consultative sessions with stakeholders.
- Complete therapeutic notes, specialist reports, and other forms of documentation, in alignment with professional guidelines
- Prioritize and manage caseload
3. Service Administration & Management
- Maintain inventory of resources
- Plan budget allocation and recommend relevant psychological therapeutic resources for the school
- Conduct in-house training programmes for internal and external stakeholders (eg. teachers / parents / caregivers / volunteers)
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver and improve students/client support services
- Participate in developing protocols and clinical guidelines to improve services in conjunction with the Head of Student Support/School Leaders
4. Maintain, professional, legal and ethical standards
- Adhere to clinical and organisational professional, legal and ethical standards of practice, policies and procedures
- Participation in development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and clinical guidelines in the improvement of organisational practices
5. Uplift professional practice in Psychology
- Participate in continual professional development
- Provide guidance to peers and interns
Job Holder's Requirement and Attributes
- A Masters degree in Educational or Clinical Psychology. It is mandatory for all applicants to have a completed practicum experience during their Masters
- Registered Psychologist with Singapore Psychological Society or a Recognised Psychological Board
- Prior experience working with special needs children/adults will be an added advantage
- Good team player with strong communication, interpersonal skills, and critical thinking skills
- Able to work independently and effectively under pressure
- Able to relate well to people and work effectively and harmoniously within a multidisciplinary team setting
