Job Purpose:
You shall be responsible for assessing and identifying individual needs of students &/or trainees with occupational therapy issues and concerns. You will also formulate, develop and customise appropriate occupational therapy programs for the students &/or trainees.
Key Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Review suitability of referrals for occupational therapy intervention.
- 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 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 student's skill and interest to ensure their accommodation and success.
- Keep proper inventory of all equipment and fixtures with regular updating.
- Propose and justify budget for the appropriate OT program
- Liaise with various professional disciplines in the rehabilitative treatment process.
Job Requirements:
- Degree in Occupational Therapy from an institution recognised in Singapore or from overseas.
- Good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Passionate for working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities/ASD (Pediatric population)
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Eligible to obtain valid practising certificate with Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC)
- Minimum 3 Years clinical practice experience in Singapore Context.
- Approved AHPC Supervisor status for OT domain
