Autism Teacher (Behavioural Therapist)

KIDS INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS (UPPER THOMSON) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 47,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The SKILT Centre - the SpecialKids Intervention, Learning and Therapy Centre in Singapore is seeking dedicated Special Needs Therapists for full-time, permanent roles working with children from age 2 upwards.

You will assess behavioural, social and emotional needs, formulate intervention plans, update parents after sessions, collaborate with parents, teachers and therapists, provide in-class support, and maintain case notes and records; Saturdays required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Psychology/Special Education/Early Childhood (Special Needs).
• Other relevant certification and related qualifications.
• Able to work on Saturdays.
• Minimum one year CBT experience with special needs children.

Responsibilities

• Assess children of different ages on behavioural, social and emotional needs.
• Formulate an intervention plan for the child based on assessment findings.
• Update parents on progress after each session and share strategies.
• Collaborate with parents, preschool teachers, intervention teachers and therapists.
• Provide support for in-class behavioural management, psychotherapy or school shadowing.
• Carry out administrative work and record case notes after sessions.
• Attend inter-department training, case discussions and meetings.
• Engage vibrant, dynamic candidates dedicated to teaching children with special needs.

Skills

Behaviour assessment

Parent communication

Team collaboration

Intervention planning

Education

Degree in Psychology

Degree in Special Education

Early Childhood (Special Needs)

Job description

The SKILT Centre - the SpecialKids Intervention, Learning and Therapy Centre established in collaboration with SpecialKids Child Health & Development Clinic, provides a holistic series of programmes that target individuals aged 2 and upwards, through teenage years.

Special Needs Therapists

Full Time, Permanent

Job Description

• Assess children of different ages on their behavioural, social and emotional needs
• Formulate an intervention plan for the child based on assessment findings.
• After each intervention session, parents are updated of the child's progress during the session and some strategies will be shared with the parents to reinforce what was taught/done during the session
• Collaborate with different stakeholders (i.e., parents, preschool teachers, intervention teachers and therapists) of the child to understand more about the child in different setting (i.e., schools and home) to help better manage the child's behaviour
• Provide support for in-class behavioural management, psychotherapy, school shadowing or support services at school
• Administrative work
• Recording of case notes after each session. This is important as it records the progress of the session so that it is easy to monitor the child's progress and their behaviour
• Attend Inter-Department Training, case discussion, staff consultation and any other meetings requested by the management
• We are looking for vibrant, dynamic, passionate individuals interested in teaching children with special educational needs - learning disabilities, dyslexia as well as those with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder, developmental coordination disorders.

Requirements

• Degree in Psychology/ Special Education/Early Childhood (Special Needs)
• Other relevant certification and related qualifications
• Able to work on Saturdays

Experience

Mininum one year experience in providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for special needs children.