Development Support Specialist

NTUC FIRST CAMPUS LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to nurturing young minds and supporting families. As a Development Support Specialist, you'll play a crucial role in enhancing the educational experience for children with diverse learning needs. Collaborating with teachers, therapists, and parents, you will craft tailored Individualized Education Plans and provide in-class support, ensuring every child can thrive. This dynamic environment values your contributions and offers opportunities for professional growth, making a meaningful impact in the lives of children and their families. If you are passionate about early childhood education and inclusion, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Senior Learning Support Educator.
• Advanced Diploma or Bachelor's in Special Education required.

Responsibilities

• Support children with learning needs and create Individualized Education Plans.
• Collaborate with teachers and therapists to enhance classroom integration.
• Provide termly progress reports and engage with parents.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Observation Skills

Planning and Organization

Teamwork

Resourcefulness

Education

Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood Intervention

Bachelor in Special Education

Job description

At NTUC First Campus, we offer more than jobs—we provide rewarding careers that prioritise your growth and well-being. As a People First organisation, we empower you to thrive and make a meaningful impact.

Our family of preschools and services—including My First Skool, Little Skool-House, Outdoor School Singapore, and Bright Horizons Fund—supports young families and strengthens communities. Whether you’re shaping young minds, driving innovative educational practices, or supporting families, every role here offers the chance to make a genuine difference.

When you join us, you’ll find a supportive community and a dynamic environment that values your unique contributions and helps you realise your potential. Together, let’s enable bright futures for every child and family.

Job Responsibilities:

The Development Support Specialist will be assigned to either one, or a cluster of My First Skool (MFS) preschool centres identified to require further support, beyond existing Child Support Services Programmes, such as Development Support-Learning Support (DSLS), DS-Plus, Inclusive Preschool Programme (INSP), or Co-Classroom Facilitator (CCF).

• Support close to 15 children in her caseload (These children are either attending EIPIC (dual schoolers), waiting to join EIPIC (waitlisters) or children who are waiting for clinical assessments.

• Arrange to collaborate, communicate and work closely with different stakeholders (MFS cluster principals, teachers, In-House Therapist team, parents, EIPIC schools and external therapists)

• Work closely with interventionists and therapists from EIPIC schools, MFS teachers and In House therapist to craft out functional Individualised Education Plans (IEPs) goals for dual schoolers and children who are waiting for EIPIC (waitlisters)

• Plan schedule to support the children under his/her supervision/care.

• Work closely with class teachers to provide in classroom support and guide teachers with creative differentiated instructions(modification, adaptations) for the dual schoolers and waitlisters to help them integrate better in a mainstream classroom.

• Share strategies/ resources for teachers to implement in the classroom to support the child/children with learning needs.

• Review IEP (from EIPIC where appropriate) with different stakeholders and build the bridge between EIPIC and center teachers

• Provide a termly progress report with teachers’ observation inputs and for the cases under his/her supervision/care.

• Support principals and teachers in engaging parents of children who may not have been assessed or gone for hospital referrals.
  
  

Job Requirements:

• Experienced Senior Learning Support Educator (with 5 years of experience), orIndividual with ADESN (Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood Intervention), (Bachelor or Advanced Diploma in Special Education) and more than 2 years working in EIPIC and/or ECE background

• Good communicator and possess excellent interpersonal skills

• Has good observation skills, resourceful, confident and responsible

• Able to guide, demonstrate and coach teachers

• Efficient in planning, organized and reliable for timely report submissions

• Has good initiative, an independent worker and a good team player

• Adequate knowledge in identifying various learning needs (e.g GDD, ASD, ADHD)

• Has significant interest in mainstream inclusion and implementation of early intervention strategies.

• Passionate about teaching preschoolers in different contexts and situations with the view to enhance and motivate their interest to learn