Company Overview
TwinkleKidz provides quality early childhood education with strong arts integration and life skills focus. We foster a safe, healthy, and family-friendly environment that supports children’s growth and staff development. Winner of Best Employer Award 2019.
Job Summary
Deliver tailored early childhood intervention by assessing children’s needs, developing and implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), mentoring children and staff, and collaborating with parents and therapists to support special needs children’s development.
Responsibilities
- Conduct periodic assessments to evaluate each child’s developmental needs and progress
- Assess children’s skills to design and develop tailored teaching plans
- Adapt lessons to accommodate individual learning needs and abilities
- Develop and implement Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for each child
- Plan, organize, and assign activities aligned with each child’s abilities and goals
- Teach and mentor children in class settings, small groups, and one-on-one sessions
- Monitor and assess children’s performance, updating IEPs to reflect progress and evolving goals
- Prepare and present IEP reports and conduct meetings with parents, teachers, counsellors, and administrators
- Collaborate with therapists and teachers to support children’s learning and intervention plans
- Supervise and mentor teacher assistants working with children with additional needs
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and conducive learning environment for all children
- Facilitate meetings with parents and team members to review interventions and adjust plans as needed
- Ensure compliance with NCSS requirements
Preferred competencies and qualifications
- Specialist Diploma in Early Childhood Intervention (Special Needs) (SDESN) or an acceptable equivalent
- Teaching experience in Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children (EIPIC)
- Strong command of the English language to communicate effectively with stakeholders
- Strong organisational skills to manage multiple children’s plans and activities
- Effective communication skills to engage parents, team members, and external professionals
- Good knowledge of current special education topics and methodologies
- Proficiency in collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Deep dedication to empowering children with special needs to reach their full potential
- Enthusiasm and commitment to supporting children with learning disabilities, developmental delays, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Global Developmental Delay, and other learning and behavioural challenges