EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore is seeking a psychologist to assess and support children with special needs, develop individualized plans and coordinate learning and intervention strategies. The role involves collaboration with parents, caregivers and a multidisciplinary team in a Singapore-based setting.

Responsibilities include comprehensive assessments, school readiness evaluations, classroom support, behavior analysis, staff training, and participation in research.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Educational / Clinical / Applied Psychology.
• Clinical experience with children and adolescents preferred.
• Conversant in learning, emotion and social development skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary team.
• Eligible for full membership with professional societies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of each student with special needs and develop individualized plans.
• Perform school readiness assessments, write interpretive reports and advise on school placement.
• Provide classroom learning support and behaviour management strategies.
• Monitor intervention goals and outcomes for individuals or classes.
• Guide staff and parents to implement holistic interventions and support.
• Conduct and/or support workshops for parents and staff.
• Participate in research and programme evaluation projects.
• Assist in department administration and inventory management.
• Undertake other duties to support the association’s mission.

Education

Master’s degree in Educational / Clinical / Applied Psychology

Job description

OVERVIEW

Our goal is to create opportunities for children and young people with unique needs, by promoting understanding of their special needs and equipping caregivers / teachers / interventionists, with psychotherapeutic techniques to aid development & learning to promote positive life outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assessment

· Conduct comprehensive assessments of each student with special needs, to understand their unique challenges, strengths and developmental needs to develop individualized plans for each child based on their specific needs.

· Conduct School readiness assessment (SRA), using appropriate assessment tools, write interpretative reports, make appropriate school placement recommendation and debrief findings of assessment with parents and the team.

2. Intervention

· Provide comprehensive learning support for students in the classroom through classroom management strategies / learning support strategies.

· Provide behaviour management support for students by analysing behaviours using appropriate tools (FBA, escalation cycle, iceberg analysis, etc.) to address maladaptive behaviours and maintain appropriate documentation.

· Monitor intervention goals, plans and outcome for individual students or whole class.

· Guide staff to understand their child holistically, implement social, emotional, learning and intervention, customised to student’s needs.

· Guide & support parents to understand their child holistically, implement social, emotional, learning and intervention, customised to student’s needs.

· Monitor intervention goals, plans and outcome for individual students or whole class.

· Provide consultations to parents/caregivers on needs basis.

3. Training & Support

· Conduct (and or support) workshops for parents/caregivers across programmes on a wide array of topics such as self-care, improving overall wellbeing, behaviour management, play & leisure activities etc.

· Conduct (and or support) training for staff across all programmes as required by the programmes.

· Attend trainings relevant to the programme needs and one’s core skills in discussion with the HOD (subject to availability of funds).

4. Research

· Participate in research and programme evaluation projects.

5. Administration

· Keep and maintain relevant documents / records of all assessment reports / protocols, case notes of intervention sessions & documents related to department / programmes / organisation.

· Maintain inventory of department and make recommendations for purchases of new materials and equipment.

· Participate actively in sub-committee meetings/Projects (some of which include Case & Review sub-committee & Professional Sub-committee etc) or any ad-hoc project.

· Assist HOD in the administration of the department.

6. Other Assignments

Undertake any other responsibilities and duties as deemed necessary and beneficial for the Association to attain its Mission and Vision.

REQUIREMENTS

• A Master’s degree in Educational / Clinical / Applied Psychology (relevant sub specialty)
• ·Relevant clinical experience with children and adolescents preferred.
• Conversant in learning, emotion and social development skills, child development and classroom management skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary team.
• Eligible for full membership with Singapore Psychological Society or registration with the Singapore Register of Psychologists/ HCPC/ APHRA.

Working Location: 65 Pasir Ris Drive 1 Singapore 519529