Job Support Assistant

LEE AH MOOI OLD AGE HOME; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local nursing home in Singapore is seeking a professional to train and support employees and students with special needs in achieving workplace readiness. The role involves delivering nursing care, facilitating curriculum implementation, and providing administrative support. Candidates should have a Diploma or GCE A level qualification, effective communication skills, and a desire to assist individuals with special needs. This position requires travel to various work sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel to offsite work locations.
• Desire to assist special needs students/adults.
• Strong communication and organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Train and assess students and employees with special needs.
• Support integration of special needs individuals in workplace.
• Assist nursing and therapy teams in delivering care.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Detail orientation

Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Desire to learn about Autism

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

Diploma or GCE A level qualification

Job description

Professional Roles

• Train, coach and assess students and employees with special needs on-site to meet industrial standards and requirements of the nursing homes incorporating Work-readiness Skills and Work Habits – hard and soft skills.
• Support students and employees in integrating in workplace environment, including managing relationships with co-workers and supervisors
• Facilitate and support the implementation, review of the vocational education curriculum to enable students and employees with special needs to achieve competencies in both hard and soft skills.
• Preparing documents, reports and other communication materials, where necessary, for the purpose of communicating information to parents, documenting site observations or incidence reporting
• Monitor students and employees with special needs’ performance using CATs (Continuous Assessment Tools) and SWPs (Standard Work Performance)
• Provide on-site training/supervision as and when needed.
• Work with stakeholders that include trainees, their families, Professional Partners, Allied Professional, Job Coaches, instructors, alumni service team and Reporting Officers

Clinical Care

• Assist the nursing team in the delivery of nursing care to the residents by students and employees with special needs in the nursing homes.
• Assist the therapy team in the delivery of the therapeutic activities to the residents by students and employees with special needs in the nursing homes.
• Help to maintain a clean, safe and neat environment for the residents by students and employees with special needs in the nursing home.

Administration

• Provide administrative support for training and development activities under SG Enable
• Participating in meetings and trainings to develop relevant knowledge and skills
• Maintain confidentially in all aspects of participants, staff and organisation information
• Other duties as assigned by Care Programme Executive and/or Administrator

Pre-requisites

• A Diploma or GCE A level qualification
• Able to travel to offsite work locations, i.e. employer work sites, with possibility of more than one location a day
• Possess effective communication skills as required to communicate with external employers and workplace co-workers
• Strong organizational skills with strong detail orientation
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and challenging work environment
• Desire to learn about Autism and the passion to help special needs students/adults
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications