Learning Support Specialist - Student Care [ITE College East]

Government Technology Agency (GovTech); Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech in Singapore seeks a role focused on holistic learning support for ITE students with special educational needs. You will work in a team with students, families, and college staff to manage academic journeys, internships, and social-emotional development.

Responsibilities include coordinating accommodations, developing learning plans, providing outreach to staff, referring students to agencies, and documenting progress to support student outcomes.

Qualifications

• Credentials in a relevant discipline (e.g. special education) preferred.
• At least 2 years of experience supporting students with special educational needs preferred.
• Passion for working with youth requiring special educational support.
• Cultural sensitivity and collaboration with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic learning support to students with special educational needs in a team.
• Coordinate exam accommodations and assistive device arrangements.
• Develop and implement learning plans with families and college staff.
• Deliver consultation and outreach programmes to academic staff on SEN and interventions.
• Refer students to relevant agencies and internship support vendors.
• Document, track, monitor, report cases and process procurements.
• Implement psycho-social-educational programmes and CCA.

Skills

Cultural sensitivity

Collaboration

Office applications

Education

Relevant discipline (e.g. special education)

Tools

Office software

Job description

What the role is

You will provide holistic learning support to ITE students with special educational needs in a team, working with students, their families, relevant ITE stakeholders such as college academic staff and external agencies. This support will enable students to manage their academic journey, internship and improve their social-emotional competencies.

What you will be working on

Some of the tasks which you are expected to perform include:

• Connecting with and working with students on their learning needs assessment.
• Facilitating exam accommodation and assistive device arrangements.
• Working with parents/guardians, college academic staff, relevant agencies to develop and implement learning plans, social emotional coping strategies during the various phases of a student’s journey in the course and internship.
• Providing consultation and outreach programmes to college academic staff on special educational needs, teaching strategies and other interventions.
• Referring students to relevant help agencies and internship support vendors.
• Documenting, tracking, monitoring, reporting cases and processing procurements.
• Implementing psycho-social-educational programmes and CCA

What we are looking for

• Candidates with credentials in a relevant discipline (e.g. special education) will have an advantage.
• Preferably with at least 2 years of supporting students with special educational needs.
• Passion and disposition for working with youth, needing special educational support.
• Cultural sensitivity, collaborative and an openness to diverse views.
• Emotional stability, resourcefulness and resilience.
• Proficient in office applications/other software http://jobs.careers.gov.sg

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