Occupational Therapist

CANOSSAVILLE CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CANOSSAVILLE CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES in Singapore is seeking an Occupational Therapist to provide care, therapy, and education to children and their families, in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.

You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions across motor, sensory, adaptive and self-regulation skills, align goals with EIPIC/CPS curricula, and communicate progress to teachers and parents.

Qualifications

• Possess at least a Diploma in Occupational Therapy from an accredited polytechnic or university.
• Full Allied Health Professions Council (Singapore) registration.
• Minimum 4 years of working experience with paediatric population.
• Knowledge of the Ea

Responsibilities

• Casework - Assessment and Intervention Planning: Conduct assessment to determine child's level of functioning in their natural environment and identify areas requiring intervention.
• Casework - Delivery of Intervention: Provide evidence-based intervention through individual and/or group format, pull-out and/or push-in support as needed.
• Casework - Performance of Clinical Administration and Operations: Complete documentation accurately and promptly, and manage caseload and reporting.
• System Work - Within CCDU: Identify areas of improvement in models of care and service delivery based on evidence-based practices.
• System Work - Within The Canossian Village: Participate in sector or village-wide quality improvement projects/ programmes/ initiatives.
• Personal Development: Enhance professional growth through continuing education and workshops.
• Professional Development: Assist in supervision and mentoring of interns.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Job description

An Occupational Therapist provides care, therapy, and education to children, their families, teachers, and/or facilitators to support their occupational performance in collaboration with various allied professionals. This involves working in are as such as motor functions, adaptive skills, sensory integration, and self-regulation.

S/He serves the needs of the children from the different sectors within the Canossian Village and the wider community. S/He works collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to provide quality care and contributes to the Village's efforts in providing an enhanced service delivery through the Canossian Circle of Care. S/He also participates in continuing education and research as needed.

S/He should be collaborative and possess strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Critical Work Tasks

Casework - Assessment and Intervention Planning

• Conduct assessment to determine child's level of functioning in their natural environment and identify areas requiring intervention
• Formulate client-centred and SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely) goals based on assessment findings and educational goals in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• For EIPIC and preschool cases, ensure that goals are based on child's needs and aligned with the ECHO framework and CPS curriculum
• Select appropriate and specific outcome measures to enable evaluation of intervention progress and outcomes
• Provide intervention recommendations based on evaluation of child's needs
• Communicate assessment results (including Functional Age Estimates (FAE) for EIPIC cases), intervention plans, goals and outcome measures to relevant stakeholders at Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or Global Child Outcomes (GCO) meetings
• Utilise evidence-based practices for assessment, case formulation and intervention planning

Casework - Delivery of Intervention

• Provide evidence-based intervention through individual and/or group format, pull-out and/or push-in support, depending on child's needs
• Recommend assistive devices and equipment according to the child's needs
• Participate in collaborations (e.g., provide consultations, co-plan activities, review progress, provide coaching) with relevant stakeholders (e.g., teachers, facilitators and parents) to support child in achieving intervention goals and generalising strategies within classroom and home settings
• Suggest changes to environments based on children's needs and safety if needed
• Evaluate intervention progress and outcomes using selected therapy outcome measures regularly
• Modify intervention plans based on child's performance and motivation as well as intervention outcome measures collected
• Formulate discharge or care plans based on child's performance, in consultation with relevant stakeholders
• Communicate intervention plans, outcome measures, progress and discharge criteria to relevant stakeholders during review meetings
• Utilise evidence-based practices for implementation of intervention and progress evaluation

Casework - Performance of Clinical Administration and Operations

• Comply with profession's ethical guidelines and organisation's clinical protocols, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Manage feedback from stakeholders
• Complete documentations (e.g., intervention plans, progress reports, case notes, case updates to sectors, recording of contact hours for provision of secondment/ itinerant services) accurately and promptly, and ensure they are well-maintained
• Utilise equipment and resources in a cost-effective manner through managing individual caseload and completion of clinical and administrative work in a timely manner
• Work within budget allocated for the financial year
• Furnish one's caseload, outputs and outcomes for reporting

System Work - Within CCDU

• Identify areas of improvement in models of care and service delivery based on evidence-based practices
• Participate in research and evaluation for programme improvement

System Work - Within The Canossian Village

• Participate in sector or village-wide quality improvement projects/ programmes/ initiatives
• Assist in the planning and/or delivery of trainings/ workshops/ activities/ programmes to meet the learning needs for staff and caregivers

Personal Development

Enhances professional growth and development by keeping up to date with current literature and through participating in educational programmes, in-service meetings, and workshops (internal and external)

Professional Development

Assist in supervision and mentoring of interns, ensuring that interns under care are growing professionally

General

Perform any other duties as assigned by the Head, CCDU and Senior Management

Education and Experience

• Possess at least a Diploma in Occupational Therapy from an accredited polytechnic or university
• Full Allied Health Professions Council (Singapore) registration
• Minimum 4 years of working experience with paediatric population
• Knowledge of the Ea