Psychologist

Rainbow Centre; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rainbow Centre is seeking a Psychologist to join its Accessibility Services team in Singapore. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality psychological services within an interdisciplinary settings, including special education, to improve clients’ quality of life and independence.

Responsibilities include conducting assessments, planning and evaluating interventions, and maintaining documentation under professional guidelines.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills to convey thoughts to stakeholders.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team to provide client-centric service.
• Experience in managing a caseload and documentation in clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality psychological services to clients using appropriate assessment tools.
• Formulate outcome-based care plans and evaluate interventions.
• Facilitate individual and group psychological interventions and maintain clinical records.
• Contribute to developing clinical guidelines and protocols with senior staff.
• Maintain compliance with legislation and professional codes of conduct.

Skills

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Caseload management

Education

Masters in Educational Psychology

Job description

We are looking for a Psychologist to join our Accessibility Services team at Rainbow Centre. The team aims to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities through effective therapy and psychological services so that they can achieve their highest level of independence and lead thriving lives.

The Psychologist, working as part of an interdisciplinary team, will be responsible for the delivery of quality psychological services and may work across a variety of settings at Rainbow Centre (Special Education).

Key responsibilities include:

Providing quality clinical services to our clients, through:

• Using appropriate assessment tools to obtain data to identify therapy needs in a variety of cases
• Formulating care plans that are outcome-based and relevant to the goals identified for the clients through planning, implementing, evaluating and managing interventions.
• Facilitating individual and group interventions and employing evidence-based psychological interventions, as well as applying the process of collaborative exploration in the management of caseloads to deliver effective services.
• Prioritising and managing a caseload under supervision in accordance with organisation policy. The postholder will also complete specialist reports, case notes and other documentation, following professional guidelines and guidelines required by the organization.
• Participating in developing protocols and clinical guidelines to improve services in conjunction with the Lead Allied Professional/Principal Therapist.

Supporting strategy and planning effort through:

• Maintaining and monitoring client records related to service utilization in accordance to organisational and professional requirements, as well as inventories of equipment, materials and supplies.
• Participating in the development, monitoring and evaluation of outcome measures as appropriate in service area
• Engaging in and articulating reflection and evaluation in practice, including critically evaluating the impact of contemporary issues related to the profession and sector.
• Remaining up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation, organizational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct in order to uphold standards of best practice.

Candidate Requirements

• Possess a Masters in Educational Psychology. It is mandatory for all applicants to have completed a practicum experience during their Masters.
• Eligible for registration/Already registered with the Singapore Register of Psychologists.
• Prior working experience in a special education setting will be a definite advantage.
• Good communications skills to convey thoughts and ideas succinctly to various stakeholders, as well as to foster interdisciplinary collaboration to provide client-centric service and achieve best outcomes.
• Those with more than 4 years relevant experience may be considered for Senior Psychologist.