Senior Psychologist

APSN EDUCATION SERVICES LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational service provider in Singapore is seeking an experienced psychologist to conduct assessments and provide interventions for students with socio-emotional needs. Key responsibilities include managing crises, providing training to stakeholders, and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should possess a Master's in Applied Psychology or Clinical Psychology and have at least 5 years of relevant experience. The position offers the opportunity for professional development and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years work-related experience in intellectual disability areas.
• Ability to interpret psychological assessments and conduct interventions.
• Proficient in training development and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments for students with diverse needs.
• Provide individual and group psychological interventions.
• Manage crises and conduct psychological debriefing.
• Evaluate and customize training for stakeholders.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Crisis intervention and management

Evidence-based therapeutic interventions

Training stakeholders

Collaboration

Education

Masters in Applied Psychology/Clinical Psychology

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Psychological Assessment for (i) school admission, (ii) programme placement, (iii) identification of socio-emotional and behavioural needs, (iv) progress monitoring, (v) mental capacity for assisted deputyship application programme.

   Conduct vocational profiling and facilitate the combination of report meeting

   Conduct admission screening to ensure fitted school placement

   Select and administer screening and assessment tools (e.g. BASC, mood disorder checklist)

   Select and administer standardised psychological assessment for mental capacity assessment

   Prepare assessment resources and protocol for mental capacity assessments so as to contextualise to the needs of the student

   Prepare assessment report including scoring and interpretation

   Make recommendation and conclusion based on assessment results

   Guide junior psychologist in psychological assessments including selection, test administration, and report writing

2. Provide Psychological Interventions for students referred for socio-emotional and behavioural needs.

   Conduct individual intervention

   Conduct group intervention

   Guide junior psychologist in case conceptualisation, treatment planning and progress monitoring

   Lead in the design and crafting of group intervention

3. Manage Crisis

   Recognise signs and symptoms of distress

   Provide crisis intervention

   Administer suicide risk assessment

   Make recommendation for follow-up actions after the crisis

   Guide junior psychologist in crisis intervention including recognising signs and symptoms of distress, soft-skills to de-escalate students in distress, and conduct risk assessment

   Conduct psychological debriefing session after the crisis

4. Provide training to stakeholders

   Conduct training for stakeholders (e.g. employer education, staff induction)

   Conduct specialised training (e.g. CARE Kit training, Understanding self-harm behaviour)

   Lead in the design and customisation of training to meet needs of stakeholders

   Collect and collate of data to measure training effectiveness

   Evaluate and review effectiveness of training design to ensure overall training objectives are met

5. Perform Clinical Supervision

   Provide guidance to junior staff on assessment, case intervention so as to adhere to both organisational and psychological guidelines

6. Leadership

   Provide thought leadership in the design of the various portfolios in psychology discipline

   Provide ongoing guidance to junior psychologist or intern in their key responsibilities and functions

7. Administrative duties

   Digitization of reports

   Documentation of clinical duties

   Assist in preparing and submitting Key Review Area (KRA) and targets to AP Manager

   Carry out other administrative duties assigned by AP Manager

Job Requirements

• Possess a Masters in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Psychology from an accredited university and be registered/eligible for registration with SRP or an equivalent professional body.
• Candidates who process only a Degree in Psychology will be considered for the position of Associate Psychologist.
• Possess a minimum of 5 years of work related experience with relevant exposure in area of intellectual disability or other related disabilities.
• Expertise and familiarity in conducting and interpreting psychological assessment
• Proficient in a range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions
• Skilled in crisis intervention and management
• Ability to provide training to stakeholders
• Dedicated to ongoing professional development through clinical supervision
• Provide leadership in assigned initiatives
• Ability to work collaboratively with other allied professionals in the department and with teachers and caregivers
• Candidate with Masters in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Psychology without the required minimum years of work related experience will be considered for the position of Psychologist
• Working Location: Choa Chu Kang