Senior / Occupational Therapist - Tanglin School (Alexandra Road)

Location

Redhill / Alexandra (Relocating to Ang Mo Kio in Q4 2025)

Job Purpose

You shall be responsible for assessing and identifying individual needs of students & / or trainees with occupational therapy issues and concerns. You will also formulate, develop and customise appropriate occupational therapy programs for the students & / or trainees.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluation & Assessment

Assess the underlying skills and issues related to hand function, oral motor function, visual motor and perceptual skills, sensory awareness / processing, self-care and pre-vocational tasks in the educational setting.

Review suitability of referrals for occupational therapy intervention.

Gather informative data through formal and informal assessment. These would include parents / guardian, teacher's interview; classroom observation and review of student's personal file etc.

Provide re-assessment, review of goals and progress regularly (every semester).

Recommend appropriate adaptive equipment and assistive devices as required by the students & / or trainees to improve function.

Monitor and evaluate students' / trainees' functional abilities and make recommendations to support students' / trainees' suitability for open employment.

Program Planning / Intervention

Provide individual and / or group occupational therapy session that will improve students' / trainees' functional performance and skills.

Select and prepare functional activities that can be easily modified to match students' / trainnes' skill and interest thus ensure success.

Recommend classroom and work site modifications.

Conduct home visit as and when necessary.

Provide parent / caregiver support such as home program to ensure and encourage continuity of the occupational therapy intervention at home.

Assist on various aspects of training for students / trainees on job-trial and work preparation program

Administration

Keep proper inventory of all equipment and fixtures with regular updating.

Propose and justify budget for the appropriate OT program

Participate actively in continuing education program within the organization, NCSS and other professional bodies.

Conduct in-house training programs for relevant staff / parents / caregivers / volunteers in the organization.

Submit monthly report and other related written reports to school principal / centre director.

Professional Consultation

Liaise with various professional disciplines in the rehabilitative treatment process.

Liaise with various discipline involved in the rehabilitative treatment process. (e.g teachers, parents, principal / centre director, school administrator and professional staff)

Job Requirements

Recognized diploma / degree in Occupational Therapy with 1 to 3 years clinical experience

Good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills

Relevant work experience with children and young adults with intellectual disability would be an advantage

Ability to work with minimum supervision

Valid practising certificate with Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC)

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