Senior / Occupational Therapist - Chaoyang School (Ang MoKio)

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 3

to 5 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)