An Educational Therapist provides care, therapy, and education to children, their families, teachers, and/or facilitators to support their literacy acquisition through reading and writing in collaboration with various allied professionals. This involves working in areas such as literacy development, reading comprehension, and written expression.
You will serve the needs of the children from the different sectors within the Canossian Village and the wider community. You will work 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. You will also participate in continuing education and research as needed. You should be collaborative and possess strong communication and problem-solving skills.
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
* Select teaching methods and instructional materials that meet young learners’ varying needs in literacy acquisition (reading and writing)
* 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
* 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
Casework – Performance of Clinical Administration and Operations
* Comply with profession's ethical guidelines and organisation's clinical protocols, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
* 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
Education and Experience
* Degree from a recognised university in related fields such as Early Childhood, Education, Special Education, Psychology
* Registered as a member of the Register of Educational Therapists (Asia)
* Minimum 2 years of experience supporting children with literacy difficulties
* Preferably trained in Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach
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