Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities – Assistant Teacher

The Early Intervention for Children (EIC) Services helps equip children with motor, communication, social, self-help and cognitive skills. THK EIC involves structuring classes around small groups encompassing early childhood special education, social work and therapy support services to stimulate their adaptive functioning and school readiness skills.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist Lead Teachers (EI Teachers who lead classes) to:

• Co-teach an effective education programme for the class to meet every child’s IEP
• Brainstorm and plan activities to support students’ learning
• Prepare teaching resources
• Ensure students are well supervised during contact time in the centre /classroom
• Manage students’ behaviour
• Carry out recommended therapeutic interventions
• Receive and discharge the students before and after class
• Maintain a clean, tidy, safe and conducive learning environment e.g. tidying up the classroom after class
• Supervise the Teacher Aides under their charge
• Attend workshops and in-service training
• Maintain good communication with parents and make each parent feel at ease with/ at the programme

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Minimally ACEY/Higher NITEC in Early Childhood
• Able to communicate with clients’ family members and caregivers of various races and religions
• Able to work in an inter-disciplinary team that includes social workers, therapists and other teaching colleagues
• Passion to work with children with special needs
• Keen to develop professionally