THKMC was incorporated on 13 October 2011 as a charity to provide multiple social and welfare services to the community at large, and achieved an Institute of Public Character (IPC) status on 18 November 2011. THKMC is the charitable arm of Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society, which lives by the mission To Serve Mankind to help anyone who needs help regardless of their race, religion, colour, language, creed and culture. THKMC today serves more than 70,000 beneficiaries through more than 70 programmes across five Services, which include Disability, Early Intervention for Children, Family, Seniors' Community, and Therapy.
Senior Psychologist (Pioneer)
The Senior Psychologist is responsible in providing comprehensive and quality psychological services to our children and their families in the Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children (EIPIC) Programme and & Development Support (DS) and Learning Support (LS) Programme (DS-LS). He or she will work closely with other professionals as part of our Trans-disciplinary team to conduct assessments, support complex cases, and collaborate with caregivers to ensure optimal support and development for the children under our care.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Conduct Psychological Assessments
- Conduct psychological assessments to formulate evidence-based and data-driven hypotheses for appropriate intervention plans or school placements
- Prepare assessment reports
- Engage caregivers on assessment results with comprehensive follow up plans
- Deliver Intervention
- Develop and implement evidence-based naturalistic intervention strategies tailored to the unique strengths and the emotional, learning and behavioural needs of each child
- Provide trainings and coach early interventionists to be more effective in their delivery of intervention to meet individual child's needs
- Monitor and evaluate the progress of interventions, making adjustments as needed to ensure effectiveness and alignment with the Individualised Education Plan (IEP) goals.
- Maintain timely and accurate records of the children and regular contact with their family when required
- Engage caregivers and support them through trainings and coaching, to promote their understanding of their child's developmental needs and facilitate positive interactions and relationships
- Collaborate with caregivers to develop and implement naturalistic strategies for supporting their child's development at home and in other settings e.g. preschools, fostering continuity of care and skills generalisation
- Conduct transitional planning from EIPIC centre to the next educational setting
- Participate in evaluation and improvement of programme and services, and development of new and innovative initiatives to improve client outcomes.
- Provide supervision
- Provide clinical supervision to entry-level psychologists, students in Masters and Doctorate programmes and interns
- Maintain professional, legal and ethical standards
- Ensure the adherence to policies and procedures of relevant governing bodies and implementation of professional and ethical standards
- Attain SRP Supervisor status or its equivalent (within first two years of appointment as Senior Psychologist)
Qualifications
- A minimum of a Master's degree in applied psychology (e.g., Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology) from an accredited university. The programme must include a supervised practicum and supervised training in psychological assessments
- Eligible for Singapore Psychological Society (SPS) (Full Membership) and Singapore Register of Psychologists (SRP) registration
Other Information
- More than 5 years' of relevant post-Masters experience in clinical settings and/or working with/in SSAs
- Effective interpersonal skills, good psychological report writing skills and be able to work in trans-disciplinary team
- Mature, respectful, professional, reliable
- Fluency in local languages and familiarity with the local context will be an advantage
- Willing to travel across centres
Kindly note that only applications submitted via the given job link will be considered. We regret that only shortlisted applicants will be notified
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