Senior/Speech Therapist (Dept of Child Development)

Job Description

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team in the Department of Child Development, providing services to children who have developmental needs. You will provide assessment for diagnosis and educational referrals, intervention, and caregiver education.

Responsibilities:

• Assess and identify the individual needs of patients. To be able to develop and implement appropriate and individualized and group therapy programs.
• Administer, scores & interpret specialized speech and language assessments.
• Experience in assessment and working with preschool children or children with developmental disabilities (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disabilities) preferred.
• To be able to engage parents in caregiver training and education in individual and group settings.
• Have excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.

Requirements:

• Registered member of the Speech-Language and Hearing Association Singapore (SHAS).
• Bachelor or Master Degree in Speech Therapy from an accredited college or university recognized by the Ministry of Health under the Allied Health Professions Act.
• Preferably with 2 years relevant experience.