KK Women's and Children's Hospital Pte. Ltd.
Speech Therapist (Dept of Child Development)
Job Category:
Allied Health Professional
Posting Date:
12 Oct 2024
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.