1910 Special Educational Needs (SEN) Officer/Yishun MRT
Name of Authority: Huamin Primary School
Contract Period: 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027.
Personnel to be deployed at the following hours:
- Mondays to Fridays: 7:00am to 4:00pm, inclusive of a one-hour lunch break.
- Service not required on Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted public holidays.
- School holiday exclusions : 13–21 March; 29 May–27 June; 5 July; 10 August; 3 September; 4–12 September; 8 October; and 26 November–27 December 2027.
Requirements: The following qualifications, skills and experience are preferred:
- Diploma in Special Education or equivalent.
- Three years of similar experience in MOE mainstream schools supporting students with identified or suspected SEN.
- Ability to support students with identified or suspected SEN.
- Three years of experience conducting structured dyslexia intervention programmes or similar programmes, and the ability to deliver them.
Job Scopes: The Services required are set out as follows:
- Provide withdrawal support, specialised remediation and implementation of Individual Education Plans.
- Provide in-class support: prompt students to stay on task, attend to teachers, participate in activities and follow classroom routines.
- Support students who become distressed or disruptive, including supervised time-out and calming strategies; communicate their needs to teachers.
- Help students understand lesson content and complete assigned work using appropriate aids and differentiated resources.
- Consult teachers and parents on students' needs and support strategies; provide feedback on progress.
- Set up and maintain SEN-friendly classroom and school environments, and prepare resources such as visual prompts and differentiated worksheets.
- Provide skills training in organisation, emotional regulation, managing change, queuing and handwriting, and organise peer support such as circles of friends.
- Collaborate with external professionals, agencies and special schools; coordinate and contribute to school case conferences.
- Maintain student records and administer progress-monitoring tools with the appropriate training.
- Conduct pre-orientation for students with autism spectrum disorder to familiarise them with the school and changes to classrooms, class names or teachers.
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