Educational Psychologist

Job Description & Requirements

The Educational Psychologist helps students with special needs, learning difficulties, social or emotional problems. He/She provides guidance on issues pertaining to educational support for students. He/She develops, monitors and evaluates the support structure, programmes and resources for schools. He/She implements strategies to ensure quality psycho-educational services provided for students. He/She leads teams in research and development projects. He/She conducts training programmes on special needs, learning difficulties, social or emotional problems in students.




 

• Minimum Masters in Educational/ School Psychology or Educational & Developmental Psychology
• Experience with diagnosis of Learning and Developmental Disorders
• Registered with the Singapore Psychological Society (SPS) and/or other international psychological bodies (APS, BPS) or eligible for registration
• Experienced in administering various psychometric and literacy tests for children 2 years old and above. (e.g. GORT, CTOPP, Bayley, WISC,WAIS, WIAT, Stanford Binet, BRIEF)
• A high level of interpersonal, communication and report writing skills
• A good team player as well as being able to work independently

~ Coordinate and conduct psychological assessments
~ Design and conduct training programmes on special needs.
~ Develop, monitor and evaluate educational support structure, programmes and resources for school.
~ Implement strategies for ensuring quality psycho-educational services for students with special needs.
~ Provide interventions for students to support their learning and development.