Manager / Senior Manager (Special Educational Needs Support)
About this role
[What the role is]
Manager / Senior Manager (Special Educational Needs)[What you will be working on]
- Oversee and provide overall leadership, planning and supervision for the Special Educational Needs (SEN) support services function.
- Lead the implementation of evidence-based inclusive pedagogies and Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports (PBIS) at the organisational level.
- Develop and review support resources for Course Chairs/ academic staff on care and support to students with SEN.
- Collaborate with members of the campus community to proactively create usable, equitable, and inclusive learning environments.
- Engage and collaborate with stakeholders such as MOE Schools, IHLs, employers/ work supervisors and disability communities on SEN advocacy and enhance inclusive training, internship and employment for students with SEN.
- Coach, mentor and develop SEN Support Officers and provide guidance in case management, intervention and skills training for students with SEN from enrolment to post-graduation.
- Manage division budget and oversee SEN fund applications, and procurement of Assistive Technology (AT) devices and services for students with SEN.
- Maintain SEN data and records to identify risks, trends and areas for improvement in SEN support office operations and service delivery.
- Provide management reports on SEN trends and concerns in Temasek Polytechnic.
- Provide guidance to Staff Advisors on Student Interest Group for SEN Advocacy.
- Implement institutional processes on internship support and school-to-work transition.
- Conduct research to develop evidence-based proposals, recommendations and standards for benchmarking in SEN support services and policy development in higher education.
- Implement institution-wide professional development frameworks for SEN Support Officers.
- Assist in the implementation of SEN-related digitalisation initiatives and online systems.
[What we are looking for]
- Possess at least 5 years of experience supporting students with SEN, preferably in an educational or social service sector setting with a passion and disposition for SEN.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise team preferred.
- Self-starter with excellent interpersonal, communication (both oral and written) and administrative skills.
- Resourceful and good critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with individuals from diverse background, and collaboration with different stakeholders in student support.
- Proficiency in AT assessment for learning preferred.
- Relevant qualification in Inclusive and Special Education, Education, Psychology, Applied or Educational Psychology and/or relevant areas preferred.
- Persons with disabilities are welcome to apply. Please inform us if accommodations are required for the interview.
Company at a glance
The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) is the lead agency driving Singapore's Smart Nation initiative and public sector digital transformation. We harness the power of technology to make lives better for citizens, businesses, international audiences and the public service sector.
Our mission: Engineering Digital Government, Making Lives Better.
Our goal is to create a government that is "Digital to the Core, and Serves with Heart". We achieve this by using technology to create services that are easy, seamless and secure for people to use, and placing the needs of citizens and businesses at the centre of everything we do.
As a digital government, our public officers are also able to continually upskill, adapt to new challenges and work more effectively across agencies as well as with citizens and businesses in Singapore.
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