School Psychologist position

Location
Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
Workplace
On-site

About this role

MISSION

 

The main mission of the school psychologist is to provide psychological support to students, their parents and educational teams.

 

RESPONSABILITIES

  • Answering to individual requests from students, families and educational teams in relation to family, personal, educational or pedagogical problems. Set up the follow-up in relation to these requests. 
  • Assisting staff in the screening and care of exceptional students. 
  • Undertaking psychological assessments and analyze external psychological assessments.
  • Advising students and their families, teams and management to facilitate the care of students in difficulty.
  • Participate in the various boards of teachers, classes, cycles, educational teams, if necessary to facilitate the care of the students. Make observations in class; Carry out cognitive assessments at the request of the teams. 
  • Establishing links with health and paramedical professionals outside of the school. 
  • Training and contributing to the prevention of students' academic and personal difficulties: As a member of the Health and Citizenship Education Committee, conduct prevention sessions with students in connection with the health department and the teaching teams. Conduct conferences or debates; Teacher training sessions, School aids, nurses on the care of children or adolescents, behaviors, etc. 
  • Participating in the GAIN structure (Accompaniment and Integration Group) to contribute its expertise. 
  • Participating in meetings for students with Special Educational Requirements outside Personalized Schooling Projects (PPS) and Personalized Assistance Projects (PAS). 
  • Supervising the Student Assistants : assessing needs, participating in recruitment, coaching and animating of trainings

 

SKILLS, ABILITY AND REQUIRED FORMATION 

  • Master in Psychology and/or in Educational Psychology required 
  • Fluent in French 
  • Good level of English desired 
  • Desired school experience 
  • Knowledge in psychopedagogy 
  • Ability to listen, observe and empathize 
  • Management skills

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