Occupational Therapist

About KidsFirst

KidsFirst is an Early Intervention School, Occupational Therapy, and Speech and Language Therapy clinic for children. Our centre works with children with special needs (Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Down Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), genetic disorders, and Cerebral Palsy, etc). We deliver an intensive therapy-based program and also provide 1-1 therapy services.

KidsFirst serves a mixed population of international and Singaporean clients, with KidsFirst being listed as one of the preferred Early Intervention Centres by KK Women's and Children's Hospital and National University Hospital (NUH) - Singapore.

We are located at 8 Hong Kong Street, Singapore 059651.

Our brand-new facility houses five state of the art Occupational Therapy Gyms, five Speech Therapy Rooms and two levels for the Early Intervention classrooms. Conveniently located to shopping malls and food spaces like Clarke Quay Central, Chinatown Point, Riverside Point and Hong Lim Market & Food Centre.

Our Benefits

• Competitive Remuneration
• Performance Bonus and Increments
• In-House Career Development and external training
• An international and diverse work atmosphere
• Central Location in Singapore

What are we looking for

KidsFirst is ideally looking for practitioners who meet the following requirements:

• Possess a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Fully AHPC registered (Supervisory grade)
• Minimum 7 years working experience as a paediatric Occupational Therapist in a school or individual therapy setting or clinic
• Experienced in assessment, diagnosis and implementation of treatment / intervention programs
• Evident proficiency in English Language and well spoken
• Experienced in caseload management inclusive of parental concerns and clinician related challenges
• Ability to work well with a diverse team, as well as independently with strong organizational and analytical skills
• Maintain files and/or records for the purpose of documenting activities and/or follow standard operational procedures
• Participate in a collaborative model with all team members
• Preparation of material/responses to guide parents and provide assessment