A Transition Support Officer is responsible for providing hands-on, practical support, training and guidance to clients who are going through transitions, be it from School to Training & Development Centre, from Training & Development Centre to Employment & Development Centre (or vice versa), from residential to community care (or vice versa).
Client's Development, Review and Maintenance
- Support the Hub Manager in the development, review and update of clients' Individual Development Plan (IDP) through a person-centred approach.
- Coordinate and participate in Transition Planning meetings, case reviews and IDP meetings for clients in collaboration with AHPs and relevant stakeholders.
- To ensure client makes progress on IDP goals and IDP goals are aligned to long term aspirations and interests of client.
- To work with Social Workers to engage selected clients and caregivers in discussion on transitions and training needs, as and when necessary.
- To coordinate and participate in the 3-5 yearly family meetings to review OPP and long term person-centred goals.
- Conduct re-assessment of clients' transition and development needs as needed, to track progress, i.e. pre and post intervention assessment
- Work with stakeholders and multi-D team to revise / adapt IDP goals and strategies if outcome is not met, or to bring clients to higher level of functioning.
- Document and keep records of outcomes of clients' IDP and produce a consolidated report/dashboard on overall clients' IDP outcomes
Clients' Training
- Carry out training and support outline on client's transition training needs at the relevant transition settings
- Document and keep records of client's training progress, adaptations made, etc.
Collaboration with multi-disciplinary AHP team, caregivers and community partners including volunteers in advocating for client's transition and overall development matters
- Work with relevant stakeholders to advocate for clients' transitional and developmental needs according to their IDP, looking at environmental, social emotional, behavioural support factors.
- Document and keep records of engagements, adaptations made with relevant stakeholders.
- Consolidate good and best person-centred practises, knowledge and experience to build a resource bank of best person-centred practises and useful tools in collaborative practise, to inform practitioners for replication success, and / or pitfalls to avoid.
Qualifications
- Minimum Diploma in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services or other relevant fields with at least 2 years working experience.
Other Information
- A strong team-player with excellent people skills.
- Possesses strong organisation skills, time management and problem-solving skills.
- Possesses strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to speak in one additional local language apart from English an advantage
- A self-motivated and adaptable individual.
- Ability to work well both independently & in a team with integrity, sensitivity, knowledge and drive to support & advocate for their clients with intellectual disability.
- Passion to work with people with intellectual disabilities.
Positions available at the following locations:
- Woodlands
- Yishun
- Kebun Baru