Job Description

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Since October 2011, Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities (THKMC) was incorporated as a charity with an IPC status to provide multiple social and welfare services to the community at large. THKMC provides assistance to the various groups in our community through more than 60 programmes and services for the elderly and the sick, families, persons with disabilities, and children. We help anyone in need with full respect to their race, colour, creed, language, culture and religion. We have more than 90 programmes and services, reaching out to more than 55,000 people in the community. Together, as ONETHK – Empowering the Community.
DESIGNATION : Assistant Teacher

RESPONSIBILITIES
The Early Intervention for Children (EIC) Services helps equip children with motor, communication, social, self-help and cognitive skills. THK EIC involves structuring classes around small groups encompassing early childhood special education, social work and therapy support services to stimulate their adaptive functioning and school readiness skills. Main Duties and Responsibilities: Assist Lead Teachers (EI Teachers who lead classes) to:

• Co-teach an effective education programme for the class to meet every child’s IEP
• Brainstorm and plan activities to support students’ learning
• Prepare teaching resources
• Ensure students are well supervised during contact time in the centre /classroom
• Manage students’ behaviour
• Carry out recommended therapeutic interventions
• Receive and discharge the students before and after class
• Maintain a clean, tidy, safe and conducive learning environment e.g. tidying up the classroom after class
• Supervise the Teacher Aides under their charge
• Attend workshops and in-service training
• Maintain good communication with parents and make each parent feel at ease with/ at the programme

• Minimally ACEY/Higher NITEC in Early Childhood
• Able to communicate with clients’ family members and caregivers of various races and religions
• Able to work in an inter-disciplinary team that includes social workers, therapists and other teaching colleagues
• Passion to work with children with special needs
• Keen to develop professionally