Fitness & Health Teacher (SPED) - Choa Chu Kang

Job Purpose: Responsible for planning, developing, delivering and evaluating appropriate individualized educational services, learning programmes and instructions for special needs students in both self-contained and integrated settings in consultation with other school personnel. Job Responsibilities: • Implement and monitor effective teaching & learning pedagogies, intervention strategies for students with Special Education Needs (SEN) • Design and implement valid and reliable modes of assessment to evaluate students’ progress and development. • Identify and design support structures to students with SEN • Work with school leaders and management team to plan and implement school-wide educational and recreational programmes • Collaborate and consult with allied professionals, parents/caregivers and external agencies to ensure quality support and well-being of students • Responsible for designing, assessing and reviewing student-centric lessons with engaging approaches to accommodate individual learning styles • Advocate to Heads of Department appropriate instructional learning resources to value add to students’ learning • Review and reinforce learning activities using lesson plans and teaching strategies to help students to master concepts and skills • Implement the use of information technology in lesson preparation and teaching to engage learners • Research and keep abreast of up-to-date subject knowledge and design teaching resources in professional learning teams • Supervise students and manage pupil behaviours in the classroom and on school premises to inculcate school values and enforce discipline • Document concerns of students to facilitate problem solving with parents and professional support staff • Conduct Parent-Teacher Conferencing to discuss students’ strengths, weaknesses and identify areas of focus to support IEP goals and transition • Provide information to parents for home-school communications to support students’ progress • Make home visits for students with high support needs and craft intervention strategies to meet student social and emotional needs • Establish work plan priorities to meet school strategic thrusts • Actively involved in staff meetings, co-curricular activities, educational conferences, and school programs. • Participate in parents' evenings and school-wide training events to promote home-school partnership. • Participate in organizing school events, including sporting events, learning journey and other excursions like camping trips and educational tours Job Requirements: • Diploma/ Degree from recognised Institutions with GCE ‘O’ level credits in English and Mathematics • Prior experience with Students with Mid Intellectual Disabilities (MID) is preferred • Specific subject knowledge, knowledge in special needs education and behaviour modification, Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word) • Interpersonal skills, classroom management skills, takes Initiative, effective communication Strong in verbal and written English • Prior experience handling Numeracy/ Literacy, WPLN, Science, HSR, SEL/ CCE and Vocational Guidance is an added advantage. • Working location: Choa Chu Kang