Brief Description about the Project
- Developing clinical care model for intervention in Autism.
- Parent training
- Upscale interventions into public health locales
Early Intervention Specialist (Occupational Therapy)
Position Starting: 1st June, 2023
No. of Vacancy: One
Salary: Rs. 30,000/- for those with Bachelor’s degree
Rs. 40,000/- for those with Master’s degree
Language: English, Kannada. (Knowledge of at least one more Indian language is desirable)
Experience: Minimum Experience of 1 year required
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s in occupational therapy.
Master’s in Paediatrics Occupational therapy preferred.
Last Day for Receiving Application: 22nd May, 2023
Roles Responsibilities:
Clinical responsibilities:
- Developmental / Behavioural Screening and related Assessments.
- Creating a sensory profile and planning sessions
- Intervention sessions across age groups.
- Documentation of data.
- Parent training
- Co-ordinating team meetings/ case conferences.
Research activity:
- Structured proforma and assessments to be documented and filed.
- Additional Unit of Hope responsibilities (where permissible by Project Head): Unit of Hope team clinic for consultation and participation in training activities, including preparation of teaching/learning materials.
- Participation in Public Education and Parent Support meetings.
- Data Entry pertaining to Unit of Hope to develop morbidity-based statistics.
Specific Activities:
The chosen candidate will undergo additional structured intervention training for a month, They are encouraged to stay on as the project extends its functioning, to avail of ongoing training opportunities, including advanced training workshops, subject to ongoing appraisals.
- Identification of developmental delay/ deviance by history and clinical assessment.
- Assessment of development, cognition and behaviour using standardized assessment tools.
- Training parents regarding the developmental concerns, current developmental status and need & rationale for intervention along with training to carry out intervention at home.
- Preparation of lesson plans and session reports with setting of short term and long-term goals.
- Intervention- The therapist should be proficient in choosing appropriate materials/ methods for specific goals. Inclusion of play skills, social skills and behavioural skills within the cognitive stimulation session. Integration of physical, cognitive and language goals into common activities in collaboration with other therapists.
- Criterion based assessments may be done at intervals to record progress and annual evaluation.
- Documentation of the child’s history, assessment details, Intervention programme, goals, child’s progress and long term comprehensive plan in collaboration with other therapy team members.
- Periodic case conferences within the therapy team to discuss evaluation findings and to plan further care. Communication of the summary of the case conference to the family (trans-disciplinary approach).
- Behavioural management counselling and training.
- Training in self-care activities (home based/ centre based depending on resources available) at appropriate ages.
Interested candidates may send their Resume to:
The Principal Investigator
CAREADD Project
SJMCH
To Apply: E-mail cover letter and curriculum vitae with 3 references (names and email addresses / phone numbers) by on or before 22nd May, 2023 info.careadd@stjohns.in & cc to hr@sjri.res.in
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