Transition Support Officer

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

MINDS has been caring for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PWIDs) and their families since 1962.

Grounded in the belief that all PWIDs have innate abilities and talents, MINDS is committed to empowering them and enhancing their quality of life, while advocating for greater inclusivity for PWIDs as a nation.

MINDS is today one of the largest charities in Singapore employing more than 850 staff. With the key focus to expand community-based services, improving the employability of PWIDS, strengthening education, and engendering inclusive community living, MINDS offers a holistic range of services and programmes across the PWIDs’ lifespan.

These include schools, employment and training development centres, home-based care services and community-based services to cater to the physical, psychological, environmental and social needs of PWIDs. For more information, please visit www.minds.org.sg.

RESPONSIBILITIES

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.