Physiotherapist

• Administers therapy assessments to determine a student’s level of functioning relative to their age and educational placement in such areas as fine/gross motor skill development, sensory motor integration, self-care, and the activities of daily living.
• Writes assessment reports identifying the student’s needs and proposed treatment strategies; writes individual student goals and objectives as part of the IEP; maintains progress records; participates in the IEP meeting.
• Develops treatment plans and goals for rehabilitative care to improve student functional abilities and enhance their ability to learn.
• Provides students with individual treatment and group therapy sessions to correct specific areas of sensory-motor integrative dysfunction.
• Develops therapy treatment plans based on the educational goals for eligible students to improve the student’s functional abilities within the school and naturalistic settings, in collaboration with the IEP team.
• Monitors therapy programs and consults with educational staff regarding inclusion of appropriate therapy treatment strategies into the educational program; evaluates the efficacy of the established program and makes modifications within the framework of the IEP process as necessary.
• Demonstrates educational and developmental strategies to students and families for successful home intervention of perceptual, motor, and sensory programs. Provides interpretation and summaries of assessment reports to families; recommends appropriate activities and materials designed to support motor goals in the home.
• Collaborates with other disciplines to ensure team understanding of student occupational performance strengths and needs, through evaluation, educational program planning, and service delivery.
• Evaluates the student’s ability and formulates the student’s occupational profile through a variety of functional, behavioral, and standardized assessments, skilled observation, checklists, histories, and interviews.
• Synthesizes evaluation results into a comprehensive written report which reflects strengths and barriers to student participation in the educational environment, directs program development and guides evidence-based intervention.
• Develops occupationally based intervention plans based on student needs and evaluation results.
• Participates in multidisciplinary meetings to review evaluation results, integrate findings with other disciplines, offer recommendations, and develop individual education plans and intervention plans to achieve IEP goals.
• Coordinates with the IEP team for the purpose of determining appropriate treatments, etc. to meet the needs of specific students and attends IEP Team Meetings.

Job Types: Permanent, Contract, Fresh graduate
Contract length: 24 months

Pay: RM1,800.00 - RM2,200.00 per month

Schedule:

• Fixed shift

Education:

• Diploma/Advanced Diploma (Preferred)