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(Posted on 23.9.2021) Job Ad - Educational Psychologist (EPI) - The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education
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Details of the Job Advertisement
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Organization
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The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education
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Position
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Educational Psychologist (EPI) in School & Student Services
(Ref_HKPS_EP_202109_03)
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Job Descriptions
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Job Scope:
- To provide professional advice and support for students, parents and education practitioners
- To offer professional services and programmes for students, parents and education practitioners
- To conduct researches/studies related to Gifted Education
Main Job Responsibilities:
- Initiate efforts to foster affective development and intervention strategies to address the needs of gifted students, parents and education practitioners;
- Design and lead programmes for students, parents and education practitioners (eg. teachers and social workers) to meet the needs of gifted students;
- Refer students and their families to appropriate community agencies for medical, vocational, or social services; and handle referrals and inquiries of students, parents and education practitioners;
- Assess gifted students’ learning and emotional needs which involves working directly with them; observing and consulting with multi-agency teams to advise on the best approaches and provisions to support their learning and development;
- Provide advice and counselling services for children and their families to help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment;
- Conduct assessments and write reports to make formal recommendations on action to be taken;
- Maintain student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioural data;
- Conduct researches on programme effectiveness and offer advice to enhance programme quality;
- Support and advise other divisions on best practice on identification and selection procedures for student programmes;
- Report any pertinent information to the proper authorities in cases of child endangerment, neglect, or abuse;
- Work on commissioned projects and to support wider activities organised by the Academy;
- Liaise and collaborate with like-minded organizations/universities Hong Kong and overseas as appropriate;
Requirements:
- A registered educational psychologist or clinical psychologist in Hong Kong;
- A Master’s degree in Educational Psychology (Professional Practice) or Clinical Psychology from a Hong Kong university or equivalent;
- At least 6 years successful post-degree work experience in educational assessment and counselling; Applicants with fewer years of work experience, if selected, will be offered the post of EPII.
- Formal qualification or training or demonstrable involvement in Gifted Education preferred;
- Good working knowledge of the needs of gifted students, their parents and teachers;
- Excellent understanding of the Hong Kong Education system; Good knowledge and strong skills in educational research, and a good understanding of statistical analysis;
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written) in Chinese and English; ability to speak Putonghua will be preferred;
- Proficiency in using a variety of ICT packages (MS Office Applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
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Application
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Full details of this post can be found on our website https://www.hkage.org.hk or by emailing to Ms Ann Siu at [email protected].
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Deadline
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Review of applications will start as soon as possible and this recruitment exercise will continue until the post is filled.
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Contact
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by emailing Ms Siu at [email protected]
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