About this job
About the Department:
The Department of Education employs over 120 physiotherapists to support students to be successful in all aspects of their learning. We use our knowledge and skills to enable students to be healthy and successful across the full school experience. From positioning in the classroom, to school swimming or going on camp, our physiotherapists are a key member of a student's educational team.
As part of the Central Queensland Region service, the Emerald team supports schools within Emerald and westward to the Queensland border, using both telepractice and in person service to deliver equity and excellence. The position is based within a multidisciplinary team of health professionals and education advisors.
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Responsibilities include:
- Forming strategic partnerships with schools, allied health professionals and families.
- Identify, assess and implement physiotherapy services relevant to the education setting.
- Providing a consultative service to student's teachers, parents and wider team members.
- Participate in specialised projects and share practices and resources with other physiotherapists within the department.
- Travel is a requirement of the role and including day trips and overnight.
About You:
- Passionate about inclusion.
- Build influential professional relationships.
- Solutions focussed.
- Pursue continuous growth.
Benefits:
- Structured professional supervision arrangements (minimum of an hour a week for first two years of employment.)
- Professional development leave and allowances
- Flexible work arrangements across the school year
- 12.75% superannuation contributions
- Relocation costs
- No evening or weekend work
- Accumulated time off agreements to support work life balance
- Focus on participation focussed goals not KPIs
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history);
- Attach a 2-page response to the how you will be assessed section of the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.