About this job
About the Department:
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- Support students to achieve their potential using evidence-based contemporary physiotherapy knowledge and frameworks to assist schools to identify and make reasonable adjustments and implement inclusive teaching strategies.
- Collaborate and liaise with school leaders and teachers to assess barriers to student learning and participation and develop and implement physiotherapy services across schools.
- Participate as an active member in education teams within schools to ensure the delivery of high quality, evidence-based contemporary physiotherapy services to enhance learning outcomes for students with disability.
- Monitor and assess physiotherapy services provided across schools, in consultation with the supervising physiotherapist, to ensure that they improve student access and participation in education.
- Develop and implement best-practice assessment, program planning, intervention and monitoring strategies for students with disability.
- Provide consultative physiotherapy services and resources to assist school leaders and staff, parents, and other professional peers to develop knowledge and skills to support students with disability.
- Prepare written reports and maintain records related to the delivery of physiotherapy services as required by the department.
- Actively participate in, professional development activities and clinical supervision to improve and ensure high quality services are delivered based on contemporary best practice.
About you:
- Passionate about inclusion
- Values strong professional relationships
- Solutions focussed
- Pursues continuous growth
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply:
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg written statement in response to 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.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.