About this job
About the Department of Education:
The Department of Education employs over 900 allied health professionals who work in state schools. Our physiotherapists and occupational therapists play a critical role in supporting all students to access an equitable education and succeed.
Your Role:
This is a temporary role until 27 December 2025, unless otherwise determined. Location would be negotiated with successful applicant/s.
Responsibilities include:
- Build professional capability and capacity of the occupational therapy and physiotherapy therapy workforce to implement restrictive practices policy, procedure and guidelines with fidelity.
- Develop and implement statewide programs and initiatives for school based occupational therapists and physiotherapists to support the implementation of relevant departmental procedures and guidelines relevant to restrictive practices, with the aim of reducing and eliminating, as far as practicable, the use of restrictive practices.
- Provide professional advice to Statewide Clinical Managers (Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy), supervising therapists, and school-based occupational therapists and physiotherapists on policies, systems and practices related to the occupational therapists' and physiotherapists' roles in implementing evidence-based approaches in the use of restrictive practices and, as far as practicable, the reduction and elimination of these practices.
- Contribute to development of relevant data collection and analysis to demonstrate the impact of the occupational therapists' and physiotherapists' roles in reducing and eliminating specific restrictive practices.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in developing and promoting the occupational therapy and physiotherapy roles within a multi-tiered system of support to improve the safety and wellbeing of students and staff.
- Provide evidence based occupational therapy or physiotherapy service to students and schools within your discipline specific allocated clinical caseload.
- Some overnight travel may be required. This can be planned and negotiated. For a full list of responsibilities, please see attached role description.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- 2 page response detailing your strengths relating to the role & responsibilities, including relevant examples which demonstrate:
- ability to lead & deliver projects, which includes building staff capability
- excellent applied knowledge of RP in school contexts
- resource development skills that respond to identified need within a targeted area of practice and/or project
- ability in mentoring/coaching with occupational therapists/physiotherapists
- high level communication, negotiation & collaboration skills with internal & external stakeholders
- excellence providing OT/PT service to students & schools.
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).
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