About this job
About the Department of Education:
The Department of Education employs over 900 allied health professionals who work in state schools. Our health professionals play a critical role in supporting all students to access an equitable education and succeed. You will contribute to creating a more inclusive society that responds to diversity.
Your Role:
This is a temporary role for 2 years. Location would be negotiated with successful applicant.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide professional advice to the Statewide Clinical Manager, Senior and Supervisory OTs and departmental school based OTs on preparing, constructing, supervising and evaluating high quality university student placements, that contribute benefits to the strategic priorities of the department, the occupational therapy service to students and schools, and the professional and clinical practice education of the tertiary students on placement.
- Identify the needs specific to school based OTs in the area of clinical practice education, and provide evidence based resources and support to occupational therapists to engage in practice education supervision.
- Provide expert advice and mentoring to OTs across the state in the area of contemporary occupational therapy clinical practice education in the DoE OT service context that actively shapes the models and types of placements, and builds capacity for increased number of placements offered by the DoE OT service in metropolitan, regional, and remote settings.
- Lead and conduct specialised projects and innovative research activities relating to occupational therapy clinical practice education in the DoE OT service context which demonstrate the impact of high quality OT placements on strategic priorities of the department, the occupational therapy service to students and schools and key stakeholders including universities.
- Collaboration with OTs and other professional groups and stakeholders (internal and external) in developing and promoting OT clincal practice education placements in DoE.
For a full list of responsibilities, please see attached role description.
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Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position and competencies.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including phone and email contacts for two referees who can verify your knowledge, skills and attributes relevant to this role who have knowledge of your work within the last two years. It is preferable that one is your current supervisor.
- Attach a two page (maximum) response detailing your strengths relating to the role and responsibilities, including relevant examples from current OT practice which demonstrate:
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- Ability to lead and deliver a project, which includes building staff capability and capacity, and targeted resource development.
- Ability in mentoring and/or coaching skills.
- High level communication and collaboration skills across internal and external stakeholders
- High level skills in providing evidence based OT service to students and 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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
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.