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:
As the Senior Occupational Therapist (Clinical), you will:
- Support other occupational therapists across the state and schools within your region to use complex clinical evidence-based occupational therapy to achieve student learning outcomes.
- Provide professional leadership and high levels of expertise in specific or specialised clinical aspects of school based occupational therapy services to others across the department.
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 OTs and departmental OTs on policies, systems and practices related to the OT role in maximising student engagement and wellbeing, which would include supporting students with complex behaviour.
- Identify the needs of school based OTs in the area of student engagement and wellbeing, and provide evidence based training and resources to occupational therapists to ensure best practice in occupational therapy service delivery.
- Provide expert clinical advice and mentoring to OTs across the state in the area of student engagement and wellbeing
- Lead and conduct specialised projects and innovative research activities, relating to the delivery and continuous improvement of occupational therapy services within schools, and which demonstrate the impact of the OT role in student engagement and wellbeing.
- Collaboration with OTs and other professional groups and stakeholders in developing and promoting the OT role within a multi tiered system of support.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- A two page (maximum) response detailing your strengths relating to the role and responsibilities, including relevant examples from current OT practice which demonstrate:
- high level skills in providing evidence based support to students in schools, in the area of engagement and wellbeing.
- ability to lead and deliver a project, which includes staff capability and resource development.
- ability in mentoring and/or coaching skills
- High level communication and collaboration skills across internal and external stakeholders
- ability to build relationships and collaborate with OTs, senior therapy staff, regional, statewide and school teams through effective communication skills.
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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