About this job
About the Department:
The Department of Education are 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 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 Opportunity:
As the Speech Language Pathologist, you will:
- Apply your professional skills and knowledge in contemporary speech language pathology as well as promote the importance of speech language communication skills as key areas underlying learning for all students.
- Collaborate with education teams within schools to deliver high quality speech language pathology services which address barriers to learning for students with speech language communication difficulties, using a whole of school approach as part of the educational program.
Responsibilities include:
- Support students to achieve their potential using evidence-based contemporary speech language pathology knowledge and frameworks to assist schools to identify and make reasonable adjustments and use inclusive teaching strategies. These adjustments enable students with speech language communication difficulties to access the curriculum and participate in the full range of school life.
- Collaborate, liaise, and negotiate with school leaders, teachers, other service providers, and the supervising speech language pathologist to identify and assess school and student needs, and develop and implement speech language pathology services across schools.
- Participate as an active member in education teams within schools to ensure the delivery of a range of high quality, evidence-based contemporary speech language pathology services to enhance learning outcomes for students with speech language communication difficulties.
- Utilise professional knowledge and skills to deliver professional speech language pathology services in accordance with departmental policies, procedures, professional standards and guidelines.
- Monitor and assess speech language pathology services provided across schools, in consultation with the supervising speech language pathologist, 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 speech language communication difficulties, in accordance with legislation, departmental policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Provide consultative speech language pathology services and resources to assist school leaders and staff, parents, and other professional peers to develop knowledge and skills to support students with speech language communication difficulties.
This position may require the incumbent to operate a government vehicle and an appropriate license endorsement to operate this type of vehicle is required. (Queensland ‘C” class license).The incumbent is required to work throughout the service area of the position's base location. Travel, including overnight travel is a requirement of this position.
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)
- Attach a 1-page 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.
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.