About this job
About the Department of Education
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 Tagai State College
Tagai State College is comprised of 17 campuses and an Executive Office. These 18 sites are located throughout the 48,000 square kilometres of the Torres Strait Islands in remote Far North Queensland.
Tagai State College is committed to providing high quality Kindergarten, school education and vocational education and training to the communities of the Torres Strait Nation. Our holistic programs and services are designed to respond to the academic, social, emotional, cultural and physical needs of every child.
About the Role
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.
- The Speech Language Pathologist reports to the base school Principal for operational and administrative matters and to either the Senior Advisor, Speech Language Pathology or the Senior Speech Language Pathologist (Supervisory) on all professional practice and clinical matters.
Your role includes but not limited to
- 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.
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 1-2-page statement outlining your suitability for the role.
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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