About this job
Estimated start date: Commencing Term 1, 2025
Position tenure: Part Time/Fixed Term
Weeks worked: School term weeks only (holidays unpaid)
Tenure duration (where Fixed Term): for 2025 school year
Total Paid Hours (per week) & days required: 5 day fortnight 2/3 day split - job share
Salary level, range or hourly rate: To be negotiated with successful applicant(School Salary Scale)/(Services Salary Scale)
Employment conditions: Diocesan Catholic Education Employing Authorities in Queensland Single Interest Agreement
St Francis Xavier is located in Runaway Bay at the northern end of the Gold Coast with an approximate enrolment of 680 students. Our mission and our purpose is to provide high quality education within the framework of our Catholic tradition. Our primary focus is on our young learners but for them to achieve their potential they need staff and parents to journey with them in their learning. Our school motto, LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE challenges each one of us to strive for the best in all we do. Explore our school website to learn more about us.
About the role
We are seeking to employ a Speech Pathologist as a valued member of school staff, and our school inclusion team. Specify contract conditions, and FTE/days of work.
Duties
- Develop, implement and evaluate speech pathology services to promote student communication, learning and well-being outcomes
- Optimise service outcomes in partnership with school staff and the broader school community
- Maintain standards of practice and competencies consistent with Speech Pathology Australia and BCE policies and guidelines.
Qualifications & Registrations
- Tertiary qualifications in Speech Pathology (Minimum requirement: Bachelor degree)
- Eligibility for Certified Practicing Membership with Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)
- Blue Card or QCT registration.
Skills & Experience
- Demonstrated clinical competence and professional capacity to provide evidence-based services that optimise communication, learning and wellbeing outcomes for children and young people with Speech Language Communication Needs (SLCN)
- Demonstrated ability to effectively apply this knowledge and expertise within an education context
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams
- Demonstrated capacity for solutions-focussed, flexible and creative thinking
- Well developed interpersonal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based practice and continuing self-directed professional growth and development
- Have a commitment to Safeguarding
- The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct Working With Children (WWC) and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.
What our Speech Pathologists love about working for BCE:
- Belonging to a collegial and supportive team of Speech Pathologists with a broad range of expertise, interests and experience
- Working as a valued member of multidisciplinary teams to promote communication, learning and wellbeing outcomes for students with Speech Language Communication Needs (SLCN)
- Opportunities to collaborate and innovate across multiple levels of support; working with students, staff, families, and community
- Contributing to the development of effective inclusive practices that make a difference in the lives of students with SLCN, their teachers, and their families
- A workplace culture that promotes a focus on staff wellbeing and professional growth.
Access to:
- Comprehensive professional support and supervision
- Professional learning and networking opportunities relevant to work within the education context, as well as broader professional practice and career goals
- A library of professional resources including assessment tools, intervention resources, professional journals and texts
- Contemporary technology.
For more detail, please refer to the attached Role Description.
To be eligible to be considered for this role you will:
- hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement;
- be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment; and
- have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education.
Please note applications for this role may be considered as they are received, and an appointment made prior to the advertised close date.
Everyone at Brisbane Catholic Education models and fosters a commitment to the safeguarding of children and promotes a culture where student protection is everyone’s responsibility. Successful applicants will complete requisite Working With Children (WWC) pre-employment screening, in accordance with legislation, prior to appointment.
Equity and inclusion are at the core of our Catholic values and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this role.
Contact: Mr Ronan O'Mahony
Contact number: 0755372633
Contact email: prunawaybay@bne.catholic.edu.au
Closing date: 07-Oct-2024