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Form of work- Part-time position ongoing 2 days per week (Thursday and Friday)
- St Paul’s College, Balwyn (VMCH) Start term 1 2024.
- Attractive Salary Packaging Benefits, Paid School Holidays
St Paul's College is a non-systemic Catholic school, providing education for Prep to Year 12 students with a wide range of special needs including intellectual, physical, multiple and profound sensory disabilities and autism.
St Paul’s College is committed to provide a child safe learning environment.
About the role
The school nurse, as the health expert, has an important role to play as a member of the special education team in evaluating whether a student has health concerns that are impacting learning and how health barriers to learning might be reduced. The school nurse might act as an Occupational, Health and Safety Officer to provide a safe and secure workplace.
About you
You will be a registered RN with demonstrated ability to respond to emergencies when they occur, you will provide nursing care to sick or injured students. Ensure student medical management plans are up to date and provide training to staff on anaphylaxis, enteric feeding and first aid etc. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team providing high standard of care to student with special needs.
Qualifications:
- Registered Nurse Division 1
- First Aid certificate
Skills and experience required:
- Knowledge and skills in working with students with disabilities
- Demonstrated ability to respond to emergencies.
- Ability to support anxious / distressed parent’s students’ staff and carers.
- Demonstrated understanding of issues facing students with disabilities and their families.
- High standard of written communication including policy and procedure development.
- Experience in settings or programs for special needs students
- Ability to work within a team with minimum supervision.
- Some administrative skills and competency in information technology.
If you have the skills and experience required and would like to make a difference to children with disabilities Apply Now!!
Why VMCH?
Because the people we employ make it a great place to work! In addition, VMCH will provide you with:
- A positive and supportive workplace culture
- Excellent Salary Packaging benefits
- Ongoing professional development
- A competitive salary
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid parental leave
- Praise program – where we recognise and reward the terrific work of our staff
Don’t just take our word for it, take a look at what our staff are saying:
https://vmch.com.au/join-our-team/our-people/
About us
Here at VMCH our services are as diverse as the people we support. As a for-purpose organisation, compassion, respect, and inclusion aren’t just words to us, they guide us in everything we do. While we’ve been around for over a century, we’re always moving forward. We stay true to who we are by supporting people and families to live their best lives, providing a place to call home and spaces to learn and grow.
If you meet the above criteria and are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.
To work at VMCH, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, an Australian Criminal History Check, Evidence of Flu and Covid Vaccinations, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. You may also be required to supply an International Police Check.
We do not accept unsolicited resumes, emails and phone calls from recruitment agencies.
