Inclusion Advisor Occupational Therapist

Professional 3 Remuneration Package $126,958 - $141,986 (including salary $108,699 - $121,738)
Student Wellbeing Inclusion Programs and Services - Client Services
Ongoing / Fixed vacancies in Alice Springs and Darwin
About the team:
Work in a multidisciplinary team supporting schools in regional networks to implement best practice wellbeing and inclusion approaches to improve learning outcomes for students with diverse needs.
About the role:
The Inclusion Advisor Occupational Therapists work with school leadership, teachers, school staff, parents and external groups or agencies to promote the development of young children and students’ occupational performance ensuring their access to and engagement in educational programs in a range of school and community settings.
Occupational Therapists perform environmental assessments with students using observation and interviews with parents and teachers to plan and implement interventions for students with movement and sensory processing concerns that may be having a direct impact on educational outcomes.
To be successful you will need a degree in occupational therapy and current registration or ability to obtain with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA).
What you’ll get in return:
• Attractive salary package + 6 weeks recreational leave, 3 weeks personal leave and recreation leave loading allowance
• Study and professional learning opportunities to develop your career and professional practice
• Work with a dynamic multidisciplinary team
• Real opportunities for long term employment with the Northern Territory Government
• Relocation allowance for suitable intrastate and interstate candidates
Office-based conditions apply to this position. The applicant must hold or be able to obtain a Working with Children Notice Clearance and an NT driver’s licence. Visits to remote schools may necessitate travel by four wheel drive vehicle on unsealed roads or light aircraft and include overnight stays in remote communities of up to four days. Four wheel drive training will be provided by the NT Department of Education
About the location:
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For further information about this vacancy please contact: Alice O'Connell-Debais, Inclusion Advisor Occupational Therapist on 08 8944 93***or ***************@education.nt.gov.au
Quote vacancy number: 39260
Closing date: 14.03.2024
Applications should consist of a one page summary sheet, resume / CV and copies of relevant qualifications.
For a copy of the Job Description or to view career opportunities in the Northern Territory Government please visit https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Search
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