AddressA full time Occupational Therapist position working at 3 separate schools:
- Lilydale High School - 2 days per week
- Mooroolbark College - 2 days per week
- Birmingham Primary School - 1 day per week
Lilydale High School has a long tradition of providing excellent educational programs for students Years 7 to 12 and is highly regarded in the community. Great efforts are made to see that its students consistently attain outstanding achievements in a wide variety of areas, including VCE results, sports and community service activities. Collaborative decision-making processes, resulting in clearly defined policies and programs, aim to ensure that each child is challenged and extended academically, creatively, socially and physically.
Mooroolbark College provides students with a lively, dynamic, and supportive learning community, taking great pride in prioritising the comprehensive development of each individual. This philosophy is built upon robust leadership and is implemented through the dedication and talent that characterise the teachers, influencing their daily efforts.
Birmingham Primary School strives to build a culture of community with the students at the centre. Every decision made is always in the best interest of the children. They have a strong focus on student wellbeing, and have high expectations of themselves and of the children. The staff are truly passionate about what they do, and it is demonstrated in the results achieved.
A Bachelor of Occupational Therapy OR a Bachelor of Health Science with a Masters in Occupational Therapy.
Registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
Evaluate, understand and be able to assist student¿s with their physical and social needs
Identify strategies to enable students to self regulate
Have the capacity to engage with the DET Disability Inclusion Profiles
Work with other allied health professionals at each school
Work with teaching teams where appropriate
Regularly meet with leadership teams to prioritise work commitments
Demonstrate the capacity to communicate with all key stakeholders
To support staff and teachers in creating supportive learning environments
To work with individual students and small groups to develop and apply self regulation strategies
As a member of the leadership team within a school/s responsible for the management of the following:
Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Management of recruitment policy and procedures
- Management of the development and delivery of professional development programs within the school/s
- Management of the delivery and quality of professional student support services involving multi-disciplinary functions
Required
- Applicants must be qualified as a psychologist, social worker, mental health nurse, Occupational Therapist or counsellor of a prescribed class. Specifically:
- For Psychologists, applicants must hold full registration with AHPRA
- For Mental Health Nurses, applicants must hold full registration with AHPRA and hold a postgraduate qualification in mental health
- For Social Workers, applicants must be eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers
- For Occupational Therapists applicants must hold full registration with AHPRA
- For Counsellors applicants must have completed a Bachelor or Master of Counselling and be a practising member of either the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) or the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)
- Demonstrated direct counselling experience
- A current Working With Children Check.
Desirable
- For Psychology applicants, specialisation in educational and/or developmental psychology.
- For Mental Health Nurse applicants, holding a Mental Health Nurse Credential and membership with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses.
- For Social Work applicants, membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers and an Accredited Social Worker Trade Mark.
- For Occupational Therapy applicants, a Better Access to Mental Health Endorsement.
- For Counselling applicants, Level 3-4 registration (ACA) or a Registered Clinical Counsellor endorsement (PACFA).
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via *******@education.vic.gov.au
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
- A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
- Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx
