AddressCould your physiotherapy skills support children with disability at school? Temporary vacancies are currently available at a range of locations across the Darling Downs South West Region. As a school-based physiotherapist you can influence a child's achievement, develop your paediatric skills and be supported by an incredible team.
About the Department of Education:
The Deparment of Education employs over 120 physiotherapists to support students to be successful in all aspects of their learning. We use our knowledge and skills to enable students to be healthy and successful across the full school experience. From positioning in the classroom, to school swimming or going on camp our physiotherapists are a key member of a student's educational team.
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About the Role:
Successful applicants will be offered existing temporary roles and vacancies in the Darling Downs South West Region.
If you are interested in working with us in alternative locations please apply to our 2024 Talent Pool recruitment process.
2024 graduates are encouraged to apply.
- Build your knowledge of the physiotherapist role in supporting paediatric disability
- Establish educational relevant goals with the student and their team
- Develop and deliver innovative evidence based models of service delivery
- Provide professional development to teachers and teacher aides
- Contribute to regional and statewide physiotherapy teams
https://qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/specialist-support-staff/physiotherapists
Responsibilities include:
- Forming strategic partnerships with schools, allied health professionals and families.
- Identify, assess and implement physiotherapy services relevant to the education setting.
- Providing a consultative service to student's teachers, parents and wider team members
- Participate in specialised projects and share practices and resources with other physiotherapists within the department.
- Travel is a requirement of the role and varies depending on base locations
About You:
- Passionate about inclusion
- Build influential professional relationships
- Solutions focused
- Persue continuous growth
Benefits:
- Structured professional supervision arrangements
- Professional development leave and allowances
- Flexible work arrangements across the school year
- 12.75% superannuation contributions
- Health professional award pay with public service conditions e.g. no evening or weekend work
- Focus on participation relevant goals not KPIs
Mandatory Requirements:
- Possession of a degree in physiotherapy from a recognised tertiary institution, or other equivalent formal qualifications which, in the opinion of the Director-General, Department of Education, or delegate, are accept.able
- Current registration with the Physiotherapist Board of Australia (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency).
- Current citizenship, resident or visa status required to be eligible to work in Australia
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
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).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. ( https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/induction/department/human-resources/inclusion-and-diversity#:~:text=Pathways%20to%20Parity,participate%20fully%20in%20our%20workplaces. )
