Physiotherapist - South East Region

Could your physiotherapy skills support children with disability to achieve their full potential at school?

Our Gold Coast and Logan teams are seeking physiotherapists who value contributing to communities and creating sustainable outcomes for students with disability and school teams.

As a school-based physiotherapist you can influence a child’s achievement and develop your paediatric skills while being supported by local and statewide physiotherapists.

Your Opportunity:

The Department 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 range of school experiences.  From the classroom and  the playground, to school swimming, going on camp, or participating in sport, our physiotherapists are a key member of a student's educational team.

As part of the SER therapy and nursing service, the Loganlea, Coomera and Musgrave Hill teams supports schools in their local areas, using both in person and telepractice service to deliver equity and excellence.  Therapists are based at a nominated location (see below), and provided services to a number of schools surrounding the base location.

The following positions are available for permanent appointment:

• Loganlea State High School 0.8 FTE (30.4 hours per week)
• Musgrave Hill State School 0.8 FTE (30.4 hours per week)

The following positions are available for temporary appointment:

• Musgrave Hill State School 0.8 FTE (30.4 hours per week) to 20/12/2024
• Coomera State School 0.6 FTE (22.8 hours per week) to 18/05/2025

 To learn more about physiotherapy in the Department of Education, watch our physiotherapist Kat talk about Physiotherapy service in the Department of Education ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyNt6Lo2nAM )

Your Role:

• Build your knowledge of the physiotherapist role in supporting paediatric disability
• Develop educationally relevant goals with the student and their team
• Develop and deliver innovative evidence-informed services
• 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 ( https://qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/specialist-support-staff/physiotherapists )

Responsibilities include:

• Forming strategic partnerships with schools, allied health professionals and families. 
• Identifying, assessing and implementing physiotherapy services relevant to the education setting.
• Providing a consultative service to student's teachers, parents and wider team members
• Participating in specialised projects and sharing practices and resources with other physiotherapists within the department.
• Travel local to the base location is a requirement of the role

About You:

• Passionate about inclusion
• Able to build influential professional relationships
• Solutions focussed, great interpersonal skills
• Pursue continuous growth

Benefits:

• Structured professional supervision arrangements
• Professional development leave and allowances
• Flexible work arrangements across the school year
• Health professional award pay with public service conditions e.g. no evening or weekend work
• Focus on student participation goals and outcomes, not KPIs

How to Apply:

Please provide:

1. A covering letter
2. Your resume, including details of two (2) referees, one of whom should be your current supervisor
3. Answer the short questionnaire (the questionnaire will open after you have clicked apply and entered your personal details).  
4. A written response indicating your suitability for role, by addressing the Vision, Results and Accountability criteria as described under the Competencies – How you may be assessed section of the role description (two (2) pages maximum)

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.

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. )