AddressCentral Queensland Region is seeking applications for the temporary role of Principal Advisor, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Do you have autism-specific expertise and a deep knowledge of state school processes? Do you enjoy working collaboratively with diverse teams in a fast-paced environment? If the answer to both questions is 'yes', we would love to hear from you!
About the Department:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role
The Principal Advisor, Autism will:
- Coach school leadership teams to build staff capability to implement evidence-informed practices to support students with autism.
- Deliver autism-specific professional learning for school staff, regional leaders and school communities.
- Establish and cultivate effective relationships and networks with key stakeholders including school teams, parents, internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with key regional staff to ensure a coordinated approach to support schools in the implementation of inclusive, evidence-based practices to meet the learning needs of students with autism and reduce practices that create barriers to access and participation.
- Provide advice and support to schools with at-risk or critical incidents involving students with autism.
- Disseminate user friendly research to school communities, parents and external agencies on supporting students with autism.
- Collect and share up-to-date information on programs, services and supports for students with autism.
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. )
