Speech Therapist

Jennings Street School is located in the South Western Victoria Region at Laverton. JSS is a prep to year 12 autism specific school situated adjacent to the Laverton P-12 College, providing potential opportunities as the school develops for shared educational programming and use of facilities. Officially opening in 2015 with an enrolment of 40 students aged 9-12 years, the school reached its enrolment capacity of 120 students in 2017. Jennings Street School consists of 3 discrete learning communities, specialist work spaces, a café, and play areas enclosed by landscaped surrounds. The school’s location provides potential opportunities for shared programming, and use of community facilities based on Individual learning plans. Jennings Street School aims to equip students with a high quality learning and teaching environment based on current research as it applies to students with ASD. There is a strong focus on student well-being and building effective home school partnerships.  Professional Learning Teams and an integrated service model including Speech Pathologists, Psychologists, and Occupational Therapists, form the basis for building staff instructional capacity, high standards of professional engagement, a strong sense of collegiality, and a culture of excellence underpinned by evidence based differentiated learning. Bright and spacious facilities are designed to meet the needs of 21st century learners, multi modal learning strategies will incorporate technologies to cater to interests and maximise engagement in learning. [Enter Free Text Description here]

A full-time contract at Jennings Street School exists for a speech pathologist to join our multidisciplinary team. You will work closely with other speech pathologists, occupational therapists, teachers and psychologists.  The role of the speech pathologist at JSS is to provide support to classroom staff and students to ensure they can access their curriculum.  At times this includes both coordinating programs or sessions and consulting on appropriate interventions or strategies for developing language, communication, social thinking and emotional regulation.  Many of our studetns use augmentative and alternative communication.

As part of the team at JSS the speech pathologists use development and social interventions in the students' school environment.  The speech pathologists participate in assessment of receptive, expressive and pragmatic communication as well as play and social communication using observations and standardised assessments.

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Individuals with the aptitude, experience and approved qualifications in Speech Pathology and eligibility for membership with Speech Pathology Australia. 

New graduates are encouraged to apply. Regular supervision with a senion speech pathologist available as required.

Alternatively, please email a cover letter, resume and responses to key selection criteria to Ian Hooper at "**********@education.vic.gov.au".

A current Working with Children Check (WWCC) Employer will be required for the successful applicant.

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Please ensure that your application includes:

• a resume including relevant experience as well as personal details (name, address and contact numbers, business and home)
• a section addressing the selection criteria and the requirements for application under the Who May Apply section
• names and contact numbers (telephone and email if possible) of two referees

Please note that the selection panel may seek additional referees beyond those you name. Consistent with policy, we shall advise you if we will take this action.

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• 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.
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