Speech Pathologist Range 4

Department of Education Victoria; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Endeavour Hills Specialist School, part of the Department of Education Victoria, seeks a speech pathologist to deliver targeted services for students aged 5–18 with disabilities. The role emphasizes collaboration within a transdisciplinary team and alignment with Learning and teaching frameworks.

Selected candidate will develop, deliver and evaluate programs within the school’s instructional model and engage families to support communication across home and school contexts.

Qualifications

• Deliver speech pathology services to school-aged children with intellectual disability and/or ASD with language disorder to enable access to the curriculum.
• Apply best-practice strategies to improve outcomes for children with diverse disabilities.
• Collaborate with transdisciplinary teams to deliver relevant therapy within school models.
• Knowledge of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is desirable.
• Build effective, respectful relationships and model school values.

Responsibilities

• Deliver therapeutic services to students through education, assessment, support and intervention.
• Coordinate professional development for school staff.
• Demonstrate commitment to ongoing professional learning.
• Articulate issues and perspectives in communication with colleagues and families.
• Contribute to classroom programs that support student participation, independence and skill development.
• Support junior staff within the therapy stream and provide leadership as needed.
• Collaborate with families to support communication at home and school.

Skills

Speech pathology

Collaboration

Professional development

Communication with families

Education

Qualified speech pathologist

Eligible for CPSP

Job description

Department of Education Victoria – Endeavour Hills VIC

1d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Endeavour Hills Specialist School provides highlyindividualizedprograms of learningfor students aged 5 to 18 with disability and high needs who have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder with a language disorder and/or an intellectual disability.

We are seeking outstanding practitioners to become members of the transdisciplinary therapy team, comprising psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy and music therapy. The transdisciplinary approach respects the individual professional knowledge and expertise of individual therapists, while also providing the opportunity to learn from each another. It embraces our Team Around The Learner model in which we place the child at the centre of all decisions regarding learning and teaching. Diverse needs are accommodated with differentiated learning and the application of a wide range of strategies, interventions and learning technologies.

The practices and expectations of the transdisciplinary team include:
establishing a common language to enhance professional dialogue across the school;
holding ourselves and each other accountable for high-quality and ever-improving practice;
informing the development of individual student learning goals;
identifying focus areas for professional learning;
engaging in collaborative observation and feedback practices.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate their commitment to active engagement with all aspects of school life. The work can be rewarding but demanding due to the complex needs of the learners. Applicants must be willing and able to:
work collaboratively in transdisciplinary teams;
develop, deliver and evaluate programs within the school¿s instructional model;
be a reflective practitioner who is able to receive and act on feedback;
work within the frameworks and guidelines determined by the leadership group

School participationmaximizeslife opportunities for children and young people by providing them with a comprehensivelearning program and access to support networks. It also helps to develop important skills, knowledge and values that set them up for further learning and active participation in their local community.

VISION:

The vision of the Endeavour Hills Specialist School community is to inspire students to achieve their personal best and become active and independent members of their community.

MISSION:

Our mission is to provide a blended curriculum of academic learning, high-interest programs and therapeutic supports within a positive behaviours framework that will cater for each student at their point of need and encourage personal growth, independent learning, and sound social-emotional behaviours.

OBJECTIVE:

Endeavour Hills Specialist School¿s objective is to produce lifelong learners who are aware of their skills and strengths and have a positive attitude to challenges and opportunities.

VALUES:

We have one value - BE KIND

BE KINDto yourself

BE KINDto others

BE KINDto the environment

We enact this value in our everyday actions and interactions - it is highly visible, explicitly taught, continuously modelled and regularly celebrated.

Our values form the foundation of our School-Wide Positive Behaviour Supports framework and reflect the school community¿s intention to empower students to be the best person they can be. Students discuss, agree and enact ways in which the values can be applied in all aspects of the school community.

Our staff work in transdisciplinary teams comprising teaching staff, allied health practitioners and education support staff to cater for the diverse range of student abilities and needs. This approach respects professional knowledge and expertise, while also providing the opportunity for staff to learn from one another.

Endeavour Hills Specialist School places the child at the centre of all decisions regarding learning and teaching. We hold high expectations for and of the learning community. Diverse learning needs are accommodated with differentiated learning and the application of a wide range of teaching strategies and learning technologies.

Relationships are fundamental to ensuring positive engagement and collaboration across the school community. Endeavour Hills Specialist School staff explicitly teach, model and demonstrate school and DET values in all their dealings with students, parents/carers, staff and the broader community.

03 9113 4***

https://www.ehss.vic.edu.au/

Selection Criteria

• SC 1
  Demonstrated ability to provide speech pathology services to school-aged children with intellectual disability and/or ASD with language disorder to enable students to access the school curriculum.
• SC 2
  Demonstrated capacity to apply best practice strategies and processes to improve outcomes for children and young people with a variety of disabilities.
• SC 3
  Commitment to working collaboratively with others; accepting and acting on feedback; engaging in continual professional learning for self and others.
• SC 4
  Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience supporting students who have complex communication needs, requiring the use of augmentative and alternative communication.
• SC 5
  Demonstrated skills in: developing effective and respectful relationships; modelling and explicitly teaching the school values.

Role

We are seeking a speech pathologist who is interested in a full-time position; however, this is negotiable for the right candidate. This is a fixed term position.

In this position, you will:

• Support students to access the school curriculum by implementing therapeutic supports within class programs.
• Work collaboratively with transdisciplinary teams to deliver programs and interventions relevant to your scope of practice.
• Contribute to school improvement initiatives, such as Communication Accessible Schools, SWPBS or implementation of the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Framework.
• Deliver and/or contribute to professional learning for school staff.
• Work closely with students and their families to support communication across the home and school environment.

You can read more about the position via the following link.
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Documents/VGSA-2022.pdf

Responsibilities

• Delivers therapeutic services to students through education, assessment, support, and intervention
• Coordinate delivery of mandatory and relevant professional development for school staff
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to professional development
• Demonstrate a high level of ability to articulate issues and perspectives in communication with colleagues and others
• Contribute to classroom programs that support student¿s participation, independence, and skill development
• Assist the Allied Health Team Leader to:
• Support junior staff within the relative therapy stream
• Provide high level educational leadership in the school community and beyond
• Contribute to the building and maintenance of effective teams and develop co-operative working relationships that promote excellence within the educational and broader community
• Initiate, plan and manage significant change in response to new therapeutic directions.
• Coordinate clinical placement programs for undergraduate speech pathology students
• Support and promote holistic student learning within transdisciplinary practice framework
• Provide a child safe environment in accordance with the child safe standards
• Collaborates with transdisciplinary team to deliver programs and interventions relevant to their scope of practice
• Attends relevant meetings with the student and their team, such as Student Support Groups

The senior leadership team can request aspeech pathologistto execute additional responsibilities to support the general functioning of the school.

Please note the relevant enterprise agreement underpinning this position is theVictorian Government Schools Agreement 2022.

Who May Apply

• Applicants must be qualified as a speech pathologist and be eligible for Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) status.
• Applicants must have a current Working with Children Check.
• At least 1 year experience employed as a speech pathologist in a relevant setting is desirable.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces.It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (seeWorkplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via*******@education.vic.gov.au

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.

Child Safe Standards

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

DE Values

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://www2education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Other Information

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Conditions of Employment

• 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