An exciting opportunity exists for a Speech Language Pathologist to join Metropolitan North Region's Student Support and Engagement Team.
We welcome applications from Speech Language Pathologists with a passion for working within a multidisciplinary team to support learning and engagement of students to ensure they reach their full potential and maximise their learning.

Job details

About the Department:

The Department of Education is 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:

Based in Metropolitan North Regional Office (Nundah and North Lakes), the Student Support and Engagement team support learning and engagement of young people in their educational pathway to ensure they reach their full potential and maximise their learning in alignment with the Equity and Excellence strategy. Working as a key member of a multidisciplinary team you will be collaboratively supporting case management. Our multidisciplinary team includes: Team leaders (Prep-Year 4) (Year 5-9), Guidance Officers, Advisory Visiting Teachers, Senior Therapists - Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Senior social workers and a Student Support Officer. We are responsive to referrals that come to the region for individual student support and work collaboratively across regional teams to support schools and students.

Responsibilities Include:

• Using evidence-based contemporary speech language pathology knowledge and frameworks to support school leaders with strategies to maximise learning for students through individualised and differentiated student support, whole school systems and processes and capability development of school staff.
• Quickly developing effective working relationships within the SSET, regional and school staff to rapidly respond and contribute to collaborative identification of barriers to student learning, development of effective evidence-based adjustments and strategies, and achievement of targeted outcomes.
• Effectively and responsively communicating and collaborating with stakeholders within and beyond school and regional teams to facilitate knowledge and resource sharing that contributes to positive and sustainable outcomes for student engagement.
• Engaging high level of leadership, collaboration skills and professionalism during critical situations, supporting the team to recognise gaps in information and seek a prompt and considered response.
• Participating as a member of the school team, in the culturally responsive planning and management of at-risk behaviours of students with the aim of maximising student engagement and preventing the use of restrictive practices.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position. 

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 response to the How you may be assessed section of 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. 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MNR639125_25T - Role Description (PDF, 183KB)
  Role Description