Location Profile
Heatherhill Primary School is committed to providing a nurturing, secure and caring environment where students learn the knowledge, skills and dispositions they need to participate, engage, achieve and succeed in life. The school maximises each student's potential to achieve academic and social success and celebrates and embraces diversity.
Heatherhill Primary School is in Springvale and has approximately 220 students. At our school, teachers are respected and valued by our community and are trusted to provide the best education for their child/ren, allowing our teachers to do what teachers do best: teach students. Our students demonstrate the school values of respect, trust and doing your best and are known for being welcoming, polite, inclusive and a pleasure to teach.
Selection Criteria
- Relevant critical experience and knowledge of paediatric OT and its implementation in a school setting. Along with experience and knowledge in supporting teaching teams to develop and deliver inclusive classroom practices.
- Demonstrates ability to form collaborative partnerships with families, staff and community members from a range of professional and cultural backgrounds.
- Demonstrates excellence in oral and written communication including developing relevant evidence-based goals for students to inform individual Education Plans and other support plans.
- Demonstrates ability to use initiative for problem solving, setting priorities within the caseload and time management, which includes 1:1, small group and whole class practice.
- Demonstrated experience and capability to plan, implement and support adjustments for students identified for the Disability Inclusion Model, including developing support plans for Disability Inclusion profile meetings.
Role
- The position is 1 days per week
- The role of an Occupational therapist with the school is to provide consultative and direct therapy services with the school environment. It includes providing occupational therapy services that meet the needs of the students, school staff and their families.
- The successful applicant will work in conjunction with teaching teams to develop relevant evidence-based goals for students to inform individual education plans, classroom management and other support plans.
- The successful applicant will provide written and verbal assessment to teachers and parents where appropriate.
Responsibilities
- Regularly consult with teachers and parents in relation to the progress of students.
- Provide written and verbal assessment and recommendations to teachers and parents where appropriate.
- Work in consultation with teaching teams to develop relevant evidence based goals for students to inform IEPs and other support plans.
- Provide professional development to staff of the school and the external community as requested/appropriate.
- Meet regularly with the team and other staff in structured meetings regarding ongoing development and strategic planning of service provision to students, staff and community agencies.
- Keep accurate and relevant file notes for individual students and perform administrative duties.
- Understanding of the Disability Inclusion Model and the roles and responsibilities associated with supporting and implementing such programs in primary school settings.
Who May Apply
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
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 (see Workplace 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 [email protected]
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://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
- 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
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