Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1528186
The position of Occupational Therapist has a focus on:
1. Improving fine motor skills and gross motor skills for students to allow them to access learning.
2. Developing strategies to help students maintain focus and manage emotional regulation.
3. Modifying the environment to assist students implementing specialised equipment or altering the environment to minimise distractions.
4. Teaching routines for students to manage everyday tasks.
5. Assisting with social skills, group work and understanding emotional cues.
6. Providing professional development on child development, mobility, positioning, or adaptive equipment to ensure consistent support.
Range 4 is distinguished by broader management responsibility, particularly in the areas of finance, human resource and other support functions. Range 4 is responsible for managing a range of functions under a wide range of conditions, subject to the size and complexity of school operations.
Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad and day-to-day direction minimal. Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school. Range 4 generally provides key support and timely advice to the leadership team and school council and liaises with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and service providers.
Specialised professional roles will carry a high level of independence and accountability where suitable scope is provided to achieve objectives.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee's position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
As well as performing the responsibilities required within this ES range, the Occupational Therapist at Hallam Primary School will work in collaboration with the broader wellbeing team. They will report directly to the Learning Specialist for Disability and Inclusion and Assistant Principal for Student Wellbeing and Engagement.
Alongside the Student Wellbeing Team, the Occupational Therapist will:
Provide high quality case management and support to students.
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
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.
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
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
Hallam Primary School provides an inclusive and supportive learning environment. The school ensures a safe and orderly learning and teaching environment, implements school-based wellbeing support that incorporates fair and equitable student management processes, establishes effective curriculum, assessment and reporting procedures and has high expectations that all students can learn and be successful.
Staff work collaboratively and take collective responsibility for students' learning and wellbeing. This is consistent from Foundation, where many students enter the school developmentally vulnerable and make progressive gains through to Year 6. These gains are achieved through a structured learning environment that balances explicit teaching with inquiry, and provides a variety of programs and experiences to engage students' interests and enrich students' learning.
Programs in Science-Technology (Science, Coding, Robotics, VR), Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performance Arts and LOTE (Auslan) are provided, and students are offered participation in a range of extra-curricular experiences such as the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden, camps and excursions.
Hallam Primary School is situated within one of the most culturally diverse communities in the City of Casey. Nearly forty languages other than English are spoken within the school community. Hallam Primary School continues to promote its values of fairness, growth, respect and teamwork as key components of school culture and development.