Job posted: 23/04/2024

Job type: Part time / From 20/05/2024 - 20/12/2024

Organisation: Schools (Government)

Salary: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1412301

1. Demonstrated capacity to deliver a variety of occupational therapy interventions with children from Foundation - Year 6, with a wide range of additional needs, backgrounds and experiences.

2. Demonstrated ability to work with students who present with complex needs and/or challenging behaviours

3. Demonstrated ability to evaluate programs, interventions, and using your professional experience, provide evidence of outcomes.

4. Demonstrated ability to participate effectively in a team environment to develop collaborative working relationships with school staff, families and community members.

5. Demonstrated knowledge of Disability Inclusion within a School setting, and an understanding of the Disability Inclusion Profile framework.

The primary role of an Occupational Therapist at Sydenham Hillside Primary School is to support students in developing their skills and abilities so they can learn safely and independently at school. The Occupational Therapist is a member of the Inclusion Team responsible for developing and providing a comprehensive and integrated framework to respond to the needs of students and their families. The school prioritises implementing prevention and early intervention strategies through the development of programs, procedures and policies. You will work closely under the leadership of the Inclusion Co-ordinator alongside other allied health staff, teachers, our learning support and wellbeing teams. You will be responsible for assisting the students to access and participate in their school curriculum. The position would best suit an Occupational Therapist who is highly motivated, organised, and passionate, with a can-do attitude to work independently and in a team to meet our school visions.

The Occupational Therapist provides support to classroom staff, including discussion, modelling, and guidance regarding the implementation of recommendations to enhance participation and independence for our students. The Occupational Therapist will complete standardised, observational, screeners and formal assessments.

Services provided by an Occupational Therapist may include (but are not limited to):

• Assessing and analysing students, movement, sensory needs and cognitive and psychosocial skills to determine goals and effective strategies. 
• Assessing the school and learning space environments to identify modifications and supports that will improve student safety and promote independence.
• Providing high quality advice and support to the whole school community in the development of programs, procedures and policies.
• Developing, delivering and evaluating occupational therapy intervention to individual students and small groups of students.
• Demonstrating and modelling high quality teaching, learning and wellbeing strategies, which will assist teachers to facilitate a high level of success with student in their learning spaces.
• Providing occupational therapy services to teachers including support in the development of individual educational programs and classroom management strategies.
• Providing professional learning for the school community with a focus on primary prevention strategies and skills in the identification, monitoring, support of students.
• Providing assessments, recommendations and support for disability inclusion profiles.
• Establishing and maintaining links with Student Support Services, relevant community support agencies and school networks, with a view to optimise services available or students that focus on primary prevention, early intervention, and continuity of support.
• Connecting students with outside agencies in cases which are beyond the expertise or resources of the leadership team.
• Maintain appropriate records and provide written and oral reports of a high standard that adhere to occupational therapy guidelines.
• Carrying out other duties as required by the Principal Team.
• Attend SSG (Student Support Group) meetings and disability inclusion profile meetings as required.

An approved tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy and current registration with AHPRA is mandatory for appointment to this position.

Membership with Occupational Therapy Australia is highly desirable.

Current valid Working with Children clearance.

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for this position. Should you be successful, you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your preferred time fraction as part of the recruitment process.

The Department of Education (the department) is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, 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 family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see  Workplace adjustment guidelines ).

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants can contact Brett West, Yamatji man, in the Koorie Outcomes Division to talk about the recruitment process, the department and supports for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the department. Mobile: 0477 726 801 or email on: 

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:

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:

This is a cross campus position. Days to be negotiated.

• 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

Sydenham-Hillside Primary School is a dual campus Prep to Grade Six Primary School, located in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. There are approximately 600 students at the Sydenham Campus and approximately 500 at the Hillside Campus. The Sydenham Campus has 24 classrooms and is staffed by approximately 50 teaching, administrative and support staff. The Hillside Campus has 19 classrooms and is staffed by approximately 40 staff.

The two campuses are four kilometres apart with Sydenham located in the Brimbank LGA and Hillside located within the Melton LGA. 

We are a dual campus school that works as one community striving to develop resilient, kind and inclusive students who value their education. We aim to empower all students to follow their life passions and become successful life-long learners.

Our whole school values of Learning, Responsibility, Respect and Safety guide all of our work. Through a commitment to our values we are able to create a safe and inclusive environment enabling all students to flourish as individuals.

In the classroom our teaching staff provide a comprehensive curriculum with a strong focus on the key building blocks of Literacy and Numeracy. Our teachers work diligently in year level Professional Learning Communities and use data to understand the point of need for each student and then develop plans to target that point of need. Outside of the classroom we provide many extra-curricular activities that support the development of the whole child and also bring the community together which is something that we value very much.

A key feature of the Sydenham-Hillside Primary School Community are the positive relationships between the school and our families which are based on clear and open communication processes. We encourage families to be involved in their child¿s education and provide many opportunities for this to take place including but not limited to family information sessions, parent-teacher-student interviews and volunteering possibilities.

We look forward to developing a strong and effective partnership with families that strengthens each child¿s learning capabilities.

Open communication is one of our aims and we have established an excellent reputation across the wider community for our inclusive communication practices.

Sydenham-Hillside Primary School has a great deal to offer, with a strong focus on Literacy, Numeracy, and ICT. We also work to create supportive learning environments that cater for the differing needs of all students.

Sydenham-Hillside Primary School¿s strategic plan has a series of goals and targets embedded into the document that provides a very clear outline of our intentions to create a place of excellence, where learning is for all, and students are encouraged to succeed and achieve their best.

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