Therapy Team Leader/Speech Pathologist

Location ProfileVisibility Internal and External Jacana School for Autism currently caters for 224 students and is located off the Western Ring Road close to public transport, Broadmeadows Shopping Centre, Broadmeadows Leisure Centre and the Hume Global Learning Centre/Library. The school commenced operation in January 2013 as a specialist school that exclusively addresses the educational and social needs of students with an autism spectrum disorder. Many students also present with a range of associated disabilities and conditions. Students are aged between 5 and 18 years and travel to the school from a wide geographical area.
The site has a range of well-maintained, secure and engaging playgrounds. Students also access local parks, playgrounds and indoor play centres under staff supervision. Facilities include a multipurpose room, occupational therapy rooms, visual arts room, music room and two student kitchens.
The school is divided into 3 sub schools ¿ Primary, Middle and Secondary ¿ each is led and managed by a Leading Teacher. Classes generally comprise of small flexible groups of 8 to 14 students, according to age (stages of schooling), ability and the individual needs of the students. Each class is taught by combination of teachers and teacher aides. Teachers and teacher aides work in partnership for the benefit of the students. Teachers are responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of all classroom activities and individual student programs while maintaining an autism friendly classroom.sp; Scheduling and convening therapy team meetings as well as discipline-specific meetings
· Managing therapists¿ professional development plans (PDP and reviewing discipline-specific performance
· Ensuring the therapy team¿s adherence to therapy service guidelines and school policies
· Supporting the therapy team with complex matters concerning therapy service delivery, professional conduct, queries and recommendations
· Supporting the continual development of professional knowledge and skills of the therapy team
· Coordinating the language assessments and reports for Department of Education school funding requirements
· Overseeing the therapy team¿s contribution in preparation for the school¿s transition to Disability Inclusion funding (DIP)
· Overseeing therapists¿ provision of support in relation to bus incident reports
· Monitoring and supporting effective therapy service delivery
· Managing the provision of mentoring to therapists