47659, several

Closes: 23 July 2025

Classification: Health Professional Level 3
Salary: $109,543 - $117,878 (up to $123,772 on achieving a personal upgrade) plus superannuation
Position No: 47659, several
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 25 June 2025
Contact Officer: Teresa Carr on Teresa.Carr@ed.act.edu.au or 0481 483 590

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Details: Engagement and Wellbeing Support Services Branch values the role allied health professionals play in improving the educational outcomes for children and young people.  We are currently seeking occupational therapists at Health Professional 3 level to join the Allied Health Service Team. 
The Allied Health Service (AHS) provides support to schools on a request for support basis along with centrally delivered professional learning and student support initiatives. The AHS works using a collaborative model with schools. Professionals have a diverse skill set and roles are underpinned by various legislations and policies including the Disability Discrimination ACT, Disability Standards for Education and Safe and Supportive Schools Policy.

The Allied Health Service:

• Links with families and external providers and agencies to enhance educational outcomes for students.
• Consists of social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, allied health assistants (AHA) and speech language pathologists.
• Works with schools and other education support office teams to build school capacity to improve outcomes where students are having trouble connecting to school and engaging with education. 
  
  On commencement, pay increment will be based on qualifications, years of relevant experience as an allied health professional and demonstrated ability to manage clinical and work tasks autonomously (e.g. caseload management, complex case management, relationship management). All allied health professionals will be required to support and supervise allied health assistants, student supervision and clinical supervision or mentoring to peers.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

1. Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy
2. Current professional registration: Occupational Therapist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
3. Capacity to provide the lifting required for handling and positioning inherent in clinical intervention of clients and trial of equipment, in accordance with the relevant Workplace Health and Safety standards.
4. Current drivers licence essential, including access to a private vehicle for work purposes.
5. Prior to commencing in this role, a current registration issued under the working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 will be required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to: https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/1804

Notes: Full time and part time hours will be considered. If seeking part time hours a minimum of three days per week is required for these roles and the salary noted above will be paid pro-rata. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

How to Apply: In four pages or less your Statement of Claims against the Selection Criteria should summarise how your skills, personal qualities and experiences would enable you to fulfil the responsibilities of the position. It is in your interests to present your application in a way that demonstrates significant outcomes associated with each of the criteria, as well as the capabilities and behaviours that underpin them.

Please also include a current curriculum vitae and contact details for two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.