The Opportunity

This is an exciting, full-time, permanent, opportunity to join an expanding new team within the Catholic Education Office.

The CESA Inclusive Learning Through Allied Health (CILAH) program delivers allied health services in occupational therapy, speech pathology, and psychology working with students, families, and education staff within our schools.

Allied health professionals in the CILAH program focus on providing support most likely to assist in reducing challenges students with disability face from learning, speech and language, behaviour and regulation, and social-emotional wellbeing.

As the Lead AHP for ASD Assessments, you have the opportunity to contribute to this exciting initiative by working with other allied health professional in delivering models, establishing clinical governance frameworks and developing key stakeholder engagement strategies.

As the Senior Allied Health Professional – ASD Assessment Lead position, you will:

Possess a high-level experience in discipline-specific assessment, intervention and intervention evaluation.

Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the ASD assessment pathway, including referral, assessment, reporting, and follow-up processes.

Conduct ASD assessments using validated tools and evidence-based practices.

Provide training, mentoring, and clinical supervision to other allied health staff in ASD assessment practices.

Monitor and evaluate the quality, equity, and sustainability of ASD assessment services across the system.

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure ASD assessment practices align with current research, policy, and community needs.

About You

The successful applicant will demonstrate the following:

Enthusiastic Leader: You are enthusiastic about training and mentoring allied health professionals, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment.

Passion for Inclusive Education: You are dedicated to improving learning and wellbeing outcomes for students, particularly those with disabilities, and have a deep understanding of the challenges they face.

Experienced Practitioner: you have significant experience in allied health, particularly in Autistic Spectrum Disorders, with a strong clinical background in your discipline.

Effective Teaching and Mentoring: you have a proven ability to teach and mentor people in the area of ASD assessments.

Outcome Driven: You are committed to achieving goals and meeting key performance indicators, ensuring the CILAH program contributes positively to CESA’s objectives.

Qualifications

Relevant tertiary qualifications in occupational therapy, psychology or speech pathology.

Registration/certification with the relevant professional regulatory/oversight body: the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia, the Psychology Board of Australia, or Speech Pathology Australia.

Please refer to the Position Description for further information

How to Apply

Please apply via Seek by Monday 14 July 2025, 9am ACST with the following:

Cover letter (1 A4 page) detailing the following:

Your experience relevant to the role

What has motivated you to apply; and

What you hope to contribute to the Catholic Education SA community.

Resume

Including two current references

About Us

We are Catholic Education South Australia with almost 9,000 staff who are Raising Minds and Minds of more than 2,000 students across our 101 Catholic Schools.

Through your commitment to educational excellence, we provide dynamic, innovative, and personalised learning in a Catholic context, from Early Years to Year 12 and beyond.

Our schools work in partnership with families to educate and nurture the whole person, helping them to be thriving people, capable learners and leaders for the world God desires.