Role

This position is 3 days per week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:30am to 4:36pm. Flexibility of the days may be available.

There is no requirement to work during the school holiday periods, however this period is paid with leave accrued.

Selection Criteria
1. Qualification in Speech Pathology and eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia

2. Knowledge and understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder and its impact on the development of communication and development

3. Ability to conduct assessments, develop goals and effective teaching strategies for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder within an educational setting

4. Specialist knowledge in the design and implementation of augmentative and alternative communication systems to support students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

5. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate positively with a wide range of people in the educational setting.

Responsibilities

Our new Speech Pathologist works across all year groups to support the teaching team to embed communication programs and strategies. Teachers and Speech Pathologists work together to facilitate a collaborative approach towards addressing the current needs of the classroom and target specific skill development. Areas of intervention are depending on student needs and may include the following: functional communication and curriculum access, Social Thinking/social skills development, literacy and more.

Specific tasks include, but are not limited to:

Complete a range of formal and informal assessment to track student progress and supplement information for funding reviews (e.g. PSD and ENQ process)

Collaborate with classroom teams to plan and develop functional communication goals, as part of Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) and therapy intervention

Plan and deliver therapy intervention to target specific communication or mealtime goals. Intervention will be delivered via small and large groups across the school day. Groups will be formed based on needs and skillsets of students

Provide written strategies and plans for classroom teams to support communication access across the school week

Maintain a work program to provide a record and detail of chosen therapy intervention/s

Access internal and external professional development, and be provided with a budget to access relevant professional development presented by different agencies

Support the Inclusion, Wellbeing and Leadership teams to provide educational workshops and professional development sessions to the school community and external agencies, as required

Please apply by 16/07/25 via School Jobs Vic - Speech Pathologist, Noble Park Secondary College, Job Opening ID: 1482576