Sss Clinician

**This position is full time ongoing.**

An exciting opportunity exists for an appropriately qualified allied health professional to join the Department of Education's Student Support Services (SSS) workforce, North East Melbourne Area. Psychologists, Speech Pathologists and Behaviour Analysts are invited to apply. In this role you will provide high-level professional advice to schools that strongly influences student learning outcomes and wellbeing policies within a school community, and the wider Area. SSS staff do vital work in supporting students' health and wellbeing and are critical to building an excellent education system that reduces the impact of disadvantage. For more information see the Department's website DE Allied Health Careers.

Student Support Services (SSS) assists children and young people facing a range of barriers to learning to achieve their educational and developmental potential. We do this through the provision of a range of strategies and specialised support at the individual, group, school, and team level within a Department Area. SSS staff work collaboratively with schools, students, and parents to facilitate improved emotional health and wellbeing for students.

As a SSS clinician, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary Area-based team to build the capabilities of schools to support children and young people to engage in their education. The multidisciplinary Area-based teams consist of a broad range of Allied Health professionals including psychologists, speech pathologists, social workers, behaviour clinicians and visiting teachers.

For more details regarding this position please see the attached position description applicable to your professional qualification ie. psychologist, speech pathologist, occupational therapist, behaviour analyst.

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person

Applications close at 11:59pm on Momday 9th December 2024.