Principal Advisor, Autism Spectrum Disorder

1 week ago


Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About the Role**:
The Principal Advisor Autism plays a key role in the Autism Hub's delivery of autism-specific services and expertise across Queensland. Current knowledge of state school and regional systems and processes will be highly regarded.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- Respond to incoming inquiries to the Autism Hub advisory service, ensuring that timely, consultative and evidence-informed autism-specific advice and support is provided to parents and staff from Queensland schools and other organisations.
- Provide autism-specific support directly to regions and schools when the demand for services exceeds the capacity of regional Principal Advisors Autism.
- Provide advice and support to schools with at-risk or critical incidents involving students with autism.
- Collaborate with key regional staff to ensure a coordinated approach to support schools in the implementation of inclusive, evidence-based practices to meet the learning needs of students with autism and reduce practices that create barriers to access and participation.
- Establish and cultivate effective relationships and networks with key stakeholders including school teams, parents, internal and external stakeholders.
- Coach school leadership teams to build staff capability to implement evidence-informed practices to support students with autism.
- Deliver autism-specific professional learning for school staff, regional leaders and school communities.
- Disseminate user friendly research to school communities, parents and external agencies on supporting students with autism.
- Collect and share up-to-date information on programs, services and supports for students with autism.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

**How to Apply**:

- Please attach a resume, contact details for 2 referees (both of whom should be a current or recent supervisor); and
- A maximum 2-page written response outlining your suitability for the role in response to the section of the job advertisement entitled 'About the role'.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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