Disability Inclusion & Student Intervention Support Officer - ES 1 - 4

Colac Secondary College is seeking an experienced and highly relational Disability Inclusion Counsellor ¿ Student Regulation & Inclusion to join our Disability Inclusion and student support team.

The position will provide targeted counselling, emotional regulation and inclusion support for students with disability and additional needs. The successful applicant will work directly with students, families and staff to strengthen students' capacity to regulate, engage in learning, build positive relationships and participate successfully in school.

The role will provide individual and small-group therapeutic and skill-building interventions while also contributing to the school's Disability Inclusion Profile (DIP) processes, Individual Education Plans (IEPs), Student Support Groups (SSGs), reasonable adjustments and development of individual regulation and support plans.

The position will work collaboratively with the Disability Inclusion Leader, Wellbeing and Engagement Team, teaching staff, school leadership, families, allied health professionals and external agencies.

This is not primarily a classroom-based Education Support position. The successful applicant will provide a professional student support service with a high level of autonomy within established school and Department policies, procedures and professional boundaries.

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines ).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via marrung@education.vic.gov.au

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.

A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.

Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx