<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Come work with us! - About us</p> <p>Come and join our team of motivated, committed, compassionate, and dedicated teachers and staff at St Anthony’s Primary school, Melton South. We are a large Catholic Primary school comprising of 28 classes across Foundation to year 6.</p> <p>St. Anthony’s Primary School is committed to building a community of faith, hope and love in the light of Jesus Christ. Our vision is to provide learning environments that empower students to be active learners. We implement evidence-based, high-impact practices designed to ensure our students flourish not only within our community but within a world of continual change.</p> <p>Our staff are provided with ongoing professional learning opportunities on evidence-based practices and our current provisionally registered teachers follow a structured program which scaffolds their working towards achieving full teacher registration.</p> <p>We pride ourselves on pastoral care for our students, staff and families and support our staff across both Wellbeing and Learning and Teaching through coaching, mentoring, additional classroom support and facilitated planning in teams.</p> <p>We have a full-time psychologist and provide literacy and numeracy intervention across years Foundation to Three.</p> <p>Our students in years 4-6 have a 1:1 device and digital portfolios along with 3 way conversations and learning walks complement our semester reporting on student progress. Our Auslan language program commenced in 2024 and all staff are involved in the teaching and learning of Auslan following the TCL (Teachers as Co-Learners) model.</p> <p>We have many other wonderful initiatives at our school that our students and staff love to participate in. With the help of our Year 4 students, we have a program called Nourish and Flourish, where learning and student wellbeing blend beautifully to form a student-led Café. Each Friday, our Year 4 students cook fresh and exciting food to serve the school community, including parents, friends, staff and classrooms. With nearly one hundred people visiting the Café each week it is certainly buzzing with barista-made coffee, jazz tunes and a strong sense of self-efficacy.</p> <p>Under the Nourish and Flourish banner, we also provide a twice-weekly breakfast and aerobics program. Students can choose to have a dance at aerobics, or they can fill their tummies with toast, fruit, and milk.</p> <p>We have a newly established vibrant Community Garden which includes a prayer space, natural Australian plants, fruit trees and chickens! The garden space will be looked after by our gardening club consisting of students from foundation to year 6 and the produce from the garden is used to support the Nourish and Flourish program.</p> <p>We work hard to ensure that all student's needs are catered for outside as well as in the classroom with a variety of clubs that students can enjoy.&nbsp;</p> <p>St Anthony’s community is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children in our care. We strive to maintain a child safe and inclusive environment where each child feels safe.</p> <p>Click here for a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvgk0do5nYM&amp;t=2s" rel="nofollow">Virtual Tour</a>&nbsp;to truly see our amazing school!</p> <p>What are we looking for?</p> <p>We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Speech Pathologist to join our vibrant school community.&nbsp; This is a full time role however part time applications will also be considered.&nbsp; This role is family friendly within school hours and terms. The primary role of the Speech Pathologist is to support the communication needs of our students, ensuring they have the tools they need to succeed academically and socially.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Speech and Language Assessments: Conduct comprehensive assessments to determine students' needs, identify areas of concern, and make recommendations for supporting speech and language development as well as feeding back assessments to parents.</li> <li>Therapy Plans: Develop tailored therapy plans to enhance communication skills, addressing issues such as articulation, language comprehension, and social communication.</li> <li>Group Therapy: Provide small group speech and language therapy for students of similar age and developmental level.</li> <li>Collaboration: Work closely with teachers, parents, and other allied health professionals to create a holistic approach to supporting students’ speech and language development.</li> <li>Training and Resources: Provide training, resources, and strategies for parents and teachers to enhance communication support both inside and outside the classroom.</li> </ul> <p><strong>To thrive in this role, you will display the following attributes:</strong></p> <ul> <li>a tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology</li> <li>a current membership with Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)</li> <li>experience working with students who have a range of complex disabilities</li> <li>the ability to work with sensitive and confidential information</li> <li>the ability to identify or collect appropriate data to make decisions or evaluate outcomes</li> <li>strong interpersonal and organisational abilities</li> <li>ability to work collaboratively within a team</li> <li>a willingness to support the positive religious and cultural Catholic School environment for students.</li> <li>be familiar and comply with all requirements of Child Safety, policies and legal responsibilities concerning the safety, care and wellbeing of all students.</li> </ul> <p>Applications Close: Sunday 1st June, 2025</p> <p>Employment terms and conditions are as per the Catholic Education Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2022 as an Education Support Employee Category B with classification level to be determined based on level of experience. &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;Please note we reserve the right to employ and therefore fill this position before the application closure date.</p>