Speech Therapist (Greenvale Secondary College and Keelonith Primary School)

Speech Therapist (Greenvale Secondary College and Keelonith Primary School)

Schools (Government)

Applications close Thursday 5 June 2025 at 11.59PM

Overview

Work type: Full time

Salary: Salary not specified

Grade: Ed Support Level 1-Range 4

Occupation: Education and Training

Location: Northern Metropolitan

Reference: 1474159

Location Profile

This role will work between both Greenvale Secondary College and Keelonith Primary School.

Greenvale Secondary College

The community of Greenvale has long-awaited its own a secondary school and is eager for it to be a success story: the secondary school of choice for local families and a school of which all in the community can be proud. The future of education for Greenvale is now here and students will be prepared for, and encouraged to dream, believe, and achieve.

Our school opened in 2022 and is growing steadily, living up to this ambition. In 2025, the College has Year 7 - 10 student cohorts. We will add a year level every year following. In 2025, the College adds the Year 10 cohort and commences our program planning for senior secondary options to ensure all students have excellent opportunities and outcomes after their schooling.

At Greenvale Secondary College, we focus on supporting individual students wherever they are at in their learning and social development, to ensure our students can feel successful and challenged to be their best. We offer extension and enrichment, as well as interventions and dedicated support for students who need it.

We have created a learning environment that is built on high expectations for all, where all students can belong and feel connected to their education and community.

Keelonith Primary School

Keelonith Primary School is a mainstream government school located in Melbournes north, established in 2021 which proudly serves a growing and diverse community. As a Supported Inclusion School (SIS), we provide quality education to all students within our local zone and can enrol up to 10% of students from outside the zone with a diagnosed intellectual disability. We are not a special schoolwe are an inclusive learning community where every child is supported to reach their full potential. We believe success looks different for everyone and are committed to creating an environment that empowers all learners to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives. At KPS, learning has no limits, and we set high expectations for every student.

At Keelonith, we are guided by the Science of Learning and deliver evidence-based, explicit instruction. Our teaching is designed to build strong foundations in knowledge, skills, and confidence, and to remove barriers so that every student can thrive. Our recent NAPLAN results demonstrate that our teaching practices are meeting the needs of all of our learners and are enabling them to achieve and grow at a positive rate.

Our school values emphasise that we CHEER for everyone to be the best they can be. Our values Compassion, Honesty, Equity, Encouragement and Respect are explicitly taught and underpin all of our interactions. We have high expectations for both academic achievement and positive behaviour. Our supportive and structured environment values respect, personal growth, and a love of learning. Programs such as Respectful Relationships and The Resilience Project, support student wellbeing and social-emotional development.

We are proud of our growing community, with around 365 students enrolled in 2025.

Details for our respective schools can be found on our websites.

- greenvalesc.vic.edu.au

- keelonithps.vic.edu.au

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated experience in implementing small-group, targeted interventions including phonics instruction within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework.

SC2 Ability to collaborate with educators to support the design of learning adjustments that reduce barriers and provide access to learning for all students, Year Levels 5- 12.

SC3 Experience in providing guidance to educators on effective strategies for supporting students to access learning and supporting educators with professional development and support to implement those strategies.

SC4 High level organisational, written and verbal communication skills, including completion of supporting documentation for Disability Inclusion (DI) Profiles.

SC5 Ability to work positively and effectively with staff, students, parents/carers and external providers.

SC6 Demonstrated commitment to using and promoting inclusive practice in a primary and secondary school setting.

Role

Greenvale SC and Keelonith PS present a unique opportunity for an innovative and passionate Speech Therapist to join our teams as we seek to build an ongoing alliance between our learning communities. The position will see you working 0.6 at Greenvale SC and 0.4 at Keelonith PS, playing a key role in the collaboration between two newly opened schools seeking to work in partnership to establish best practice teaching and learning in Greenvale.

Greenvale SC

Greenvale SC currently enrols students up to year 10 and continues to develop our Student Services Team which includes Allied Health Professionals. The Speech Therapist role would be a new addition to the team and would support the College Leadership Team in developing and embedding a model of best practice that ensures our MTSS framework supports all students.

As a beginning focus, the role will focus on Tier 1 and 2. The role will work with both Inclusion Support Staff and Teaching Teams who already partner together to modify curriculum and learning resources, but this role will seek to extend that work and ensure consistency of practice that ensures accessibility to learning for all students. The role will attend planning sessions and meetings as related to the role.

Further, the role may also conduct 1:1 speech and language assessments for students referred for additional investigation as required.

Keelonith PS

Keelonith PS has an established team of Speech Therapists who have been instrumental in supporting the development of our inclusive teaching practice since we opened in 2021. At KPS we seek to minimise barriers and increase accessibility to learning by working within the MTSS framework, providing strong Tier 1 instruction and using universal screening assessments to identify students who would benefit from Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports.

Impacting Tier 1, our Speech team work alongside our teaching teams supporting them with creating visually supportive teaching content and learning tasks. They attend our collaborative team planning sessions for half an hour each week, providing a direct link to the planning process and professional conversations in a team around the learner approach.

The Speech Team at KPS is also a crucial element of our Literacy Response to Intervention program which sits within Tier 2 and 3 of the MTSS framework. After initial screening assessments, students are identified to receive additional exposure and repetition of teaching related to phonics in small groups, or 1:1 as necessary. Our Speech Therapists lead this intervention work within their cohorts and support our teachers and ES team members to reinforce the approaches used with the students involved throughout the week.

Additionally, our speech team conduct 1:1 speech and language assessments for students referred for additional investigation as required.

The successful applicants work will focus on the Upper Primary area at Keelonith PS during their 0.4 timeframe, collaborating with the speech team and working with the AP for Teaching and Learning in building the capacity of the teaching team to provide high quality, inclusive learning programs for all students.

Who May Apply

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

EEO AND OHS Commitment

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to 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.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

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

Child Safe Standards

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:

DE Values

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:

Other Information

This position is shared between 2 schools. At the beginning of employment, the candidate will be based at Greenvale Secondary College, then determine shared days at Keelonith Primary School.

Applications should be constructed, and attached, as one PDF document.

Applications (single document) should include your cover letter, CV, response to the Key Selection Criteria and a list of 3 relevant referees.

Applications should be saved as a PDF.

Conditions of Employment

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 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

Applications close Thursday 5 June 2025 at 11.59PM

Posted 23 May 2025

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