PRS Support
Area
Sylvania – 45min radius from base area Employment Contract
Permanent – full time or part time Reports To:
Therapy Team Leader External Relationships:
NDIS participants/families, NDIS Stakeholders such as Support Coordinators and other professionals. Key Accountabilities, Responsibilities & Deliverables
Plan, deliver and evaluate Speech Pathology services to NDIS participants which help them achieve their NDIS goals. Support NDIS participants’ inclusion and participation in the community Provide services and supports in collaboration with key stakeholders Demonstrate an understanding and ability to provide services and supports within the parameters of the participant’s available NDIS funding Participate in regular professional development opportunities to keep up with current developments When assigned, supervise and train assistants, volunteers and students, ensuring the maintenance of professional, clinical, ethical and safety standards Ensure compliance with PRS duty of care (code of practice) Ensure services meet quality service standards and NDIS guidelines Qualifications & Knowledge/Experience
Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) Technical Competencies
Demonstrate an understanding of the typical development and continuum of function of communication and eating/swallowing mechanisms Demonstrate understanding of common daily activities, routines and habits and how they will be impacted by communication and eating/swallowing issues Demonstrate awareness of the effects of seating/positioning on body tone and controlled movement and its relationship to eating/swallowing and communication Demonstrate an understanding of the different approaches and options for saliva control Demonstrate an understanding of the communicative function of behaviour in participants that have complex needs Demonstrate an understanding of gastro-oesophageal reflux and its implications for individuals with developmental, neurological, intellectual and physical disabilities Demonstrate an understanding of common conditions that can effect eating, swallowing and communication for individuals with developmental, neurological, intellectual and physical disabilities Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of an individual’s environment and their communication partners on communication success Demonstrate the ability to prescribe communication equipment appropriate to the individual with developmental, neurological, intellectual and physical disabilities Behavioural Competencies
A commitment to a person-centred approach Excellent skills in collaboration and demonstrated skills in working in a multi-disciplinary team A commitment to the inclusion and participation of people who have a disability within their local and natural communities The ability to work independently Excellent written and verbal communication skills A commitment to ongoing development of skills and capabilities A commitment to using evidence as a basis for practice. Licenses and Accreditations
NDIS Worker Screening Clearance Working with Children’s check Current Driver’s license Current AHPRA registration
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Sylvania – 45min radius from base area Employment Contract
Permanent – full time or part time Reports To:
Therapy Team Leader External Relationships:
NDIS participants/families, NDIS Stakeholders such as Support Coordinators and other professionals. Key Accountabilities, Responsibilities & Deliverables
Plan, deliver and evaluate Speech Pathology services to NDIS participants which help them achieve their NDIS goals. Support NDIS participants’ inclusion and participation in the community Provide services and supports in collaboration with key stakeholders Demonstrate an understanding and ability to provide services and supports within the parameters of the participant’s available NDIS funding Participate in regular professional development opportunities to keep up with current developments When assigned, supervise and train assistants, volunteers and students, ensuring the maintenance of professional, clinical, ethical and safety standards Ensure compliance with PRS duty of care (code of practice) Ensure services meet quality service standards and NDIS guidelines Qualifications & Knowledge/Experience
Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) Technical Competencies
Demonstrate an understanding of the typical development and continuum of function of communication and eating/swallowing mechanisms Demonstrate understanding of common daily activities, routines and habits and how they will be impacted by communication and eating/swallowing issues Demonstrate awareness of the effects of seating/positioning on body tone and controlled movement and its relationship to eating/swallowing and communication Demonstrate an understanding of the different approaches and options for saliva control Demonstrate an understanding of the communicative function of behaviour in participants that have complex needs Demonstrate an understanding of gastro-oesophageal reflux and its implications for individuals with developmental, neurological, intellectual and physical disabilities Demonstrate an understanding of common conditions that can effect eating, swallowing and communication for individuals with developmental, neurological, intellectual and physical disabilities Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of an individual’s environment and their communication partners on communication success Demonstrate the ability to prescribe communication equipment appropriate to the individual with developmental, neurological, intellectual and physical disabilities Behavioural Competencies
A commitment to a person-centred approach Excellent skills in collaboration and demonstrated skills in working in a multi-disciplinary team A commitment to the inclusion and participation of people who have a disability within their local and natural communities The ability to work independently Excellent written and verbal communication skills A commitment to ongoing development of skills and capabilities A commitment to using evidence as a basis for practice. Licenses and Accreditations
NDIS Worker Screening Clearance Working with Children’s check Current Driver’s license Current AHPRA registration
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