At a Glance
- Tasks: Support students' health needs and help them thrive in education.
- Company: Cairns Special School and Trinity Beach State School, fostering inclusive learning.
- Benefits: Professional autonomy, diverse experiences, and a supportive nursing team.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth and a chance to impact the community.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while developing your clinical skills.
- Qualifications: Advanced clinical knowledge and ability to work collaboratively.
The predicted salary is between 67500 - 82500 $ per year.
About us: Cairns Special School provides a supportive, inclusive and highly specialised learning environment for students from Prep to Year 12 with diverse learning and support needs.
The school focuses on individualised learning, building independence and developing academic, social and life skills, while working closely with families and a multidisciplinary team.
Trinity Beach State School is a welcoming Prep to Year 6 school that values every student and focuses on creating confident, independent and engaged learners.
The school offers a broad range of academic, sporting, performing arts and extracurricular opportunities, supported by strong relationships between students, teachers and families.
Your opportunity: Working across a diverse range of school communities, you will use your advanced clinical knowledge, assessment and decision-making skills to support students to safely access and participate in education.
The role involves working collaboratively with students, families, school staff, health professionals and other stakeholders to develop and implement individualised health supports within the school environment.
This is a varied and rewarding position offering professional autonomy, diverse clinical experiences and opportunities to build the capability and confidence of school staff in supporting students with health needs.
The successful applicant will be adaptable, organised and confident working independently while contributing to a supportive regional nursing team.
Responsibilities include Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support students with health needs to safely access and participate in education.
Develop and maintain Individual and Emergency Health Plans to ensure appropriate health support within the school environment.
Provide guidance and training to school staff on student-specific health conditions, including anaphylaxis, epilepsy, diabetes and asthma.
Maintain accurate and confidential nursing documentation in accordance with departmental policies, procedures and professional standards.
Build effective partnerships with families, schools, health services and relevant agencies to support positive health and educational outcomes for students.
Please view the role description for a full list of responsibilities.
Interested?
Apply: Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)Attach a 2-page response to the 'How you will be assessed' or 'Competencies' section of the attached role description.
Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
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.
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