Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham 
Commencement Date: Immediate start or by negotiation
Closing Date: Monday, 14 April 2025
Capacity: Part-time (0.4 FTE), Permanent

About Our School

Eileen O'Connor College is dedicated to providing quality Catholic education for young people with a mild to moderate intellectual disability from Kindergarten to Year 12. We promote a learning environment that embraces technology and encourages curiosity, enjoyment and enthusiasm for learning, which will last for life.

Our college provides personalised learning opportunities in small classes with a high staff-student ratio and access to allied health services, including speech therapy, occupational therapy, positive behaviour support and counselling.

Our college is named after Eileen O'Connor, the co-founder of Our Lady's Nurses for the Poor, who's ministry of healthcare, advocacy and friendship to the poor and disadvantaged was even more remarkable because of her own disability.

We are a strong and vibrant school community: a community that pursues excellence in teaching and learning whilst nurturing the social and emotional needs of students to support them to become confident and resilient individuals.

Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools

In joining Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW, with a unified vision and shared resources, encompassing over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities and an extensive suite of professional development programs.

SCS is renowned for excellence, with six schools in the top 100 and 13 in the top 150 of the 2024 HSC rankings. Over 51% of results were Band 5 or 6, and our students achieved 2,819 Distinguished Achiever mentions.

Be part of a system that fosters academic, creative and vocational success, shaping future leaders every step of the way.

In addition, we offer:

• up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students
• ongoing training and development opportunities
• discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products
• generous Employee Referral Program.

About You

As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide direct occupational therapy services, conduct assessments, develop individualised plans, and collaborate with teachers and parents to support students' communication needs. As an integral member of the school community, you will demonstrate the college's values and professional standards in interacting with students, staff, parents and the community.

To thrive in this role, you will possess:

• a tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy
• registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• proficient knowledge and skills in assessment, treatment and evaluation within Occupational Therapy practice
• experience working with students who have a range of disabilities and learning difficulties
• the ability to work with sensitive and confidential information
• the ability to identify or collect appropriate data to make decisions or evaluate outcomes
• strong interpersonal and organisational abilities
• a willingness to support the positive religious and cultural Catholic School environment for students.

Position Highlight: We seek a passionate and qualified Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will work closely with students, teachers, external Allied Health teams and families to enhance students' participation in learning, independence, socialisation, sensory regulation and daily activities. A significant aspect of the role is the provision of high-calibre professional learning experiences for the teaching and learning support officer staff of the college.

Key Responsibilities include:

• conducting assessments to identify students' challenges and develop individualised intervention plans that help them respond to a variety of physical, sensory and developmental needs
• devising interventions focusing on developing students' fine motor, self-care and self-regulation skills
• engaging senior students in strengthening their capacity to develop work-ready skills
• collaborating with teachers and other staff to adapt classroom environments and teaching strategies to meet the individualised needs of students and facilitate learning engagement
• building the capacity of staff to understand and respond to the needs of students as they transition through a variety of physical environments
• monitoring and document students' progress, adjusting interventions as necessary.

Application Process

Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the steps to submit your application. To complete the application process, please ensure you attach the following:

• current CV
• cover letter
• referees, including your current employer/principal (where applicable) and your last employer.

Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People & Culture Services team.

Internal employees can apply via the 'Careers' tile in Employee Self-Service.

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries, please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety 
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Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.