Bring your B.Ed. Bring your curiosity. Join the dream team.
The role: Educational Therapist
Where: Spring Hill, Brisbane
Hours: [To be discussed — happy to talk part-time, school hours, or flexible patterns]
The short version
We're a neuroaffirming practice in Spring Hill working with neurodivergent kids and teens. We've got sensory-considered spaces, lighting you can actually dim, and a clinical team that genuinely likes each other. We're looking for an Educational Therapist who wants to use their teaching training differently — one-to-one and in small groups, alongside an Occupational Therapist and an Exercise Physiologist who together make up the dream team for the kids we work with.
What you'd actually do
Work directly with neurodivergent children on the learning side of their lives — the bits that classrooms often can't quite hold. That might look like:
- One-to-one literacy and numeracy support, tailored to how the child actually learns
- Small group work — peer-paced, interest-led, low-demand
- Co-designing sessions with our OT and Exercise Physiologist so regulation, movement, and learning aren't fighting each other for airtime
- Liaising with families and (where helpful) the child's school
- Helping kids rebuild confidence after school experiences that haven't gone well
- Bringing learning into whatever space works best for the child on the day
What it's like here
The space matters to us. Sessions don't have to happen at a table — sometimes the best learning happens on the floor, with a fidget in hand, or sideways on a beanbag with a whiteboard nearby. We've built the practice around that. Sensory-considered rooms, calm lighting, and a setup that says "you can be yourself here" before anyone says it out loud.
The values matter too. We're neuroaffirming all the way down — not as a marketing line, as a working position. We don't try to fix kids. We don't teach masking. We're interested in regulation, connection, interest-led learning, and helping kids actually like learning again.
And the team makes it. Working alongside an OT and an Exercise Physiologist means you're never the only one in the room thinking about a child's progress. Regulation, motor planning, learning, attention, energy — we look at the whole picture together, and the kids get something genuinely integrated rather than three disconnected appointments.
What we'd love from you
- Bachelor of Education (primary, secondary, or special ed — all welcome)
- Australian working rights
- Queensland Blue Card (Working with Children Check), current Police Check, NDIS Worker Screening (or willingness to obtain)
- Real interest in neurodivergent learners — autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, PDA, the whole landscape
- Comfort working one-to-one and in small groups (genuinely — some teachers love this, others miss the classroom; this role suits the first kind)
- A neuroaffirming lens you can articulate, not just claim
- Enthusiasm for working with allied health, not parallel to them
Things that'd make us extra keen
- Current QCT registration
- Experience supporting neurodivergent students in mainstream, specialist, or alternative settings
- Training in structured literacy, multisensory approaches, or evidence-based numeracy intervention
- Familiarity with PDA-informed, low-demand, or interest-led approaches
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams (allied health, clinical settings, NDIS)
- Understanding of the NDIS funding landscape and capacity-building goals
- Lived experience of neurodivergence — we'd genuinely love to hear from you
What's in it for you
- A role that actually uses everything your B.Ed taught you, plus the things it didn't
- A genuine multidisciplinary team — OT and Exercise Physiologist as your direct collaborators
- Sensory-considered rooms and a workspace that doesn't feel like a school
- Small caseload, deep work, real relationships with kids and families
- Flexibility on hours and engagement type — we'll build something that works for you
- The quiet satisfaction of watching a kid who'd given up on learning find their way back to it
How to apply
Email us with your CV and a paragraph or two about your approach to working with neurodivergent learners. If you'd rather chat first, call Melissa — informal, no pressure.
We actively welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educators, neurodivergent educators, LGBTQIA+ clinicians and educators, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Tell us if you need any adjustments to the application process.
Pay: From $50.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
