Education Support Aide: Classroom Coordinator & Student Care

State Government of Victoria, Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Templestowe College, part of the Victorian public school system, seeks an Education Support role to assist teachers and students under supervision. The role emphasizes coordination of support tasks, data maintenance where applicable, and collaboration with school staff to deliver educational programs.

Responsibilities include assisting with planning, facilitating student routines, and providing health and wellbeing support, including basic care and supervision for small groups.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.
• Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.
• Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.

Responsibilities

• Provides routine support for teachers including assisting with planning of student routines
• Supports communication between teachers and parents
• Communicates with teachers on routine matters related to students and/or other responsibilities
• Provides basic physical care and wellbeing support for students such as toileting, meals, and lifting
• Communicating with student/s to support comprehension of basic tasks and information
• Addresses immediate behavioural presentations relating to specific students within a classroom setting aligned to school policy and procedure
• Provides basic support and supervision for individuals or groups of up to 4 students within a classroom setting
• Supports teachers in the coordination of educational programs independently or under minimal supervision, including rostering and organising the work of a team of aides, providing routine co-ordination, guidance, and support to other student support staff, liaising with external providers of support services about clearly defined support needs and resources, assisting teachers with the communication of student outcomes and educational programs
• Provides medical intervention support to a student/s, under specific conditions, with appropriate training and guidance
• Provides specialised communication support for students and teachers in areas such as AUSLAN and braille

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Coordination

Advisory support

Duties per guidelines

Job description

Templestowe College, part of the Victorian public school system, seeks an Education Support role to assist teachers and students under supervision. The role emphasizes coordination of support tasks, data maintenance where applicable, and collaboration with school staff to deliver educational programs.

Responsibilities include assisting with planning, facilitating student routines, and providing health and wellbeing support, including basic care and supervision for small groups.