Education Support Aide — Special Needs School

Department of Education Victoria; Stawell; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Education Victoria in Stawell, VIC, is seeking an Education Support Class staff member. The role involves coordinating and supporting education staff within the school, under supervision, to deliver education programs for students with diverse needs.

You will assist teachers, manage routine student routines, and communicate with families while ensuring safety and wellbeing. A commitment to ongoing professional learning is essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capacity to coordinate and support others in respect to specific work functions.
• 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.
• A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

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

Coordination

Team collaboration

Communication

Professional learning

Job description

Department of Education Victoria in Stawell, VIC, is seeking an Education Support Class staff member. The role involves coordinating and supporting education staff within the school, under supervision, to deliver education programs for students with diverse needs.

You will assist teachers, manage routine student routines, and communicate with families while ensuring safety and wellbeing. A commitment to ongoing professional learning is essential.