Education Support ES1-4 Nurse

Government schools; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Laburnum Primary School is seeking a dedicated School Nurse to promote and protect the health, safety and wellbeing of students and staff, supporting academic success. You will assist the admin team, manage medical conditions, and bridge connections with community health services.

Responsibilities include first aid, chronic condition management (e.g., asthma, diabetes), vaccinations oversight, and staff training in CPR and diabetes care.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Division 1 Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA).
• Current Victorian Working with Children Check.
• Current Victorian Driver's Licence.
• Postgraduate qualification and/or demonstrated expertise in paediatric health, school health, community health and/or primary health care (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Role includes promoting and protecting health, safety and well-being of students and staff to support academic success.
• Support the office admin staff where required.
• Promote student health, manage medical conditions, and liaise with community health services.
• Attend school camps, sporting events, and field trips to manage health requirements off-site.
• Provide first aid and acute care, including CPR and management of emergencies until medical services arrive.
• Organise staff CPR, first aid and diabetes training.
• Maintain confidential student health files and coordinate care plans with parents and doctors.

Skills

Guidelines adherence

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Nursing qualifications

Advisory to management

Professional learning

Education

Division 1 Registered Nurse (RN)

Postgraduate paediatric health (desirable)

Tools

CPR training

First aid training

Diabetes training

Job description

SC1. 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 fole.

SC2. Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.

SC3. Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.

SC4. Possess the nursing qualifications, technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.

SC5. Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.

SC6. A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

Selection Criteria

SC1. 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 fole.

SC2. Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.

SC3. Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.

SC4. Possess the nursing qualifications, technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.

SC5. Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.

SC6. A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

Role

• To promote and protect the health, safety and well-being of students and staff to support academic success.
• To support the office admin staff where required.
• To promote student health, manage medical conditions, and bridge the gap between education and community health services
  • Camps and Excursions: Attend school camps, sporting events, and field trips to manage ongoing health requirements off-site and communicate with staff to ensure camps and excursions paperwork regarding health or medication requirements are completed
  • Emergency & First Aid Response: Treat acute Injuries, sports injuries (such as concussions and fractures), seizures, and severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis.
  • Staff Training: Organise staff training for CPR, first aid and diabetes training

  • Monitor and Document: update the Department of Education's OS&H training records, informing staff when certificates are required and document when they have been completed.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of this position will be:

• First Aid and Acute Care: Treat minor injuries like cuts, scrapes, and bruises, and provide emergency response (such as CPR, AED use, or managing severe allergic reactions/anaphylaxis) until emergency services arrive.
• Chronic Condition Management: Care for students managing conditions like asthma, diabetes (monitoring glucose and administering insulin), and epilepsy. [
• Medication Administration: Distribute prescribed, over-the-counter, and emergency medications in line with official Department of Education, medical orders and parent/carer approval.
• Immunization and Disease Control: Monitor student vaccination compliance and help prevent or manage communicable disease outbreaks.
• Liaison and Record Keeping: Maintain confidential student health files, coordinate care plans with parents and doctors, and train staff on asthma, anaphylaxis, and CPR.

• Re-stocking of first aid supplies

• Support the office admin staff where required.

Who May Apply

Primary School:

Essential:

• Current registration as a Division 1 Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority.
• Current Victorian Working with Children Check.
• Current Victorian Drivers Licence.

Desirable:

Post graduate qualification and/or demonstrated expertise in paediatric health, school health, community health, public health and/or primary health care.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces.It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (seeWorkplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via*******@education.vic.gov.au

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

Child Safe Standards

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees,including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Other Information

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Conditions of Employment

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Location Profile

Laburnum Primary School was established in 1964 and is set in an attractive bushland setting which flows naturally into the parkland of Blacks Walk, part of Blackburn Creek. The grounds are approximately 2.8 hectares in area.Our vision is Learn - Thrive - Contribute and the school's values are Respect, Integrity, Resilience and Curiosity.

Laburnum P.S. is a child safe school and all staff are expected to play an important role in ensuring a child safe environment. The school's child safety practices, including the child safety code of conduct, can be found on the school website under Our School/Planning and Policies, or by contacting our office. The selection process will involve a rigorous background check and staff are required to have current registration/s, which may include VIT, WWCC and/or Police Check. Applicants are advised to include relevant registration numbers in their applications.

The current enrolment is 570, organised into 24classes, with 39 teaching staff, 3 principal class and11 education support staff. The staff profile is well-balanced, with a mix of experienced and newer-to-the-profession teachers in each team. Due to ongoing enrolment pressure, enrolment restrictions have proved useful in managing student numbers. The proportion of students with a language background other than English (LBOTE) is 74%. Currently, over 54% of students have English as an Additional Language (EAL) and speak another language at home. The backgrounds of students reflect the cultural and social diversity of the local community.

Our students enjoy outstanding facilities, including air-conditioned classrooms with wireless technology. The school is well-maintained and core buildings have been extended and modernised. A $9 million capital works project was completed in January 2025. This Senior School building now provides contemporary learning spaces, architect-designed to align with our `Clever Classrooms' philosophy.

Other school facilities include a stadium sized hall, a modern community centre, a contemporary library/resource centre, a heritage listed performing arts centre, Visual Arts room, Out of School Hours Care Centre, a school-funded STEM Centre and extensive play areas. Playgrounds include a synthetic grass oval, shaded areas and marked court areas. Many of the school improvements are due to the ongoing support of the community, through active fundraising.

Laburnum P.S. has worked to develop rigorous expectations and support structures to provide consistent high-quality teaching and learning practices. The 2022 - 2026 school strategic plan is the foundation of the staff professional learning plan. Laburnum became a Victorian Professional Learning Communities (PLC) school in 2018, and teachers plan and work collaboratively to assess, monitor and track student achievement. Teachers participate in Peer Observation, mentoring and induction programs. The school is currently implementing theSchool-wide positive behaviour support(SWPBS)framework,to further develop positive, safe, supportive learning cultures.

The school hasan establishedleadership team/School Improvement Team, focusing onstrategic priorities.Teams of teachers work together to support and emphasise school-wide consistent approaches to wellbeing and academic learning. Our Assistant Principals have key roles in leading and supporting teachers and middle leaders.

The school's curriculum framework incorporates the Victorian Curriculum, with a strong emphasis on Literacy and Numeracy. Specialist programs include Literacy and Maths Intervention, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Library and Languages (Spanish). The eLearning program is designed to equip students with the essential competencies for learning in the 21st century using a range of devices. These include iPads, netbooks, 3D printers and large screen technologies.

A broad enrichment program includes a range of extra-curricular offerings, including an extensive Music tuition program and Science-based activities. Year 4, 5 and 6 students have the opportunity to participate in school camps or adventure activities. The student leadership program includes Junior School Council, a Peer Mediation program and captaincy positions for Year 6 students. A formal student leadership program is taught in Years 5 and 6. Across the school, we operate a Buddies program.