Inclusive Education Aide - Part-Time & Impactful

government schools; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Officer Specialist School in Melbourne's southern suburbs is seeking an Education Support Class staff member to assist teachers and students, coordinate support staff, and help plan student routines.

You will work in transdisciplinary teams, support behaviour management, and provide basic physical care and wellbeing support. This part-time (.81 time fraction) role is spread over five days in a government school setting.

Qualifications

• SC1. Demonstrated capacity to undertake routine and specialised teacher assistant support tasks across a range of work areas within a Special School environment.
• SC2. Demonstrated capacity to work co-operatively and communicate effectively within a team environment with a wide range of individuals including teachers, other support staff, therapists, parents and students.
• SC3. Demonstrated understanding of the principles of effective behaviour management for students with an intellectual disability who might exhibit severe challenging behaviours.
• SC4. Demonstrated experience and or willingness to give physical assistance with personal care/self-care responsibilities.
• SC5. Demonstrated understanding of intellectual disability and its impact on learning.

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

Effective communication

Behaviour management

Personal care assistance

Understanding disability

Job description

Officer Specialist School in Melbourne's southern suburbs is seeking an Education Support Class staff member to assist teachers and students, coordinate support staff, and help plan student routines.

You will work in transdisciplinary teams, support behaviour management, and provide basic physical care and wellbeing support. This part-time (.81 time fraction) role is spread over five days in a government school setting.