Residential Education Support - 24/7

Department of Education Victoria; Noorat; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Alpine School, trading as The School for Student Leadership, operates under the Department of Education Victoria in Noorat, VIC. This role focuses on supporting teaching staff, coordinating student routines and wellbeing, and assisting with educational programs across a residential, 24/7 operation.

The position requires teamwork, strong communication, and the ability to engage with students and parents while ensuring safety and adherence to policies.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and support others in respect to work functions.
• Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate with colleagues.
• High level oral and written communication skills.

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

Teamwork

Communication

Support staff

Mentoring

Job description

The Alpine School, trading as The School for Student Leadership, operates under the Department of Education Victoria in Noorat, VIC. This role focuses on supporting teaching staff, coordinating student routines and wellbeing, and assisting with educational programs across a residential, 24/7 operation.

The position requires teamwork, strong communication, and the ability to engage with students and parents while ensuring safety and adherence to policies.