Special Education Support Aide for Inclusive Classrooms

Department of Education Victoria; Frankston; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Education Victoria – Frankston SDS is seeking an Education Support Class member to assist teachers and support students with intellectual disabilities. You will work under supervision, helping with routines, health and wellbeing tasks, and coordination of support activities within classroom settings.

Applicants should show capacity to work in a team, communicate with families, and apply learning from professional development to student outcomes.

Qualifications

• SC1 Demonstrated capacity to work with students with intellectual disabilities in a positive and caring manner.
• SC2 Demonstrated capacity to work as a member of a team establishing positive relationships with colleagues, students and their families.
• SC3 Demonstrated capacity to work across all areas of the school with students who exhibit challenging behaviours.
• SC4 Demonstrated capacity to apply knowledge obtained from professional learning to support student 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 informationAddresses 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

Job description

The Department of Education Victoria – Frankston SDS is seeking an Education Support Class member to assist teachers and support students with intellectual disabilities. You will work under supervision, helping with routines, health and wellbeing tasks, and coordination of support activities within classroom settings.

Applicants should show capacity to work in a team, communicate with families, and apply learning from professional development to student outcomes.