Student Support & Education Assistant

State Government of Victoria, Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Springvale Rise Primary School in Melbourne's South-Eastern Victoria region is seeking an Education Support role to assist teachers, coordinate student routines and support learning activities under supervision.

This ongoing position focuses on routine tasks, supervision of small groups, basic care, and collaboration with teaching staff to implement school programs while adhering to policy and safeguarding standards.

Qualifications

• Evidence of ability to work within guidelines, policies and frameworks.
• Proven ability to work in a team and collaborate with others.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in a team setting.

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
• 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

Duties per guidelines

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Job description

Springvale Rise Primary School in Melbourne's South-Eastern Victoria region is seeking an Education Support role to assist teachers, coordinate student routines and support learning activities under supervision.

This ongoing position focuses on routine tasks, supervision of small groups, basic care, and collaboration with teaching staff to implement school programs while adhering to policy and safeguarding standards.