Division: Independent Public School - North Metropolitan Education Region
Salary: Level 2/3, $32.87 - $37.37 per hour (EA (Gov) GA 2023)
This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2025 Alkimos College is seeking to appoint a highly effective, dedicated and enthusiastic Special Needs Education Assistant to provide classroom level support to enable the delivery of high quality, student focused learning programs.
An appointment to Alkimos College presents an exciting opportunity to join the staff of a new, innovative, state-of-the-art secondary college which is committed to building a culture of high performance and high care for students and staff.
Alkimos College values and prioritises student relationships and mutual respect.
The ability to build and maintain positive learning environments where students flourish is important for our students' success.
Located in the northern suburb of Alkimos with sweeping ocean views, Alkimos College opened in 2020 with our foundation Year 7 cohort, providing local intake area students with access to an exceptional secondary education in world-class learning facilities.
Each year we have added an additional cohort and will reach our full complement of Year 7 -12 in 2025.
Stage 1 buildings include administration, lower school student services, library, gymnasium, fitness centre, food studios, cafeteria, IT labs, technologies workshops, general classrooms, nine science laboratories, and nature play area.
Shared oval and community facilities with the City of Wanneroo are available via the adjacent Halesworth Park precinct.
Stage 2 (rolled out in 2024), includes a performing arts centre, lecture theatre, senior school student services centre and general classrooms.
The Role As Special Needs Education Assistant, you will form part of our dedicated team of staff working with students with a range of special needs and other mental health and developmental disabilities and/or disorders.
In this role you will collaborate with the classroom teacher to assist in the planning and delivery of educational programs to support the learning and development of students.
In this role you will predominantly work with students in our learning support pathway and mainstream classes.
The successful applicant will, under general guidance; identify, develop, and deliver specific intervention programs for students with special needs, and should display the ability to effectively support the specific learning needs of individual adolescents with varying degrees of disability.
The ability to work independently, and at times without supervision, and the ability to think on your feet and use your initiative to manage challenging behaviours, will be highly regarded.
To ensure high quality outcomes for students, you will build positive, professional working relationships with students, staff, parents/carers and stakeholders.
The successful applicant will ideally have strong interpersonal skills, high levels of personal organisation (including effective record keeping) and the capacity to ensure compliance with college and Department of Education policies and procedures, under the guidance of the Program Coordinator – Specialised Autism Learning Program and Learning Support Coordinator.
Equity and Diversity We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community.
We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Eligibility To work with us, you must:
be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; andconsent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.Application Instructions Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents Your application should include:
A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this positionA three (3) statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDFDemonstrated good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to interact with students with special needs, parents and teaching professionals on the provision of educational programs, and to assist teachers in understanding students where necessary.Demonstrated good interpersonal skills, including the ability to work as part of a team in the evaluation of educational programs, including special education and therapy programs where these have been implemented.Demonstrated good organisational skills that will assist in the delivery and development of effective education programs to students and subsequent feedback to teaching professionals or psychologists.Demonstrated ability to assist teachers or therapists in implementing educational programs, including special education and, should this be a requirement of the position, occupational and/or physiotherapy programs.Demonstrated knowledge of health and physical disabilities in students and adolescents.Demonstrated ability to assist with general health and well-being of students.Your application must be received before the closing date and time.
Late applications will not be accepted. Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 13 January 2025
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