Job Description Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type: Part time / From 14/10/2024 - 04/10/2026
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Education and Training
Reference: 1439609
Location Profile NSA School Vision "Learning for Life"
Northern School for Autism strives to be a centre of excellence.
Students are supported towards developing their personal and educational potential, so as to be valued contributors to family and community life.
School Values: Trust, Understanding, Safety
School Overview Northern School for Autism is a Victorian State Government specialist school that exclusively addresses the educational needs of students with autism ranging in age from 5 to 18 years.
The school was established in 2006 and currently operates across two campuses located in Reservoir and Lalor.
Reservoir is an Early and Middle Years campus; Lalor is a Later Years campus.
The school also coordinates a satellite program at Norris Bank Primary School.
Class-groups generally comprise six to ten students of similar chronological age.
Teachers, teacher aides, and therapists (speech pathologists and occupational therapists) work in teams of two or three in each classroom, supported by specialist teachers (PE, Art, and Music) as well as a team of leading teachers.
School Structure Early Years ~ 5 – 8 years. Middle Years ~ 9 – 14 years. Later Years ~ 15 – 18 years. Pedagogical Philosophy The community of Northern School for Autism believes that to succeed in the world, students need to develop the capacity to:
Manage themselves as individuals in relation to others. Understand the world in which they live. Act effectively in that world. Teaching and Learning Northern School for Autism implements a teaching approach that builds on individual student's strengths and skills.
The educational programs accommodate the particular impairments associated with autism; teaching and learning programs centre upon developing students' interpersonal/personal skills, communication skills, and executive functioning.
Emphasis is placed on promoting social skills, assisting students to develop their imagination and play skills, as well as supporting students in learning to manage and self-regulate their emotions and behaviour.
Programs are designed to accommodate individual student's needs and interests.
Teachers are trained in autism-specific pedagogy (structured teaching) and work in accordance with the autism-specific Northern School for Autism, Teaching and Learning Protocols.
Staff members deliver programs in a consistent, autism 'friendly' manner across the whole school.
All students are encouraged and supported to become independent, life-long learners.
NSA is proud to implement a School-wide Positive Behaviour Support approach.
Individual Learning Plans and Student Support Group Meetings NSA has developed an autism-specific curriculum which incorporates AusVELS and (in the Later Years) an Applied Learning Program.
Each student's current level of performance is identified, and programs are implemented to address their individual learning needs.
Termly Individual Learning Plans are developed for each student through discussion with parents/carers, teachers, education support staff, and other professionals at Student Support Group (SSG) meetings.
Individual progress is formally recorded and reported upon at termly SSG meetings and in written reports to parents/carers.
Teachers use a variety of formal and informal measures to ensure students are meeting their individual educational goals.
Individual student progress, as well as student progress across the whole school, is assessed formally via the on-line Abilities Based Learning Education Support (ABLES) program.
Role Part time 3 Days - Tuesday - Thursday An education support class position will perform tasks that are carried out in accordance with guidelines, accepted practice, and school policy under supervision and direction.
This may include coordination of other education support class staff within the work area or educational program.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students but must not include duties of a teacher as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor.
Supervision of students can be required individually or in groups up to 4 in controlled circumstances where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
Responsibilities Provide routine clerical or other administrative support responsibilities including general telephone, front office enquiries, mail deliveries, assisting with stock control, supporting organisation of meetings, receiving and initial processing of standard paperwork. Maintain, enter and retrieve data from the school's IT systems, such as the school's records system, including computerised student, staff, and school records. Maintain and update office records, enrolment data, diary records, and basic written records. Support or coordinate the preparation of standard routine internal and external communication according to school procedures (e.g.
form letters, newsletters). Source basic data or factual information from given sources to support school administrative functions. Coordinate the delivery of administrative services within the school. In consultation with the principal, determine and manage work priorities within the school office. Develop and implement strategies to ensure effective administration procedures. Coordinate the implementation of requisitioning, purchasing, and issuing procedures. Manage client reception and office operations. Liaise with school staff in regard to support requirements. Coordinate staff timetabling. Undertake VASS and/or VET administration support. Support the first aid facilities and assist in delivering first aid to students. Who May Apply Individuals with the aptitude, experience, and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
Child Safe Standards Victorian government schools are child safe environments.
Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.
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