Sub School Assistant - 1 Day Wfh Option

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Administration/Secretarial
Reference: 1461319
Job posted: 08/01/2025
Closes: 21/01/2025
Location ProfileWe believe that our students flourish when we create an environment of high support and high expectations.
We focus on learning, wellbeing, and their interconnectedness above all else.
Our staff are united by moral purpose.
We come to work each day in service of our community.
We are deeply connected to our work because of, not in spite of, the challenges that young people face.
Our school serves 1400 students with a team of more than 170 staff.
Each one of them are known and noticed.
We see partnership with families as critical to our students' success.
We believe that together, our community has everything that our young people need to thrive in life.
We pride ourselves on a strong staff culture that fosters psychological safety with strong relationships, agreed trademark behaviours and genuine conversations about what matters most.
Our trademark is not just a statement, it is enacted.
We model and reward trademark behaviours in each other and we challenge when we let them slip.
Melton Secondary College is a place of growth for our staff in both teaching and leadership.
At our school, teachers learn to be excellent practitioners developed by a pipeline of leaders.
We have an exceptionally strong induction program for staff joining the College that serves both experienced and beginning practitioners.
We have a whole-school approach to curriculum, where strong practitioners invest in writing strong curriculum which allows teams and individual teachers to spend less time working out what to teach and more time focusing on how to teach the content in a way that is highly effective for their specific students.
We believe that if we invest in every staff member to support them to be their best, our students will be best-placed to thrive.
In 2024 we are introducing a 9-day face-to-face fortnight option for our staff.
This will allow them to benefit from a non-student contact day in their fortnight, creating opportunities for flexible work and regular opportunities for recharging and for deep thinking and reflection.
We use best-practice models to ensure deep learning.
Our instructional model LEARN is based on the Marzano/Pollock GANAG model and is used with fidelity in our classrooms.
Our resource management systems are supported by partnerships with Office365, Compass and Apple through our Year 7-9 iPad program.
A BYOD program is offered to our Year 10-12 students.
Students begin the day connecting in with themselves and each other in a 6-minute morning circle as part of our Social Emotional Learning program.
We have opportunities for staff who are passionate about being highly impactful teachers who lead learning.
Currently we are deepening our work with a focus on writing and social emotional learning assessment.
We are also actively supporting opportunities for new and existing staff to promote extracurricular programs in the Performing Arts, Sport and Rugby Academy, the VCE Vocational Major, and Student Leadership.
Selection CriteriaSC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.
SC2 Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.
SC3 Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.
SC4 Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.
SC5 Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.
SC6 A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.
RoleAn education support class position at this range 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 and where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
Certification and/or qualifications of up to three years can be required at this level (noting that Registered Nurse is not included at this level, the first level for which is Level 1 range 3).
A role at this range may include:
Specific support tasks to achieve outcomes.
Typically, this will involve accountability for a single function, (e.g.
ensuring data is properly maintained) or the coordination of a work area under the direction of the principal or a manager.Assisting teachers, within an educational program, by undertaking specific support tasks or the coordination of the support function.Supervised health and wellbeing support tasks, medical intervention support tasks, or other specialised student/teacher support roles (e.g.
enrolled nurses performing the role as described in schedule 3).
These roles require specific qualifications and/or training, including roles where further training must be undertaken from time to time.
The role is for a specific purpose, for which there will be direct accountability as opposed to support roles that are carried out by a range of staff performing routine tasks under direction.Technical tasks that require a sound knowledge of basic technical and/or scientific principles that are used to develop and adapt work methods and make judgements where there are clear guidelines and limited options.
Routine technical support in libraries, science, and information technology would be typical examples.An education support class position at this range commencing at the base will initially be limited to undertaking routine tasks that are carried out under close supervision and direction.
Work that carries some degree of independence will generally involve a limited number of tasks performed on a regular basis where priorities are clear, procedures are well established, and direction is readily available.
Subject to any specific qualification and/or training requirement, an education support class employee employed in this range may be progressively required to undertake coordination, specialised student/teacher support tasks, or technical tasks as experience in the role is gained.
ResponsibilitiesKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Participate in planning and preparation with the Sub School Team.Complete all updates/organisation of General Permission Forms.
To be filed and information at hand in each Sub School.Ensure rolls are marked by teachers.
Email teacher if required.Student absences are immediately followed up and appropriate attendance codes applied.Support and advise the Attendance Team (Attendance Manager/ HOY/SEL / Wellbeing) in following up students with low attendance.Advise Attendance Manager/HOY/SEL when absence pattern commences with students.
Eg Sick Days without Medical Cert.Ensure Staged Letter Process begins immediately after 5 days absence with Attendance Manager notified.Advise Attendance Manager of any issues relating to students with continual non-attendance.Provide students with detention notices for late arrival and uniform infringements if required.Ensure all chronicles put on for Late arrivals/Incorrect uniform every morning.Parents to be advised should late arrivals be consistent.Ensure all appropriate information relating to students and parents is recorded clearly and appropriately on Compass.Enter Exited Students from class on Compass immediately and advise student of classroom required to attend.First Aid - contact parents regarding student needs/ pickup or send to front office if required.Contact parents regarding absences - monitoring student attendance.Send unexplained absence letters/emails to parents.Issue students with Late Passes/ Uniform Passes/Permission slips & iPad Passes.Lockers - assist students with lost locker keys/ recording locks/ assist allocating lockers/ clean out lockers at the end of the year.Opening Lockers for students when required.
Eg Forgotten/lost key.Exit students on Cases21 using Exit Process.Transfer of students to new school on Cases 21 - data entry.Print student timetables as required.Ensure student files are up to date with their relevant information.Liaise with and provide information to parents, students and staff.Assist with the organisation of school excursions and camps.Assist with any further Admin required by Attendance Manager/Sub Schools.Participate in professional learning activities.Other duties as requested by Executive Leadership Team.Who May ApplyIndividuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
EEO AND OHS CommitmentApplicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction.
Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all.
We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.
The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.
It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability.
Child Safe StandardsVictorian 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.
All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar.
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights.
The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools.
Other InformationA flexible work arrangement with WFH option negotiable.
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Schools (Government) job application system.

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