Teacher Aide

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Part time / From 03/02/2025 - 18/07/2025
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1459713
Job posted: 14/01/2025
Closes: 27/01/2025
Location ProfileWestall Secondary College is located in the south east of Melbourne.
It is 30 minutes from the Melbourne Central Business District and five minutes from Monash University's Clayton campus.
The school currently has 680+ students drawn from the local area and the international community.
The College is a well-established, co-educational, government school which enrols students from Year 7 to 12.
The College achieves excellent results for local and international students.
The Westall area is undergoing significant change and growth in the next 5-10 years.
We have received planning money from the State Government to plan and redevelop both Westall Primary School and Westall Secondary College.
This is an incredibly exciting time in the journey and growth of Westall Secondary College.
Academic ExcellenceOur programs at Westall Secondary College are designed to encourage the highest standard of achievement in everything our students undertake.
The College is committed to excellence through a personalised approach to teaching and learning.
The College emphasis in junior years is on core competencies of literacy and numeracy across all subjects in the curriculum.
Extensive course and career counselling in Year 10 so that informed choices can be made for VCE or VCAL and beyond.
Academic rigour, initiative and self-discipline are central to life in the school with a shared goal of achievement between staff and students, inspiring the whole college.
Your Child - Our StudentHelping our students to feel happy, secure and confident is an important priority for all Westall Staff.
The friendly and supportive atmosphere at Westall is underpinned by a strong code of conduct, a distinctive uniform policy, firm structures and clear expectations.
Student development embraces academic progress, the building of character, self-worth and sense of community.
We celebrate our top VCE results, but what really matters to us at Westall is that all of our students graduate as confident, well-educated young adults, well prepared to take charge of their future.
An International PerspectiveWestall College is proud to be an accredited provider of education for International students.
The College values its harmonious diversity of cultures, which enriches the life of the whole school community.
The College has a federally funded English Language Centre on site which provides intensive EAL (English as an Additional Language) to newly arrived students.
This program caters for refugees, migrants and International fee paying students.
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 and capacity to support students.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).
ResponsibilitiesProvides 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, 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.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.
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.
Job classification:Contact:To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Schools (Government) job application system.

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