Auslan Interpreter/integration Aide

Location: North West Region | Sunbury

Job type: Part time / From 30/01/2024

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1380989

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** 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 AUSLAN, 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.

**Role**:
This role will involve working as an educational interpreter (AUSLAN) in a mainstream classroom along-side the classroom teacher, to support a deaf student. All teachers at our school are Level 1 trained in Victorian AUSLAN, and AUSLAN is our additional language. This is a full-time position from 9:00am - 3:30pm, including a 30-minute unpaid lunch break.

Positions at this range involve tasks that are carried out in accordance with guidelines, accepted practice and school policy. Supervision and coordination of other staff involves ensuring that routine tasks are performed to the required standard.

Specialised support functions will involve accountability for a single function or the operation of a work area. Technical support will involve ensuring clearly defined technical requirements are met (for example, technical support to teachers within a school laboratory). Direction is readily available and the scope for decision making is limited to how required tasks are met.

A role at this range may include:

- provide coordinated support to teachers and educational programs
- provide a child safe environment in accordance with the Child Safe Standards
- coordinate the day to day routine operational requirements of a school office
- provide medical intervention support to a student(s)
- support financial and budgetary processes
- coordinate and prepare routine school communication
- manipulate data or information and prepare documentation or basic reports
- use specialised knowledge in a specific functional area including risk assessment, for example, science laboratory, information technology support or library
- provide training and,or instruction with respect to technical systems or scientific processes, and
- prepare experiments or use of equipment and conducts demonstrations, where required, under direct supervision

**Responsibilities**:

- Educational interpreter - AUSLAN
- Provides routine support for teachers including assisting with planning of student routines
- Communicates with teachers on routine matters related to students and/or other responsibilities
- Communicates with student/s to support comprehension of basic tasks and information
- Provides basic support and supervision for individuals or small groups of students within a classroom setting
- Provides specialised communication support for students and teachers in AUSLAN
- Addresses immediate behavioural presentations relating to specific students within a classroom setting aligned to school policy and procedure
- Provides medical intervention support to student/s, under specific conditions, with appropriate training and guidance

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
**DE Values**:
**Other Information**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**Conditions of Employment**:
**Location Profile**:
Riddells Creek Primary School is a Foundation to Year 6 school that has served the local community for almost 160 years. Located in the heart of Riddells Creek, the school is 57km from Melbourne in the Macedon Shire of Victoria. We are proud of our strong community connections and global outlook. The school is situated on 3 acres of grounds, including a full-size football oval, soccer/rugby pitch, two basketball courts, a sensory garden, a wide range of play equipment and a kitchen garden, with chooks, to support our Stephanie Alexander kitchen garden program. We have modern and flexible teaching and learning facilities, including a recently-completed learning hub for our Year 5/6 students.

We have 288 students enrolled in our school, with 2% of our enrolments identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander. Riddells Creek Primary School has a strong focus on social and emotional learning. We introduced Kimochis as a way of supporting our students to establish and sustain strong friendships and get along with others. The Kim