Teachers Assistant

2 months ago

Melbourne, Australia Schools (Government) Full time

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 19/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1448421

**Location Profile**:** Purpose**

Western Autistic School's vision is to provide a dedicated school for students with autism.

At Western Autistic School, we envision a nurturing environment for autistic students in grades Prep to Year 3. Through personalized support and collaborative teaching, we empower each child to thrive socially and academically. Our community celebrates diversity and fosters a commitment to building a strong educational foundation for our students that encourages lifelong learning and achievement.

Our school demonstrates commitment to the following values:

- Diversity
- Respect
- Learning as an ongoing process
- Sharing and growth of knowledge
- Collaboration

**School Profile**

The Western Autistic School is a large, vibrant and unique school in the western suburbs of Melbourne. We offer an early years program for 300+ young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Prep to Grades 3.

Our school caters to autistic students, and synthesises an evidence base drawn from student-centred, strengths-based approaches and contemporary research from the fields of autism and inclusive education to develop Individual Learning Programs for each student.

Key features of our program include:

- The individual student is the focus of our teaching
- Each student is provided with an Individual Learning Plan, in collaboration between the student, their family and the teaching team
- An emphasis on building foundational skills in social communication and functional areas, alongside academic skills particularly in the areas of literacy and numeracy
- Small classes of approximately eight students with a teaching team of consisting of teachers, education support staff and allied health professionals
- Individualised transition program for children to move on to their local neighbourhood school
- Ongoing outreach supports.

As part of our school's mission, WAS is actively involved in research and training. It has a registered training provider The Autism Teaching Institute (ATI) which provides post graduate qualifications to educators working with autistic students.

Further information about WAS and its branches is available at:
**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 ability to:

- Provide physical care and emotional support for autistic students.
- Facilitate students engagement with play and learning tasks/programs as directed by class teacher/s.
- Implement positive behaviour support strategies relating to individual students within classroom, playgrounds and other school environments.

**SC3** Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.

**SC4.** Demonstrated capacity to work cooperatively with a range of people including leaders, teachers, education support staff, students and parents.

**SC5.** A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

**Role**:
[Attendance requirement for this position]

An 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 co-ordination 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 fr

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