Educational Learning Support Officer

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**Role Description/Criteria**

St Columba’s Primary School is a progressive co-educational Catholic primary school situated in the community of Elwood and St Kilda West. Student learning and wellbeing is central to who we are.

As an International Baccalaureate World School, implementing the Primary Years Programme (PYP), we value collaboration, effective communication, critical thinking, problem solving, risk taking and creativity, in both our students and staff. Our philosophy of learning and teaching is inquiry-based, concept driven and transdisciplinary.

All members of our community work together to fulfill the school’s mission to act with compassion and empathy, to respect and care for our world and for the most vulnerable, and to promote inclusion and provide community. We are a school that focuses on providing learning that is engaging, rigorous, purposeful and meets the needs of learning for the future.

Applications are invited for the position of **Educational Learning Support Officer**. This role is to provide in-class support for students, work one-to-one and with small groups of students, assist with monitoring student progress, and support teachers in making adjustments to make learning inclusive and accessible. This is a part-time, five day a week position (term time only) for the duration of 2023.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Experience in supporting students with diverse learning needs (particularly ASD)
- Strong interpersonal skills, in building and maintaining relationships
- Effective communication skills
- Collaboration within a team
- Confidentiality
- Appropriate qualifications in Educational Support or equivalent (or willingness to undertake)
- Working with Children Check

If you meet the criteria above, we would love to hear from you.

**Further information on St Columba’s is available at**

Instagram: stcolumbaselwood
- The position is part-time fixed term for 2023._
- Interviews may commence prior to the closing date for suitable applicants as the commencement date is as soon as possible._

**Application Procedures**
- Our school community is committed to the safety, wellbeing, and protection of all children in our care_.