Disability Inclusion Aide

Occupation: Education and training

Reference: 1500658

Location Profile

Copperfield College is a multi-campus school situated in Melbourne's North-West. The College is comprised of two junior campuses (Years 7-10) in Kings Park and Sydenham and a senior campus (Years 11-12) at Delahey. We have a student population of approximately 2,000, with 180 (EFT) teaching staff, 70 (EFT) Education Support Staff and 7 Principal Class personnel.The SFOE for the College is 0.58, indicating a significant level of social disadvantage.

The College is culturally diverse, reflecting our community, with approximately 60% of our students coming from a Language Background other than English. Copperfield performs to expectations and better on many measures in comparison with `like schools; in particular, our VCE outcomes.

The college's mission is `to empower every student to aspire and achieve which is a clear focus in our new College Strategic Plan which can be found along with the 2024 AIP and the 2023 Annual Report, on our website www.copperfieldcollege.vic.edu.au . Our current plans aim at delivering high quality educational outcomes with low in‑school variation in everything we do through a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum. Our Strategic Plan has a major focus on building the capacity of every teacher to work collaboratively in Professional Learning Teams to provide differentiated learning challenges to every student. Improving numeracy, literacy and wellbeing are also key foci for all teachers.

The positions advertised are not tagged to a particular campus. Employees at Copperfield are placed according to student learning needs and every year have the opportunity to request campus changes.

At Copperfield College, parents, students and staff will work as a collaborative learning community to motivate, challenge and set high expectations for each other. Our engaging learning environment will inspire in all students a passion for learning and a commitment to creating opportunities for themselves and others.

Mission

Empowering every student to aspire and achieve

Values

At Copperfield College we value:

Copperfield College is and always has been committed to Child Safe Standards.

Selection Criteria

- Your relevant experience with assisting Integration students in specific learning areas.

- An innovative method/s of assisting students in class.

- Good organisational and planning skills.

- Well‑developed communication and interpersonal skills.

- Your ability to interpret and communicate instructions.

Role

- Officers would need to be capable of conveying basic information about school policy and procedures.

- Ability to follow established procedures and guidelines under regular supervision and instruction is required.

- Provide assistance to students who require a basic understanding of program objectives and content. It will also require an aptitude to understand and assist with the tasks students are undertaking.

- Flexibility in working with a range of student disabilities, including assisting physically handicapped students.

Responsibilities

- Assist students on an individual or group basis in specific learning areas as identified by the Inclusive Practices Leader. This would be in class and on excursions, as required.

- Liaise with teaching staff in relation to curriculum requirements and produce basic support resources.

- Assist and support the implementation of instructional programs.

- Assist with the liaison and communication between parents, teachers, other staff and members of the wider school community. Attendance at PSG (Parent Support Meetings) is a requirement.

- Flexibility to move within campuses when necessary, to relieve other aides.

- Preparedness to work with physically handicapped students in class and assist with toileting when required.

Who May Apply

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfil the specific requirements of the position.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms – culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces.It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (seeWorkplace adjustment guidelines ).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) viamarrung@education.vic.gov.au

Applicants 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.

Child Safe Standards

Victorian 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 available at:

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. Information on the department values is available at:

Applications close Monday 3 November 2025 at 11.59pm

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