Teacher Aide

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1454632

**Location Profile**:
Eastwood Primary School and Deaf Facility, in partnership with its community, seeks to optimise the potential of each individual and promote a friendly, safe and healthy school environment. We aim to extend knowledge, challenge thinking, provide choice and ignite passions. The Facility for Deaf/Hearing Impaired students, services the surrounding districts. Deaf students are integrated with additional support provided by Teachers of the Deaf.

The School was opened in 1953 in quiet surroundings in Ringwood East in the City of Maroondah. The 355 students are mostly from the local area with the Facility for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students servicing the surrounding districts. 2014 was the completion of stage 1 of a full rebuild of the school and 2016 will see the completion of stage 2, which when finished will deliver state of the art, contemporary, open learning spaces in three interconnected learning pods.

The school's motto 'Enthusiasm Precedes Success' empowers individuals and teams to develop a sense of connectedness, purpose and zest for learning. We seek to build self confidence, self esteem and resilience in order for our students to approach life experiences, opportunities and challenges with self
- assurance and energy.

At Eastwood Primary, teaching practice and curriculum planning begin with the understanding that all students can learn and succeed.

Teaching and learning at Eastwood includes:

- Multi-age groups across the school
- Students building on existing knowledge and skills
- Staff articulating learning intentions for lessons and developing learning program to achieve this
- Differentiation of content, process and products to enable all students to achieve their potential
- The pursuit of excellence
- The acquisition of thinking, problem solving and decision making skills
- Celebration of improvement, achievement and success
- Developing self-esteem, self-discipline and an understanding of the rights of others
- Developing self-confidence, and a preparedness to persist, respond to change and take up opportunities
- Developing pride and respect for the environment
- Using teaching approaches, strategies and assessments that are comprehensively planned by teams using AusVELS to maximise student learning.
- Providing Individual Learning Plans for students with additional needs.
- Integrating deaf and hard of hearing students into classes with hearing peers and supported by Teacher of the Deaf
- Providing specialist programs in Performing Arts, Physical Education, Visual Arts and LOTE
- Auslan
- Communicating student learning to parents using three-way conferences, portfolios, two written reports and student support meetings
- Integrating ICT across the curriculum using a variety of interactive devices
- 1:1 tablet program that is currently being rolled out across the school
- At Eastwood we have a clearly articulated Student Wellbeing practice which is documented in The Eastwood Primary School Engagement and Wellbeing Policy. Our approach is based on researched best practice and focuses on the whole school, small groups of children and individual students.

**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 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.

**SC6** A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

**Role**: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