Teacher Aide

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 03/02/2025 - 18/07/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1461698

**Location Profile**:
Kings Park Primary School is located northwest from the city of Melbourne in the suburb of St Albans. In 2025, the school expects to have an enrolment of approximately 360 students of whom 52.64% have English as an additional language. The staff comprises of forty three staff, 30.0 teaching staff and 13.3 support staff. Our organisational structure will consist of seventeen classes and four specialist classes._ _Additional teachers are employed in key areas to provide literacy and numeracy support. Teacher Aides have also been employed to support all learning teams across the school, particularly in the P-1 area. These staff are a pivotal part of our team who work collaboratively with classroom teachers to ensure that no student falls through the learning net.

The school holds high expectations for students and is committed to their well-being, the development of social skills as well as their academic progress. Each student is encouraged in a caring and secure environment to achieve their personal best. At Kings Park we value providing a learning program that is broad, relevant and stimulating and maximises the opportunities for students to achieve success in their learning. Staff are aware that students learn best when they are fully engaged in the teaching and learning program. The statement "Closing the gap, raising the bar, expanding horizons" encapsulates our school's core purpose and direction. The staff at Kings Park are united and relentless in their pursuit to ensure that every student maximises their learning to achieve at or above the expected Literacy and Numeracy standards. The school's primary focus is on the acquisition, consolidation and extension of fundamental Literacy and Numeracy skills.

**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 educational and life skill support for individuals or small groups of students and provide support for students with challenging behavioural presentations, within a classroom setting.

**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 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 from time to time. The role is for a specific purpose, for which there will be direct accountability as opposed to support roles that are carried out by a range of staff performing routine tasks under direction.
- Technical tasks that require a sound knowledge of basic technical and/or scientific principles that are used to develop and adapt work methods and make judgements where there are clear guidelines and limited options. Routine technical support in libraries, science, and information technology wo