Learning Support Assistant

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 24/02/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1463411

**Selection Criteria**:
1. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team member in a secondary school setting.

2. Demonstrated understanding of the needs of students with disabilities across the School.

3. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals including teachers, parents and students.

4. Demonstrated ability to take direction, to work with or without supervision, both in and out of the classroom.

5. Ability to promote a safe and supportive school environment.

**Role**:
The primary role of a Learning Support Assistant (Integration Aide) is to support the integration of specified student(s).

A secondary role is to assist in other ways not directly in support of those students, but which assist the class teacher in facilitating the integration process overall.

**Responsibilities**:

- To assist classroom teachers in the preparation of material for lessons for students by typing, enlarging, copying or reading work onto tapes.
- To assist the Integration Team in helping the student to develop social interaction with their peers, and to develop/implement programs to improve self-esteem.
- To assist Integration Teachers, Classroom Teachers and Year Level Coordinators to help specified students in the transition process from primary to post primary schools in terms of school procedures and routines.
- To assist students with mobility where necessary to classrooms, in playgrounds, on excursion, etc. This need for assistance will very according to the individual student¿s requirements.
- To assist the student with personal hygiene
- toileting, clothing, washing, feeding etc. where mutual agreement is reached between the Learning Support Assistants (Integration Aides) and Administration. Staff undertaking these duties must have appropriate information and training.
- To assist the student in classroom and at recreation times with communication. This assistance may include note taking, use of augmentative communication equipment, etc.
- To be a resource person for the Program Support Group where necessary.
- To attend in service training sessions when required.
- Other duties as directed by the Principal/Business Manager.

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**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:
**DE Values**:
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:
**Other Information**:
Experience as a Learning Support Assistant (Integration Aide) in a secondary school would be an advantage.

This position is for five days per week: 6 hours per day.

Hours of work: 8.30am to 3.15pm with an unpaid 45 minute lunch break.
- A _specific response_ to all of the selection criteria and position details. It is suggested that applicants limit their response to not more than 5 pages
- the names and contact details of up to three referees who can provide information regarding the applicant in relation to the selection criteria

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