Es Classroom Support Level 1-range 2

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2026

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1454189

**Location Profile**:
**Dear Applicant,**:
**Thank you for your interest in the advertised position at Essendon North Primary School. At a time of exciting growth and continuous school improvement, this is an excellent opportunity for highly motivated, dynamic professionals to be part of our community.**:
**At Essendon North Primary School, our vision is to be '**_Global learners and leaders, exceeding expectations_**.' Our mission is '**_We maximise the potential of all; empowering independence, excellence, innovation and critical engagement with the world_**.' We believe in our Guiding Statements, and as a learning community, are committed to embedding these within the fabric of our school. We are **_Brave, Bold _**and**_ Connected. _**Our school has an International Accreditation with the Council of International Schools (CIS) and is authorised as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP). This is reflective of our commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Essendon North Primary School believes is important for our students.**:
**The entire school community is actively involved in the life of the school and shares a commitment to being an innovative leader in education. The School Council and the Executive Team are partners in providing a unified purpose and direction for achieving a quality education for every child. Parent involvement and engagement in student learning is valued and actively promoted. Parents are encouraged to assist with classroom programs and are involved in regular whole school events.**:
**Our school officially opened on September 9**th**, 1920 and is located on Keilor Road in the suburb of North Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In 2020, we celebrated our school's centenary and continue to be very proud of our rich history and community connections.**:
**Essendon North Primary School is approximately 12 km north-west from Melbourne's Central Business District and our Local Government area is the City of Moonee Valley. A total of 620 students are enrolled in 2024. Our evolving demographic now boasts 36 percent of students with English as an Additional Language (EAL). In 2025 we will have twenty-eight grades from Foundation to Year Six.**:
**In 2025, our school will be in the third year of a four year strategic plan (2023 to 2026). The goals of our strategic plan are**:

- ** Optimise the learning growth for every student in literacy and numeracy.**:

- ** Empower all students as active learners to improve engagement and learning outcomes.**:

- ** Maximise the personal and social capabilities of every student.**

**Our school offers a range of specialist and extracurricular programs including languages education in Chinese (Mandarin), Visual and Performing Arts, Health, Physical and Sport Education, Health and Wellbeing, interschool sport, Perceptual Motor Program (PMP), choir, instrumental music tuition, student agency, leadership and voice, Buddy Program, Lunch Clubs, Camping Program, incursions and excursions, and an Out of School Hours Care Program. We have developed a comprehensive program and service structure for students with additional and complex needs including participation in the Victorian Student Excellence Program and external opportunities (Gateways, ICAS, Science Talent Search) and comprehensive support for students with disabilities (DI) and students at risk.**:
**Our school has four principal class members, two Learning Specialists and nine Professional Learning Communities (PLC). The Executive Team and all nine Professional Learning Communities regularly plan and evaluate teaching effectiveness and student learning outcomes, and participate in team based professional learning. The organisation of the school remains fluid and flexible so that our school's resources (human, physical and financial) can be strategically aligned to cater for the emerging learning needs of all our students.**:
**At the very heart of our purpose is to provide every child with the best possible education. We recognise that this will be achieved by our staff, and are committed to delivering high quality teaching practice so that every child learns and achieves high standards. High quality professional learning is one of the cornerstones of our school. In 2025, our school will continue a commitment to the Department of Education's initiatives including School Wide Positive Behaviours, the Professional Learning (PLC) Communities, Respective Relationships, and the Transforming the First Years of Teaching initiatives. In 2022, we also launched a partnership program with The Resilience Project, which continues in 2025.**:
**Our Performance and Development Program (PDP) is viewed as an inv