Ed Support Level 1-range 2

Location: Western Region | Melton

Job type: Part time / From 03/03/2025 - 31/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1463795

**Location Profile**:
Keilor Downs College is a large single campus secondary school of approximately 1250 students, situated on the north-western edge of suburban Melbourne. Students and staff reflect the many different cultural backgrounds present within the local community.
- Vocational Major program, with excellent outcomes.

The college also strongly participates in the Brimbank VET cluster which further enhances the choices available to students by offering over 30 VET classes, with Cert II Hospitality, Cert II Sport & Recreation, and Cert II Building & Construction run on site.
- VM in Year 11.

A notable aspect of the college is its strong student support structures, with each individual student being known and supported academically and personally. This is achieved by both a House and a Home Group structure. Student engagement and management is based on four vertically structured Houses of Year 7-12 students. Each House has a unique identity and each is resourced with a Principal Class member, House Leader (Leading Teacher), three Student Coordinators and a Secondary Teacher Assistant. Home Group teachers are assigned to each new Year 7 Home Group and follow them through to Year 12. We also have very strong Wellbeing, Pathways and Inclusion Teams who offer a wide range of supports and programs to students.

We have an extremely active student leadership program, consisting of House Captains, Year Level Leaders, KLA and Co-curricular Program Ambassadors and Peer Leaders. We also have a very active extra-curricular program and achieve great participation and success in areas such as sport, music, debating and chess.

The college is an original DET accredited provider of the Select Entry & Accelerated Learning Program (SEAL), with a highly successful program for gifted students. The College operates an International Students Program (ISP) and our students have enjoyed considerable success at VCE. Our Soccer School is extremely successful and involves over 10% of students in a well structured and highly regarded program.

Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Keilor Downs College actively promotes 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 the Child Safe Standards. The school¿s Child Safety Code of Conduct is available on the school¿s website.

**School Vision**:To provide a learning community which creates a wide range of opportunities for student growth and development by:

- Building positive relationships of mutual respect based on fair learning and fair treatment within a safe and secure environment
- Embracing individuality, diversity and developing independent, self-regulating learners
- Establishing a challenging and engaging learning environment which encourages the development of all students to their full potential

**College Values**: In our college we value:
**Inclusion**: To embrace and celebrate diversity and ensure equal access and opportunities for all.

**Resilience**: To actively develop attitudes and skills to effectively meet challenge and adapt to change.

**Respect**: To value everyone in our community and ensure all our actions have a fair and positive impact on

others.

**Growth**: To provide a learning environment that encourages effort and promotes improvement in all areas.

**Connection**: To maintain a caring and collaborative community that prioritizes wellbeing.

**Selection Criteria**:
1. Demonstrated ability to communicate in English and Vietnamese, including the ability to accurately translate a range of basic school communications in Vietnamese.

2. Demonstrated ability to enhance the school¿s relationships with the families of the target language group, and with the assistance of school staff, help them to understand the Victorian education system.

3. Demonstrated ability to work with students in a classroom setting, particularly to promote language acquisition and literacy skills.

4. Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate with a wide range of individuals including staff, parents and the wider community.

5. Ability to take direction and to work as part of a team

**Role**:
This role reports to both the International Students Program (ISP) coordinator and English as an Additional Language (EAL) coordinator,

The role is required to:

- Demonstrate proficiency in communication in English and Vietnamese
- Provide friendly and helpful assistance to students, parents, staff and visitors to the college
- Prioritise and manage work demands
- Communicate effectively with a range of people
- Work as part of the EAL and ISP teams to ensure t