Educ Initiatives

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 14/10/2024 - 26/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1437575

**Selection Criteria**:

- Demonstrated knowledge of, and ability to provide, high level, evidence-based literacy intervention support to emergent readers, under the guidance and supervision of a Literacy Specialist Teacher.
- Demonstrated capacity to collect, monitor, summarise and report on student learning progress in literacy.
- Demonstrated ability to direct and supervise a team of staff in literacy intervention based educational programs.
- Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively as part of a high functioning team.
- Demonstrated high level oral and written communication skills when working with staff, students and families.
- A commitment to ongoing professional learning and growth for both self and others.

**Role**:
Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.

Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide student support
- Provide strategic advice on specific support services and their impact on students, school curriculum and services.
- Utilize school resources and reference material.

**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:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**Location Profile**:
We are looking for a highly capable Education support staff to join the team at Kilsyth PS. The time fraction associated with this position will be negotiable upon appointment.

Kilsyth Primary School is located in a quiet residential area of the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Established in 1910, the school site incorporates modern classrooms, playgrounds and a sports oval with manicured gardens, a 'frog bog¿ and native bushland zones. There is easy access to public transport, and Elizabeth Bridge Reserve, Churinga Shopping Centre, Kilsyth Sports Centre and Kilsyth Centenary Pool are all within easy walking distance.

The school¿s population reflects the characteristics of the local Kilsyth community. Parents and teachers work in an educational partnership to support each child¿s learning needs. Parent involvement in the many aspects of school life is highly valued, both in t