Classroom Support

Location: Geelong

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 19/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1441450

**Location Profile**:
**Chilwell Primary School**, established in 1878 is located in Newtown, an inner Geelong suburb, nestled in a shopping precinct comprising of small retail businesses and has a current enrolment of 400. The school has catered for many generations of Geelong families and has developed close links with the local community, organisations and neighbouring preschools, secondary colleges. At Chilwell we create a safe and supportive learning environment for all students & staff in which we live by the school values of 'Kindness, Respect, Resilience and Persistence.¿

Chilwell is a family-oriented school recognising and responding to the needs and diversity of family groups within our school community. Our staff and parents work together to provide a caring, secure, and stimulating learning environment for all students. A strong partnership between home and school ensures that education is valued, giving students every opportunity to learn, building strong relationships and trust of staff whereby all are aware of and respect the rights of others in sharing in the life of the school. Our school is responsive to community needs and the staff and I ensure that concerns are acknowledged promptly and with sensitivity and successes are celebrated.

We are committed to supporting the 'whole child¿ through rigorous wellbeing lens along with classroom programs with a focus on developing a positive & cooperative learning environment in which children can achieve their potential in all curriculum areas. Our staff remain committed to continuous professional development. Team planning of curriculum and Professional Learning Communities promote a shared pedagogy, are driven by assessment data and supported Literacy and Numeracy Coaching. We have high quality specialist teaching programs in Physical Education, Visual Arts, STEM, and Performing Arts.

**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 advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.

**SC6** A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

**Role**:
[Attendance requirement for this position]

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 librarie