Integration Aide Part-time Ongoing Lilydale High School

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Part-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Education Support - Level 1, Range 2

**Occupation**:Education and training

**Location**:Melbourne - Eastern suburbs

**Reference**:1485144

**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**:

- An integration aide, also known as an education support employee, plays a crucial role in supporting students with additional needs within a mainstream educational setting, working under the direction of teachers to facilitate learning and development.
- Responsibilities encompass a range of tasks, including assisting with academic studies, supporting physical and emotional well-being, and fostering social skills.

**Responsibilities**:
**Support for Students with Additional Needs**:
Integration aides provide individualised support to students with intellectual, physical, or behavioral difficulties, helping them engage with curriculum and classroom activities. This can involve one-on-one assistance, small group work, and adapting materials or activities as needed.

**Assisting Teachers**:
Work closely with teachers to implement lesson plans and learning strategies, preparing learning environments, materials, and participating in planning and preparation sessions.

**Communication and Collaboration**:
Integration aides act as a link between teachers, students, and sometimes parents, communicating routine matters and supporting comprehension of tasks and information. They also collaborate with other support staff.

**Behavior Management**:
They address immediate behavioral presentations aligned with school policy and procedures and may receive training in managing challenging behaviors.

**Administrative and Organisational Tasks**:
This can include preparing teaching aids, organising resources, and coordinating the work of other aides.

**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**:

- The successful applicant must hold an employee WWCC - mandatory screening process in Australia, required for individuals engaged in child-related work, to assess their suitability to work with children and protect them from harm.
- This role is part-time; 30 hours per week (8:30am - 3:00pm).

**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**:

- Lilydale High School has a long tradition of providing excellent educational programs for students Years 7 to 12 and is highly regarded in the community. Significant efforts are made to see that students consistently reach outstanding achievements in a wide variety of areas, including VCE results, sports, arts, and community service activities. Collaborative decision-making processes, resulting in clearly defined policies and programs aim to ensure that each student is challenged and extended academically, creatively, socially, and physically.
- Our Vision Statement underpins all the school¿s decisions and actions: Lilydale High School provides an environment that values academic excellence and maximises opportunities and pathways to enable all students to become resilient and contributing members of the community. In brief, excellence in learning, resilience