Teacher Aide

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Part time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Casual Ed Support Lvl1-Range2

**Occupation**: Teacher

**Location**: Echuca

**Reference**: 1477685

**Location Profile**:
Echuca East Primary School has a current enrolment of 292 students across Years Prep to 6. Our staff include19.4 EFT teachers and 6.6 EFT education support staff. We have 70 indigenous students and 6 students who speak a language other than English at home. Approximately 30% of our students are from a disadvantaged background.

Echuca East Primary School is within the North Western Victorian Region and is part of the Campaspe / Loddon Network of schools. We are located in northern Victoria in the picturesque river town of Echuca, surrounded by the Murray, Campaspe and Goulburn Rivers. The Yorta-Yorta people are the Traditional Owners of this land.

Practice Respect, Act Responsibly and Learn Resilience (PAL) are the guiding values of Echuca East Primary School. We strive to create a challenging and supportive learning environment encompassing all members of our community, based on our school¿s values.

We are proud to continually learn through seeking best practice, innovation, reflection, celebration of our achievements, having a safe environment and being open to learning. E.E.P.S. sets high expectations of our learners, and those learners are fully supported in their journey. Teachers, families, friends and the wider community are encouraged to be part of the learning journey. We aim to make all feel welcome to come into the school and classrooms, knowing that a strong relationship between home and school is integral to the best outcomes for our students. Children are regularly setting goals, articulating those goals and working towards achieving them in their daily practice. We strive to develop independent, self-directed learners. We are high-end technology users at this proud school.

¿¿¿¿¿¿¿With our clear vision for our future, our community continues to foster an environment that provides a quality and comprehensive education, supporting all students to become life-long learners.

**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 guidel