Inclusion Aide

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan Job type: Full time / From 12/09/2024 Organisation: Schools (Government) **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Education and Training Reference: 1431993 **Location Profile**: Located in the Southeast growth corridor, the College opened in 2002. The school now has more than 2,500 students who are supported by a teaching and Education Support staff of approximately of 350. The College¿s Leadership consists of 9 Principal Class Officers and 35 Middle Tier Leaders (LS/LT). There are 40 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the College. There are 780+ EAL student enrolments across the College. We have a significant number of funded students in the Program for Students with Disabilities. The school is a welcoming place where students from many cultures learn together in outstanding facilities. The College is led by a Principal at the AP6 level who along with the Principal Class Officers is supported by a Senior Administrative Team comprising a Manager of Human Resources, Manager of Finance, Manager of IT and Manager of Facilities. In addition, to reflect the Department of Education¿s move to the Disability Inclusion Process (DIP), the College has appointed two DIP Coordinators established at the AP1 level. Both positions report directly to the Head of Wellbeing and Inclusion. Further, the College has built an exceptional team of Multi-Cultural Engagement and Inclusion Assistants who comfortably work alongside the PCO, Teachers, students, and their families. The College is categorized as low compared to other State schools in socio-economic terms. The school family occupation and education (SFOE) index being set at 0.583. To support our families and their children, the College has a sophisticated Wellbeing Team which is overseen daily by a Manager (ES) who also reports to the Head of Wellbeing and Inclusion. Our programs are underpinned by an eclectic array of NGO¿s, Department of Education¿s Doctors in Schools, Allied Health Services, and Community Programs such as State School Relief and Foodbank. In 2024, the College has embarked upon a partnership with Monash Health. This partnership sees a Paediatrician and a Paediatric Fellow onsite weekly. The College operates by our values of "PRIDE" - Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dedicated Teamwork and Excellence. A culture of high expectations exists in all areas of the College, and we are proud of our achievements in "getting the best from and for our students". To that end, the College provides a host of Special Programs inclusive of STEM, Melbourne Rebels Rugby Academy, MCFC Soccer Academy, Advanced Sports Program, Performing Arts (Music, Dance, Drama), Visual Arts and Multimedia. **Selection Criteria**: 1. Suitable qualifications and experience as an Integration aide working with students with severe behaviour issues. 2. Demonstrated ability to assist in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of education and behaviour improvement programs for students with disabilities, within a broad age and disability range. 3. Ability to work as a team member under the directions of teachers, to follow instructions and carry out designed duties 4. Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills and professional behaviour including an ability to maintain confidentiality when communicating with parents, teachers, students, other integration aides and members of the wider educational and local community. 5. Experience and willingness to use Information Communication and Learning Technologies to assist students with disabilities, therefore providing opportunities to maximise their learning outcomes. 6. Demonstrated ability in being able to develop positive relationships with students through empathy, understanding, care and awareness of the individual needs, together with an ability to be adaptable and flexible according to the changing needs of students with disabilities. **Role**: 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