Education Support

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

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Education Support - Level 1, Range 4

**Occupation**:Health and allied health

**Location**:Melbourne - Southern suburbs

**Reference**:1486678

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Experience and qualification in social work or other relevant field which includes individual counselling of students in a secondary school environment

**SC2** The capacity to support health promotion program in a school environment

**SC3** Demonstrate a commitment to fostering and helping to develop the college's culture through practicing the values of Belong, Believe, Become.

**SC5** Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills,

**SC6** Demonstrate an ability to coordinate the Wellbeing Team, and to work with all stakeholder to support effective outcomes

**Role**:

- [Attendance requirement for this position]
- Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad and day-to-day direction mínimal. Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school. Range 4 generally provides key support and timely advice to the leadership team and school council and liaises with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and service providers.
- Specialised professional roles will carry a high level of independence and accountability where suitable scope is provided to achieve objectives.
- 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**:

- Support the documentation of wellbeing processes and policies for the school
- Respond to wellbeing needs in accordance with the wellbeing processes and policies of the school.
- Respond to wellbeing referrals and allocate them appropriately amongst the wellbeing team
- Identify, assess, guide and provide individual counselling for students at educational or personal risk including case management where appropriate
- Coordinate and conduct small group programs to support wellbeing education and development of students.
- Conduct observations and assessments of student social and emotional needs, and provide reports in support of potential Disability Inclusion Profiles
- Liaise and disseminate information for students engaged with wellbeing to relevant teachers and college staff including Principal team, Year Level Leaders and Classroom teachers.
- Attend Care Team meetings for students with significant mental health concerns or living in out of home care.
- Record thorough case notes on compass system and store or share in accordance with wellbeing processes
- Facilitate and coordinate referrals and appointments for External Psychologists and external providers after consultation
- Make appropriate referrals for parents/guardians/families to external agencies based upon their needs
- Identify relevant PD to enhance the skills of the wellbeing team in consultation with Principal Team
- Participate in weekly wellbeing team meetings as required
- Identify, source and facilitate relevant programs to support wellbeing needs of students and college e.g. peer support
- Work with curriculum leaders, subschools and others to run programs, events, raise awareness and promote mental health.

**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**:

- Birranga College sits in a