Classroom Assistant Fixed Term

**Overview**: **Work Type**:Fixed-term - Part-time **Salary**: Salary not specified **Grade**:Education Support - Level 1, Range 2 **Occupation**:Education and training **Location**:Grampians - Ballarat **Reference**:1491611 **Location Profile**: - Ballarat Specialist School caters for students aged from 3 to 18 years who have a diagnosed intellectual disability ranging from mild to profound. Ballarat Specialist School is a dual-campus K-12 school organised around four stages of learning - Early Learning (Ages 3-5), Primary School (Ages 5-12), Middle School (Ages 12-15) and Senior School (Ages 15-18). Our Early Learning to Middle School students are accommodated at our main Gillies Street Campus. Our Senior School students are located at our 8.09 hectare FARM Campus in Norman Street. Our current enrolment is approximately 430 students. - Our school's mission is "Achieving Personal Success Together". We strive to enable our students and staff to reach their full potential in a safe, stimulating and flexible learning environment. Our educational programs provide a balanced and personalised curriculum where student achievement is acknowledged and celebrated. - Our specialist programs include: Science, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Physical Education (PE) and Hospitality. The school also operates the Vintage Soul Op Shop and a café at our Norman street FARM campus. Through these enterprises, we can offer students pathways to future employment as these school-based work areas and programs are connected to the specific delivery of Certificate I in life skills and Certificate II Courses through local TAFE institutes. The courses conducted onsite are Kitchen Operations, Retail, Horticulture, Visual Arts, Sport & Recreation, Music Industry and Work skills. - Our supermarket, "Mini 'Woolies" provides an onsite and real life supermarket experience for our primary and middle school students at Gillies Street. - Individual Educational Plans (IEP"s) are developed by the Student Support Group, which comprises parents and carers, outside agencies, and school staff. The IEPs are then implemented by school staff, including Classroom Staff, Education Assistants and supported by the Integrated Service Team. **Selection Criteria**: - KSC 1: Capacity and experience to undertake routine support tasks across a range of functions in one or more work areas within a special school environment. Pathologist - KSC 2: Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively with members of the school community including students and the capacity to provide support and/or attendant care to students where necessary. - KSC 3: Demonstrated proficiency in the use of office systems, software or technical equipment as relevant to the position Department - KSC 4: Capacity to work cooperatively with a range of people including teachers, education support staff, students and parents. - KSC 5: A commitment to professional learning and growth **Role**: - Be acquainted with and effectively carry out the responsibilities of the position as set out in the relevant position description. - Seek feedback on performance and continue to improve knowledge and skills. - Act in a professional manner with colleagues, students and parents/carers as appropriate. - Promote a safe and supportive school environment. - Assist with the toileting, meals, lifting and administration of medication for students requiring special care. - Undertake training and provide support in managing challenging behaviours. - Provide medical intervention procedures as required. - Assist with the supervision of students in playgrounds, at the bus port, during camps and excursions, during other activities such as sports, therapies, life skills training etc. - Adhere to school protocols and our staff code of conduct. - Participate in team meetings. - Assist in the identification of professional development needs **Responsibilities**: - Responsibilities Of Education Support Staff at Ballarat Specialist School: - Always maintain a child safe environment. - Provide routine support for teachers. - Communicate with teachers about routine matters. - Assist teachers with communication with parents about routine matters. - Provide basic physical and emotional care for students such as toileting, meals and lifting. - Communicate with student/s about comprehension of basic tasks and information. - Address immediate behaviour issues relating to specific students within a classroom setting. - Assist with coordination and planning of student routines. - Be accountable for performance of allocated tasks. - Responsibilities of this position may include, but are not limited by, the following duties: - Physical assistance tasks - Pushing students in wheelchairs, transferring and hoisting students. - Transferring students between school activities both on and off school grounds. - Transferring students to and from buses. - Physical support for students participating in swimming, sporting and therapy