Teacher Aide

Location: North West Region | Sunbury

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 19/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Teacher

Reference: 1456482

**Location Profile**:
Willowbank Primary School opened in 2022 for all year levels, Prep to Year 6 and is located at 385 McGeorge Road, Gisborne. The school has a current enrolment of 210 students and facilities for a long-term enrolment of 475 students. The state-of-the-art school facilities include general teaching spaces and specialist facilities for music, science, food technology and physical education. The outdoor facilities include a soccer field, basketball courts, kitchen garden, a performing arts stage, play spaces and undercover areas. Willowbank Primary School¿s vision is to be an inclusive school community where everyone is empowered to achieve excellence. This vision is captured in our motto 'Achieving excellence, together¿. We provide a safe and inclusive learning environment that inspires and challenges all members of the community to embrace learning and achieve academic, social, emotional, and physical excellence. Willowbank Primary School is committed to:

- developing a whole-of-school culture of excellence and inclusion.
- establishing a safe, inclusive, and supported learning environment that is conducive to learning.
- developing a professional learning community that is focussed on the continuous improvement of teaching and learning and takes a collective responsibility for improving student learning outcomes.
- implementing high quality learning and pedagogical practices that maximise the opportunities presented in our inclusive and contemporary learning spaces.
- developing a strategic approach to the professional learning of staff and the ongoing development of the school¿s culture of inclusion and excellence.
- delivering a high quality, student focussed, rigorous and relevant curriculum that meets the learning needs of all students.
- empowering learners to take ownership and be active participants in their own learning.
- building resilience and supporting students to be happy, healthy, and confident individuals.
- engaging with parents, carers, and the wider community as genuine partners in learning, striving to achieve the best possible outcomes for students.
- creating a community hub that links families and children to services and support.

**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