Ed Support Level 1-range 2

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Part-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Education Support - Level 1, Range 2

**Occupation**:Education and training

**Location**:Melbourne - Southern suburbs

**Reference**:1484252

**Selection Criteria**:

- 1.Proven experience or equivalent in providing high quality personal care and support to school aged children and young people with multiple/complex disabilities.
- 2. Demonstrated ability or equivalent to be physically involved in programs supporting students across a range of environments and functions including, swimming, therapy, sports, mobility, manual handing and personal care.
- 3. Ability to understand and follow policies and procedures in carrying out the responsibilities of the role. This includes demonstrated knowledge of OH&S, safe lifting practices, transfers and use of communication aid technology.
- 4. Experience working in a team, with the capacity to work with teachers, therapists and students and the ability to accept direction and feedback.

**Role**:

- Personal Care Attendants work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, students, parents and the wider community in a professional manner.
- Personal Care Attendants will adhere to and maintain Department policies relating to privacy and confidentiality, occupational health and safety, and participate in the annual staff Performance and Development Program.
- The Personal Care Attendant will be flexible to carry out a range of duties that may vary daily. The position reports directly to the Senior Personal Care Attendant who will be responsible for coordinating the daily functions, in addition, direction for daily tasks may also be provided by teachers, therapists and senior school staff.
- Under the direction of the teacher/therapist/supervisor, and with appropriate training, Personal Care Attendants will carry out routine student support tasks in accordance with school policies and procedures. These will include actively assisting with student supervision and personal care support in the following settings:

- bathroom
- school grounds
- classroom
- therapy activities
- swimming
- sporting activities
- camps and excursions

**Responsibilities**:

- Personal Care Attendant tasks include the provision of physical, personal and emotional care for students and supports their participation, engagement and achievement of specific learning outcomes.
- Responsibilities of this position may include, but are not limited by, the following duties
- ** Physical assistance**tasks include:

- 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 in participating in swimming, sporting and therapy activities

**2. Personal care and communication** tasks include:

- maintain personal hygiene of students
- toileting and personal care
- dressing and undressing
- mealtime assistance
- Supporting student communication including using specialised equipment and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems

**3. Classroom and school support** tasks include:

- assist in maintaining a clean classroom and school environment

**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:
**Other Information**:

- This position is for
- Monday - 9.30am to 3.30pm
- Friday 8.45am to 3pm

**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**:
**GLENALLEN SCHOOL PROFILE**
- Glenallen School, located at 7 Allen Street, Glen Waverley, provides individual learning programs for students aged between 4.8 and 18 years, who have a physical disability and/or significant health impairment requiring paramedical support. The school caters for students with a wide range of intellectual abilities. Current students have complex needs and oft