Program Assistant

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Part time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Ed Support Level 1-Range 3

**Occupation**: Education and Training

**Location**: Traralgon

**Reference**: 1464454

**Location Profile**:
Kurnai College is a multi-campus college in the Morwell and Churchill area of the Latrobe Valley, about 150 kilometres south-east of Melbourne.

The Kurnai College Statement of Purpose reads:
To build a Learning Community with a global perspective which promotes respect and achievement.

We define a Learning Community as a community where:

- learning is our focus
- all members of the College Community accept the responsibility for increasing their own learning
- all members of the College Community accept the responsibility to assist others to increase their learning

The College¿s Four Pillars underpin all aspects of our work. They are: Engagement, Excellence, Work Ethic and Relationships.

The current Strategic Plan focuses on building teacher capacity through Professional Learning Teams, improved data literacy and assessment for learning practices. We also focus on creating positive learning environments through the Positive Behaviour Support framework incorporating a restorative approach that is informed by a knowledge of generational poverty. The College values student, family and teacher voice.

The College has moved to a year level team approach to drive curriculum and pedagogical development. Peer coaching, instructional rounds and growth coaching are all strategies that inform this work. The College will also provide instructional leadership development opportunities for teaching staff over the period of the new plan.

The College has developed a strong ICT network and are building our E-learning capacity at every opportunity.

The College takes a leading role in delivering LOTE with a team of Mandarin teachers and support staff who work across our network at our feeder schools.

We welcome all students to our college and we are particularly proud of our efforts to be a more inclusive learning community. The College has been recognised for its work in forging links with the Koorie community and continues to welcome students from all backgrounds, working with all to achieve success.

The College works hard to connect with our local community to increase the number of Kurnai students in further education and training. The College also administrates two satellite campuses to cater for students at risk (LV FLO) and young parents (KYPP).

The College looks to the future with a sense of optimism and a positive frame of mind. With a stronger focus on our Kurnai identity and of belonging to one College with five campuses, combined with an understanding of, and commitment to, our purpose, we move confidently forward striving to provide the best possible learning opportunities for all members of our Learning Community.

**LVFLO**

This position will commence at the Latrobe Valley Flexible Learning Option, LVFLO Campus; A Latrobe Network Partnership between Kurnai College, Traralgon College and Lowanna College. LVFLO is governed by the partnership¿s Board of Management and is a joint approach to catering for students who are not in education, actively disengaging from education or who are at risk of disengaging from education.
- Low socio-economic status impacts student engagement and wellbeing within the local government area of Latrobe; both Moe and Morwell are listed in the top ten most disadvantaged towns in Victoria. Indigenous children and young people are over-represented in this disadvantaged group increasing levels of vulnerability. The level of intergenerational disadvantage in the region is highlighted by the highest rates of adolescent self-harm and adolescent parenthood in Victoria._
- LVFLO will cater for both indigenous and non-indigenous young people, offering a flexible and personalized approach to education pathways. The utilization of student focused core literacy and numeracy modules along with the use of art and health development as further motivating tools will build student capacity both academically, emotionally and physically._
- The flexible timetable of LVFLO allows for partnerships between community organisations and agencies to provide a holistic approach to the re-engagement of young people at risk._

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-faceted team, fostering effective working relationships with external agencies and service providers, and knowledge of a range of support services available to children and families.

**SC2** Demonstrated awareness and understanding of the issues encountered by children and the ability to work alongside and support those who are experiencing barriers to learning and getting along.

**SC3** Demonstrated high level of oral and written communication skills, including an understanding of confidentiality and privacy both within the school environment and in the broader community.

**SC4** Demonstra