Teacher Aide | 1449602

Job Details

Job ID: 1449602

Location: Mount Dandenong Primary School

Department: Mount Dandenong Primary School

Role Type: Teacher Aide

Subjects/Duties: View Subject/Duties

Full/Part Time: Part-Time

Ongoing/Fixed Term: Fixed Term

Classification: Ed Support Level 1-Range 2

Apply By: 11/19/2024

Other Information

Begin Date: 01/28/2025

End Date: 12/19/2025

Hours: 30.00

Contact Name: Jake Laurie

Phone: 03 9751 1136

School Website: mtdandps.vic.edu.au

Location Profile

Mount Dandenong Primary School was established in 1897 and is located at the top of the mountain in the Dandenong Ranges, approximately 50 kilometres east of Melbourne's Central Business District.

Its vision is to empower students to discover a love for learning and achieve their personal best. Mount Dandenong Primary School values its unique environment and close community. It aims to provide creative opportunities and academic excellence, nurturing respect, happiness, and independence. The school supports children’s learning by emphasizing the importance of independent thinking and developing their resilience to challenge and change. The creative arts and creative thinking are valued by the school community, along with a connection to country and the environment.

The Mount Dandenong Primary School shared CARE values of Community, Achievement, Respect, and Empathy articulate the fundamental attributes required for learners to become valuable and valued community citizens.

In 2024, Mount Dandenong Primary School had an enrolment of 160 students. It offers specialist programs in Art, Music, Japanese, and Physical Education, as well as intervention programs for students achieving below the expected level, and opportunities for talented students through the Victorian High Abilities Program.

The school’s facilities include a main building with the staff room and office, classrooms, and a library. Adjacent to this are the flexible Senior Learning Unit, a multi-purpose room, and dedicated classrooms for Visual Arts, Japanese, and Music.

The Wominjeka Community Garden, with its wood-fired pizza oven and organically-grown vegetables, is a feature of the school grounds, offering play spaces and treed areas where students can explore and experience their natural surroundings. Sporting facilities include an undercover court, two basketball courts, and a playing field.

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 four in controlled circumstances and where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

Responsibilities

• Provides routine support for teachers, including assisting with planning of student routines.
• Supports communication between teachers and parents.
• Provides basic physical care and wellbeing support for students, such as toileting, meals, and lifting.
• Provides medical intervention support to a student/s, under specific conditions, with appropriate training and guidance.
• Supports teachers in the coordination of educational programs independently or under minimal supervision, including rostering and organizing the work of a team of aides.

Who May Apply

Individuals with the aptitude, experience, and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

EEO AND OHS Commitment

The Department of Education is committed to equal opportunity and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity in all forms — gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability, and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are encouraged to apply.

Additional support: For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, contact the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via marrung@education.vic.gov.au.

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. Child Safety Code of Conduct

DE Values

The department's employees commit to upholding values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership, and Human Rights. Information on the department values is available here.

Other Information

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Conditions of Employment

• Appointment subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply.
• Terms and conditions are available on the Department's Human Resources website.

Program Benefits

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