**Overview**:
**Work type**:Part time
**Salary**:Salary not specified
**Grade**:Ed Support Level 1-Range 2
**Occupation**: Teacher
**Location**: Geelong
**Reference**: 1464375
**Location Profile**:
Montpellier Primary School is located in residential Highton, a Geelong suburb which is nestled between the Barrabool Hills and the Barwon River. The school was established in 1969 and has a current enrolment of approximately 560 students.
The priority at Montpellier Primary School is to meet the individual learning needs of all students and to enhance their learning opportunities and achievement. Across Grades Prep
- Six, there is a fundamental and strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy and all students demonstrating individual improved learning growth through cycles of goal setting, feedback and reflection. All teachers engage in year level and specific PLCs that focus on improving student outcomes through data analysis and targeted teaching.
The school Wellbeing Program, Positive Education, focuses on 24 Character Strengths and the 6 Virtues associated with these: Wisdom and Knowledge, Courage, Humanity, Justice, Temperance and Transcendence. We are also developing a strong sense of student voice, agency and leadership. We encourage students to take ownership of their learning and provide opportunities for them to exercise agency and contribution to their learning community in order to promote self-worth, engagement, purpose and academic motivation.
Student leadership is facilitated via the Grade 6 Leadership Team and Grades 4-6 Student Council Representatives. Our Specialist classes are Art, PE, STEM, Performing Arts and Indonesian. We have a 1:1 BYOD iPad program to transform and amplify learning for Grades 3-6 students. An annual Dance Extravaganza and Concert, Interschool Sports, regular excursions and incursions as well as an annual camping program in Grades 4 and 6. These are all key features of experiences provided for students each year. Parent and carer involvement is important at our school and encouraged.
The underlying Values that drive our school culture are: Integrity, Courage, Accountability, Respect and Empathy.
**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**:
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 support roles that are carried out by a range of staff performing routine tasks under direction.
- Technical tasks that require a sound knowledge of basic technical and/or scientific principles that are used to develop and adapt work methods and make judgements where there are clear guide