About the School
Pakenham Consolidated School is a Foundation to Year 6 school that has played a significant role in the history of Pakenham and its surrounding districts.
The school first opened with an enrolment of 22 students on a site next to Toomuc Valley Creek approximately 125 years ago.
In May **** a number of smaller schools in the area were consolidated onto one site in Main Street and became known as Pakenham Consolidated School.
In **** the school relocated from Main Street to the present site in Rundell Way, providing a modern and vibrant teaching environment.
Our specialist areas are Health and Physical Education, Performing Arts, STEM, Visual Arts and Information Technology, all conducted in well-resourced facilities.
The aim of the school is to create a learning community where children become confident and socially skilled, knowledgeable young people who are literate and numerate and who have a sense of connection to their world.
Through the learning and teaching program children are encouraged to recognise and develop their interests and talents, which will carry beyond school.
The role of the school is to facilitate these aims by offering a comprehensive range of excellent best-practice learning programs within a safe and supportive learning environment that is accessible to all students.
Teachers, parents and students share a joint responsibility to achieve these aims as stakeholders in the learning community.
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.
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 staff in respect to the work area.
SC6: A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.
Role
This position includes the operation of our breakfast club.
Hours will be 7:30 am–3:30 pm.
Tasks for this role include:
Working individually and in small groups with students from disadvantaged backgrounds under the direction of the principal or complex case manager.
Assisting teachers within an educational program by undertaking specific support tasks or coordinating the support function.
Supervised health and wellbeing support tasks, medical intervention support tasks, or other specialised student/teacher support roles.
Training will be provided if required.
Meeting with parents, support staff and other members of a care team.
An education support class position at this range commencing at the base will initially be limited to undertaking routine tasks that are carried out under close supervision and direction.
Work that carries some degree of independence will generally involve a limited number of tasks performed on a regular basis where priorities are clear, procedures are well-established, and direction is readily available.
Subject to any specific qualification and/or training requirement, an education support class employee employed in this range may be progressively required to undertake coordination, specialised student/teacher support tasks, or technical tasks as experience in the role is gained.
Responsibilities
Liaise with and provide information to parents, staff and students about school administration procedures and policy.
Provide a document preparation service for the school community.
Coordinate the distribution of school newsletters, circulars and other documentation to be provided to the school community.
Provide administrative support for specific school programs.
Liaise with service providers, welfare agencies and relevant organisations to facilitate student referral.
Develop and adapt work methods and organise systems of classification, maintenance and ordering in a school resource centre.
Who May Apply
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfil the specific requirements of the position.
Diversity and Inclusion
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve.
We value diversity and inclusion in all forms—culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, disability and neurodiversity.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.
The Department recognises that the provision of safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces.
It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via .
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if successful, request a reduced time fraction.
Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
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:
pal/child-safe-standards/policy
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:
pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
Conditions of Employment
All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at .
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