1 x Monday - Friday (32.5 hours per week) term-time only
1 x Wednesday - Friday (19.5 hours per week) term-time only
About Us
Shoalhaven River College (SRC) is a small special assistance, alternative high school in Bomaderry for students that may struggle to succeed in mainstream education.
Our school provides a sustainable means of supporting vulnerable young people at risk of disengaging with education, work and society at a critical time in life. At SRC, academic achievement is equal in value to student welfare, the ability to develop good interpersonal relationships and effective self-management. We strive to give each student the best opportunity for a positive future in post school education or employment activities, having both their academic and wellbeing needs attended to.
The goals of SRC are:
* Providing an educational environment that engages and retains students.
* Fostering academic achievement and student wellbeing.
* Providing whole of life student support.
* Complying with NESA standards for registration of a non-government school and accreditation to deliver the RoSA Curriculum and HSC with ATAR.
* Maintaining focus on the vision and desired culture of Shoalhaven River College.
About The Role
The SLSO at SRC will:
* Support the school program and the SRC team to progress the learning and development of students.
* Involvement in working with student learning needs, either in a one on one, small group or whole class situation, as requested by the classroom teacher and in accordance with IEPs and as agreed in student wellbeing discussions.
* Contribute to the school's prescribed culture and achieving the school's vision and purpose.
* Ensure adherence to the measures and procedures in place to provide a safe learning environment where students progress from both an academic and wellbeing perspective.
* Abide by emergency procedures, risk management and compliance within national and state educational legislative frameworks.
* Collaborate with other staff for continuous improvement.
* Support the development and effective implementation of Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
* Actively engage in staff meetings and discussions.
About You (Selection Criteria)
* Minimum Certificate III in Education Support or extensive experience in educational support.
* Experience in working as an SLSO in either a mainstream school or alternative education setting.
* Experience and passion for working with disadvantaged and at-risk young people/ adolescents.
* Effective high level communication and interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrated knowledge and acceptance of the culture and nature of youth culture, with the ability to develop effective working relationships.
* Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team.
* Ability to use current technology platforms in an educational setting.
* Stress management, time management and organisational skills.
* Current Working with Children Check from the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian.
For more information please contact Jenny McKay, Head Teacher, on ***.
For a copy of the position description, please contact Claire Usher, HR Lead, on ***.
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