Education Support Role
We are seeking a dedicated individual to join our school community as an Education Support Officer.
About the Opportunity
This is a fixed-term, part-time opportunity for a Learning Support Officer to join our positive, supportive and close-knit school environment.
* Work Environment: We offer a welcoming and collaborative school environment that values a culture of continued growth through ongoing commitment to informed, current learning and teaching practices.
* Professional Development: Supported professional learning communities and whole-school collaborative planning to support best practices and learner progression.
* Collaborative Team: Supportive teachers to work collaboratively with.
* Evidence-Based Practice: Focus on evidence-based practice from Foundation to Year 6.
* Training and Mentorship: Opportunities for trainee and mentor supports for LSOs.
* Well-being Focus: Promoting work-life balance and a positive culture.
Key Responsibilities
* Support Learners: Ability to work and support learners with a diverse range of needs.
* Empathy and Understanding: Empathy and understanding of neurodiverse learners and families.
* Delivery of Quality Education Support: Accountability for delivery of quality education support for learners to enable enhanced learning outcomes.
* Teacher Support: Support teachers in delivery of quality education support for learners to enable enhanced learning outcomes.
* Care and Welfare: Ensure provision of care, safety and welfare of learners embedded in the school's policies and procedures.
* Positive Partnerships: Support development of positive partnerships between learners, parents, community and school.
* Catholic Identity: Strong commitment to Catholic Education and Catholic Identity.
Requirements
* Certificate III or Equivalent: Successful completion of Certificate III or experience in disability in education is an advantage.
* Victorian Police Check: Current Victorian Police check.
* Victorian Working with Children: Current Victorian Working with Children check.
About Us
We are a co-educational Catholic Primary School of 570+ students from Foundation to Year 6, founded by the Bridgidine Sisters in 1887.
We strive to nurture specific graduate outcomes in all students, hoping they will respect, act with courage, be inclusive, strive to achieve, serve others and celebrate life.