Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan
Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2026
Organisation: Schools (Government)
**Salary**: Salary not specified
Occupation: Other
Reference: 1452074
**Selection Criteria**:
**1. Demonstration of Qualifications and Professional Accreditation**
- ** Criterion**: The applicant must possess a relevant qualification in expressive arts therapy or a related field.
**2. Demonstration of Working with Children and Adolescents in a Therapeutic or Educational Setting**
- ** Criterion**: Demonstrated experience in delivering expressive arts therapy to children and/or adolescents, ideally within a school or similar educational environment.
**3. Displays strong Knowledge of Child Development and Mental Health**
- ** Criterion**: In-depth understanding of child and adolescent development, mental health issues, and how these influence learning, behaviour, and emotional well-being.
**4. Ability to Integrate Expressive Arts Techniques into Therapy and Education**
- ** Criterion**: Proficiency in using a variety of expressive arts modalities (e.g., visual arts, music, dance, drama, movement) to facilitate therapeutic expression and address emotional, social, and behavioural challenges.
**5. Demonstration of strong Communication and Collaboration Skills**
- ** Criterion**: Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with school staff, parents, and other mental health professionals, and the ability to communicate sensitively and professionally with students of all ages.
**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 guidelines and limited options. Routine technical support in libraries, science, and information technology would be typical examples.
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**:
- Participate in weekly fortnightly student wellbeing meetings.
- Communicate and liaise with wellbeing leaders regarding students¿ needs and wellbeing.
- Implement individual, small group and whole class wellbeing therapy sessions.
- Provide classroom teachers with wellbeing support through providing professional development.
**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
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