Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan
Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025 - 19/12/2025
Organisation: Schools (Government)
**Salary**: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1458943
**Location Profile**:
This role will commence at the commencement of Term 1 2025.
Doncaster Gardens Primary School is a seeking a self-motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic Education Support staff member to work closely with a student with special needs.
Our School:
Doncaster Gardens is situated in an established eastern residential suburb of Melbourne. The school is in a restricted enrolment zone with an enrolment of approximately 790 students. We celebrate and embrace our truly multicultural school community with our students originating from 33 different nationalities. The school also caters for a small number of international students.
Our school SFOE is.15 and there are approximately 70 staff in a mixture of full time and part time roles. The school currently has 34 classes and Specialist classes consisting of Music, Performing Art (Music and Drama), Physical Education, Visual Arts and LOTE (Chinese Mandarin). Extension classes in Numeracy in addition to Literacy Support and English as a Second Language provide opportunities for students to 'be their best¿. Extra curricula opportunities such as Dancing, Chess, Tennis, Choir, Orchestra, Instrumental Music, Tennis and Basketball tap into student¿s passions and build strong, confident citizens. The development of a STEAM Centre enables teams to access the Maker Space and ICT Centre each week whilst a BYOD program for Year 3
- 6 students provides opportunities for Robotics, Coding and a multifaceted approach to learning.
Academically our school achieves outstanding results and this is driven through a commitment to high expectations, monitoring and responding to data, implementing best practice and teaching each child at 'point of need¿. At Doncaster Gardens, all practises within the school are driven by our vision to achieve high standards and have high expectations ¿To Be the Best We Can Be¿. The values which underpin the actions of the whole school community are: compassion, curiosity, creativity and courage. Teachers plan in teams using one work program and there is a strong use of learning intentions, success criteria and individual learning goals to drive individual student improvement. A clear instructional model is embedded in the structure of the lessons we teach.
The school¿s Strategic Plan priorities are:
- Development of a consistent instructional model throughout the school
- Developing problem solving and thinking skills through S.T.E.M
- Using data to drive improved student outcomes
- Development of a consistent literacy program including EAL across the school
I wish all applicants well with the recruitment process.
**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**:
[Attendance requirement for this position]
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 heal