Department of Education Victoria – Castlemaine VIC
Winters Flat Primary School, Castlemaine, established in 1860, opened on its present site in 1964. We have a number of large double classrooms, a new Learning Centre with four classrooms and two open learning areas, a fully equipped Library, large Art room, an indoor Gym Facility, a Chess room and Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden learning spaces, including a children’s kitchen and expansive food gardens.
We are located on the western side of Castlemaine and our grounds are spacious and attractively landscaped, providing a natural, traffic‑free environment within a quiet residential area. The School serves a wide area of Castlemaine and District, and children come from a wide range of culturally and socially diverse circumstances, creating a school with its own distinctive character.
Our school has the largest playing grounds in Castlemaine, with two playgrounds, a playing area for Prep‑Y2 students, green slopes, indigenous gardens, and a large sports oval.
Healthy eating and physical activity are important aspects of our curriculum, as are the Visual Arts. Environmental issues are important to us, not only through the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program but also through the Resource Smart program.
The school lives by the Values – Care for Self, Others and The Environment – which are embedded into all facets of school life.
Selection Criteria
- 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.
- Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.
- Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.
- Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.
- Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.
- A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.
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 four 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 programme, 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.
Responsibilities
- Provides routine support for teachers including assisting with planning of student routines.
- Supports communication between teachers and parents.
- Communicates with teachers on routine matters related to students and/or other responsibilities.
- Provides basic physical care and wellbeing support for students such as toileting, meals, and lifting.
- Communicating with students to support comprehension of basic tasks and information.
- Addresses immediate behavioural presentations relating to specific students within a classroom setting aligned to school policy and procedure.
- Provides basic support and supervision for individuals or groups of up to four students within a classroom setting.
- Supports teachers in the coordination of educational programmes independently or under minimal supervision, including rostering and organising the work of a team of aides, providing routine coordination, guidance, and support to other student support staff, liaising with external providers of support services about clearly defined support needs and resources, assisting teachers with the communication of student outcomes and educational programmes.
- Provides medical intervention support to a student/s, under specific conditions, with appropriate training and guidance.
- Provides specialised communication support for students and teachers in areas such as AUSLAN and braille.
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 secure, 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.
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
Other Information
- 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 programmes provided.
- Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at
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