**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Full-time
**Salary**: Salary not specified
**Grade**:Education Support - Level 1, Range 3
**Occupation**:Education and training
**Location**:Loddon Mallee - Central Goldfields
**Reference**:1489476
**Selection Criteria**:
KSC1 Appropriate qualifications in the areas such as Social Work or Youth Work are desirable and/or demonstrated capacity to effectively lead and develop programs for the social, emotional and health care needs of students specific to the needs of the school community.
- KSC2 Demonstrated high level communication skills in both verbal and written forms with highly developed organisational and administrative skills, including the ability to keep formal records and written reports.
- KSC3 Demonstrated ability to lead a team including teachers, parents, students, other wellbeing workers and outside agencies to effectively support students within a school setting.
- KSC4 Demonstrated empathetic and supportive nature in regards to the care management of students and parents, when working with both individuals and groups.
- KSC5 Demonstrated capacity to respond effectively and promptly to crisis situations to support the students, family and other members of the School community.
**Role**:
- Monday to Friday 7.6hours per day
- Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.
- Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
- The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with mínimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.
- This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
- An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
**Responsibilities**:
- Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for improving the well-being of students in the Specialist Setting
- Support the daily needs of students including their behavioural, learning and wellbeing needs.
- Work with a team of people who are responsible for the care and wellbeing of specialist students at Maryborough Education Centre
- Provide support to parents and encourage parental participation in addressing student wellbeing issues including supervised home visits
- Liaise with external agencies and internal programs including the MEC Mental Health Practitioner, School Nurses, Headspace, Anglicare, Youth Services (YSAS), Navigator, CASA, Centre for Non-Violence, DHHS, OT, Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists, NDIS providers
- Support senior students in their future career paths liaising with agencies such as Asteria, SLES, Access, Axis and NDIS providers
- Liaise with and support the Disability Inclusion Leader and staff in supporting students with additional needs including the creation of relevant documents to support their funding meetings.
- Facilitate action plans that will enhance the inclusion and emotional well-being of students
- Ensure that students have advocacy within the school or with outside agencies as required
- Fulfil the requirements of the Department of Education Four Critical Actions and Specialist High-Level Incident Process
- Facilitate student-led well