Administration Assistant

Gowrie St Primary School is located in Northern Shepparton, just 200 metres from the Goulburn River. Our 2023 enrolment is 205 students, representing a diverse range of communities.  This includes approximately 35% Indigenous students and 14% EAL students.

Gowrie St Primary School’s vision is to be a community that takes strength from who we are: our diversity, our cultures and our histories.  We will empower our students to seize life’s opportunities and overcome its challenges.  Working alongside our community is a core part of this and is reflected in many of our programs: our Wellbeing team, our therapeutic play program, our Paediatric clinic and our engagement programs, which include our Hands-On Learning. We aim to develop creative, curious and active young people who have a love of learning, and who a strong sense of how they can make a positive impact on their communities and the world.  We encourage our students to express themselves through the arts by embedding arts learning across our curriculum.

Gowrie St Primary School’s values are also very important to us and are part of our School-Wide Positive Behaviours Supports (SWPBS).  Our values are Excellence, Determination, Empathy and Pride.  We take a restorative approach to supporting students through challenging behaviour in order to build a culture based on strong, positive relationships.  

We have a strong focus on a literacy and numeracy and developing a positive mindset to learning through goal setting and reflection.  We aim to empower our students’ sense of agency and to take an active role in their learning journey. We run readers and writers workshop models as well as literacy ‘intensives’ (small group targeted learning) across the school.  Our numeracy learning model incorporates explicit instruction, as well as building mathematic fluency.  Additionally, we round out our numeracy with challenging tasks using the Launch, Explore, Discuss framework.

Some other special and important features of our school include our LOTE program – we are one of a few schools in the state to teach a local Indigenous language – Yorta Yorta – as our LOTE subject to all of our students.  A further special part of our school is our on-site Kinder and After School Care service.

Our teacher teams collaboratively plan which is a wonderful support to new teachers and provides in time professional learning in our pedagogical approaches.  Through ‘Teaching Sprints’ our teachers build their knowledge of evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes for our students whilst strengthening their capacity- an approach that our teachers site as one of the many positives of working at Gowrie St.   Professional learning is link closely with our AIP and is always in line with the goals we collaboratively set for improvement and our school improvement team allows for every teacher to spend a term as a member.

Our teacher teams are enhanced by our team of dedicated education support staff, who provide support in every class and across other parts of our school.

The team at Gowrie St work hard to support each other and embrace the opportunity to welcome new members to our community!  Please contact the Principal Eron Chapman ************@education.vic.gov.au for more information.

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.

SC7  A proven ability to effectively communicate with staff and students to organise a range of sporting events whilst promoting fairness, good sportsmanship and personal growth for all players.

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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.

• 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 student/s 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 4 students within a classroom setting
• Supports teachers in the coordination of educational programs independently or under minimal supervision, including rostering and organising the work of a team of aides, providing routine co-ordination, 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 programs
• 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

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms – gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, 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 family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.  It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants can contact Brett West, Yamatji man, in the Koorie Outcomes Division to talk about the recruitment process, the Department and supports for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the Department. Mobile: 0477 726 *** or email on: **********@education.vic.gov.au

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 http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/protect/Pages/childsafestandards.aspx

The Department’s employees commit to upholding DET’s Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. DET’s Values complement each school’s own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the DET values is available at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/workm/Pages/Public-Sector-Values.aspx

• 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 programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx