Education Assistant

South West Community College (SWCC) Busselton Campus is both a new school and a new kind of school.

Our college is deliberately small with classes of 18 students with a full-time teacher and Education Assistant. SWCC is a registered CARE (Curriculum and Re-engagement in Education) School and enrols students who have experienced barriers to learning in their previous high schools.

At SWCC we use the Big Picture design for learning. This design is based on the belief that the unique interests, needs and abilities of each student must be at the centre of their educational program.

Whilst at SWCC students will:

• be encouraged and helped to develop the literacy and numeracy skills that are needed for future success.
• have opportunities to explore and develop their interests both with their teacher in the classroom and with mentors in the community.
• complete interest projects, achieve their OLNA, study a range of certificates and short courses; and
• develop the academic and personal skills that will help them to create positive, productive futures beyond school.

All students referred to the College have significant barriers to education as a result of diagnosed and undiagnosed mental health and other disabilities – social-emotional, sensory, intellectual, learning and physical.  Teaching and learning is adjusted, and support services provided, to meet students’ needs. A collaborative case management model is a key component of the College operations. Teachers and other professional staff work together to find the most appropriate learning pathway for every student.

While at SWCC students are:

• encouraged and helped to develop the literacy and numeracy skills that are needed for future success;
• provided opportunities to explore and develop their interests both with their teacher in the classroom and with mentors in the community;
• able to complete interest projects, achieve their OLNA, study a range of certificates and short courses; and
• enabled to develop the academic and personal skills that will help them to create positive, productive futures beyond school.

About you… 

We are seeking to employ a skillful Education Assistantto join our Busselton Campus. Someone who is willing to share their interests, passions and story with our students. Our Education Assistants know each and every student matters. They see and value each student’s culture, talents and interests, and they help them fit by modifying the school and classroom to meet their individual needs. Our Education Assistants are connectors, who help students engage with work, family, and community supports.

Our Education Assistants are confident working with at-risk students in small groups and one-to-one, and are experienced working with youth presenting with mental health issues.

Working as part of a case management team, our Education Assistants supervise and monitor students, assist teachers to develop and implement Individual Education Plans (IEPs), support literacy and numeracy activities and encourage student engagement in classroom activities.

Overall, we need people who never give up on any student.

If your aim is to make a positive difference to the lives of young people, we would like to hear from you.

The Benefits

• Salary packaging - Living expenses up to $15,900 per FBT year
• Salary packaging - Meal/Entertainment up to $2,650 per FBT year
• A culture embracing diversity
• Personal development opportunities
• More flexibility to provide a supported learning environment
• Join a great team of dedicated EA's

Applications

Apply via SEEK and please upload your resume and a cover letter addressing your interest in, and aptitude for the role. Please include the contact details of two (2) referees. For more information, please contact Fraser Donald (Campus Manager) on 0455 171 ***.

To request a copy of the job description please email ***********@brcc.org.au

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and close when a suitable candidate is secured.