Education Support - Classroom, First Aid & Office Assistant

SCHOOL ROLE REQUIREMENTS

The Education Support Officer role at Nathalia Primary School is a very busy, but rewarding, role which will see tasks performed in the classroom working with teachers to support students whilst working with the whole Education Support Staff team to create the best learning environment for the students.  In addition to this essential classroom role, administrative tasks will be allocated to the successful candidate on an ad hoc basis and they will be responsible for the First Aid treatment of students in the school.

For this role, the successful applicant will have a Certificate III in Education Support in Schools and are expected to have commenced their Certificate IV in Education Support with a registered training provider.  Study time will be allocated within school hours for the successful candidate.  Cases21 administration experience is essential as are current First Aid Qualifications that meet the requirements of HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid (release 1), HLTAID009 - Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Release 1), along with Anaphylaxis & Asthma management.

The role at Nathalia Primary School requires attendance at school from 8.30 to 3.45pm daily, with the exception of Tuesday, when staff are required to attend meetings until 4.30pm - part-time hours of 34.6 hour week.

DEPARTMENT ROLE REQUIREMENTS

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.

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.