Ed Support Level 1-Range 1

Moe (South Street) Primary School has an enrolment of 350 students (16 grades) and is located within the township of Moe, in Gippsland. The school is an active member of the Latrobe Valley network in the Gippsland Region.

In 2007 the majority of our buildings were modernised with the building of eight new classrooms, a staffroom, offices and a large library.  We also have two older buildings housing 6 grades and an art room. With the Building Education Revolution (BER) funding we additionally combined our grant with funding from the Latrobe City Council to build a basketball stadium and music room which also forms part of the Moe Early Learning Centre (Moe Place) adjacent to us. The Moe Early Learning Centre consists of the Maternal Health Centre, Toy Library, Kindergarten and Childcare and community centre providing excellent ongoing services for our families from birth to high school.

We are also building links with the community through the shared use of recreational facilities at Ted Summerton Reserve and also with the kinder (e.g. cross-age activities, using our library).

Our Values are Positive, Accountability, Respect and Teamwork. Our Vision is for Students, Teachers and Parents to develop a strong partnership that displays mutual respect and trust to provide a stimulating learning environment that meets the academic, social and emotional needs of all students.

We adopt Professional Learning Communities (PLC) where teachers work collaboratively, focus on student learning and a focus of results. Staff members are committed to becoming a PLC and answering the four critical questions in all their work:

1.            What do we want students to learn?

2.            How do we know if they have learnt it?

3.            What to do if they don’t learn?

4.            What will we do if they already know it?

The school is currently working with Hawker Brownlow to up skill the staff using the PLC process.

To complement this, we build independent learners through our work on Growth Mindsets (Carol Dweck).

South Street lies within an area that is characterised by high unemployment and generational poverty. The school has a Student Family Occupation (SFO) of 0.69 which reflects a low socio economic status. Despite these challenging factors, we have a range of intervention and support programs (e.g. Oral Language, Kids Hope) to provide all students with an education that meets their needs. We are also very fortunate to have a full time Primary Welfare Officer who works closely with children in a variety of ways, such as training peer mediators, running parenting education classes and Breakfast Club. We place a high priority on the well-being of our students, their engagement and connectedness to school.

Strong leadership, teamwork and respect are key features of the school. Our motto ‘Parents, Teachers and Children working Together’ underpins our philosophy and is reflected in our programs and practices. The school prides itself on building good relationships with its community and engaging students with a variety of academic and social programs. Specialist programs include Language Support, Visual Arts, ICT, Science, Physical Education and Music. We are very proud of our music program with our bi-annual musicals. Classrooms also have access to digital video/still cameras, printers, scanners and class sets of tablets and laptops.  We have a sustainability program and an outdoor classroom where students can work in gardens and care for animals.  South Street runs an after-school sports program for all grade levels, which is very popular. We also facilitate before and after-school care with After the Bell.

SC1    Capacity to undertake routine support tasks across a range of functions in one or more work areas within a school environment.

SC2    Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively with members of the school community including students and the capacity to provide support and/or attendant care to students where necessary.

SC3    Demonstrated proficiency in the use of office systems, software or technical equipment as relevant to the position.

SC4    Capacity to work cooperatively with a range of people including teachers, education support, students and parents.

SC5    A commitment to professional learning and growth.

[Attendance requirement for this position]

Undertakes routine tasks that are usually 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.

Work has little scope for deviation. Problems can usually be solved by reference to well documented procedures and instructions and clearly established practices.  Deviation from established procedures will require reference to others for guidance and direction.  Assistance is readily available when problems arise.  An experienced employee at range 1 will exercise limited judgement within clearly defined guidelines and well established practices that relate specifically to the tasks performed.

Does not carry responsibility for the work of others.  More experienced employees will provide basic guidance and advice to others relating to tasks within the work area.

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.

Qualification requirements do not operate at range 1.  Certification requirements may be required to legally perform specific tasks - e.g. driver's licence, first aid, safe food handling.

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

The Department values diversity and is committed to workforce diversity and equal opportunity in schools and all education workplaces. 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.

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

• 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.