Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 2
Occupation: Education and training
Location: Melbourne - Eastern suburbs
Reference: 1512251
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.
This role supports science teaching by preparing experiments, maintaining labs, managing equipment/chemicals, and ensuring safety, working closely with teachers to set up practicals, demonstrate techniques, and keep OHS compliance, ultimately enhancing student learning in science. The successful candidate handles everything from making solutions and ordering supplies to troubleshooting equipment and overseeing waste disposal, ensuring smooth, safe, and effective science classes.
Preparation & Setup
Prepare chemicals, slides, and equipment for lessons, demonstrations, and experiments.
Equipment Management
Maintain, clean, service, and repair lab apparatus; manage inventory, ordering, and stocktakes.
Health & Safety
Implement and monitor OHS policies, conduct risk assessments, manage safe chemical storage/disposal, and ensure compliance.
Teacher & Student Support
Liaise with teaching staff on practical needs, assist during classes, and sometimes demonstrate techniques to teachers or students.
Resource Management
Order supplies and liaise with other schools or industries for resources.
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
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:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department'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 department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
Lilydale High School has a long tradition of providing excellent educational programs for students Years 7 to 12 and is highly regarded in the community. Significant efforts are made to see that students consistently reach outstanding achievements in a wide variety of areas, including VCE results, sports, arts, and community service activities. Collaborative decision-making processes, resulting in clearly defined policies and programs aim to ensure that each student is challenged and extended academically, creatively, socially, and physically.
Lilydale High School offers a comprehensive curriculum for Years 7 to 12 in the following eight Key Learning Areas: English, Languages, Technology, Science, Mathematics, Humanities, Physical and Sport Education and the Arts. All Year 7 and 8 students study units from these core areas. Year 9 and 10 students select from a wide range of units offered by all areas of study within set requirements. VCE subject choice is decided by vocational or further study ambitions and is made from a comprehensive range of courses. Specific features of the curriculum include the provision of an accelerated program for academically gifted and talented students, and the study of VCE units for Year 10 students. The school also offers VET and VCAL courses. The current Charter Priorities are: Improved Student Outcomes including improved NAPLAN and VCE results; Improved Connectedness and Improved Transitions from Year 8 to 9 to 10.
Our Vision Statement underpins all the school¿s decisions and actions: Lilydale High School provides an environment that values academic excellence and maximises opportunities and pathways to enable all students to become resilient and contributing members of the community. In brief, excellence in learning, resilience in life, thriving in community. Lilydale High School is committed to providing a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for all students. We believe that each student¿s happiness, confidence, feelings of security and sense of belonging are dependent upon an environment where all members are considerate, respectful, and courteous to each other. A strength of our school is our ability to support a pastoral concern for each student from first enrolment to post-school experience.