Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 2
Occupation: Administration
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1491983
Endeavour Hills Specialist School is a rapidly expanding special education centre who is seeking to employ new Classroom teachers and Education Support employees for 2025 in order to open several new classrooms, enabling us to offer more enrolment positions to students in need.
Endeavour Hills Specialist School provides highly individualized programs of learning for students aged 5 to 18 with disability and high needs who have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder with a language disorder and/or an intellectual disability.
School participation maximizes life opportunities for children and young people by providing them with a comprehensive learning program and access to support networks. It also helps to develop important skills, knowledge and values that set them up for further learning and active participation in their local community.
VISION: The vision of the Endeavour Hills Specialist School community is to inspire students to achieve their personal best and become active and independent members of their community.
MISSION: Our mission is to provide a blended curriculum of academic learning, high-interest programs and therapeutic supports within a positive behaviours framework that will cater for each student at their point of need and encourage personal growth, independent learning, and sound social-emotional behaviours.
OBJECTIVE: Endeavour Hills Specialist School's objective is to produce lifelong learners who are aware of their skills and strengths and have a positive attitude to challenges and opportunities.
VALUES: We have one value - BE KIND:
BE KIND to yourself
BE KIND to others
BE KIND to the environment
We enact this value in our everyday actions and interactions - it is highly visible, explicitly taught, continuously modelled, and regularly celebrated.
Our values form the foundation of our School-Wide Positive Behaviour Supports framework and reflect the school community¿s intention to empower students to be the best person they can be. Students discuss, agree, and enact ways in which the values can be applied in all aspects of the school community.
Our staff work in transdisciplinary teams comprising teaching staff, allied health practitioners and education support staff to cater for the diverse range of student abilities and needs. This approach respects professional knowledge and expertise, while also providing the opportunity for staff to learn from one another.
Endeavour Hills Specialist School places the child at the centre of all decisions regarding learning and teaching. We hold high expectations for and of the learning community. Diverse learning needs are accommodated with differentiated learning and the application of a wide range of teaching strategies and learning technologies.
Relationships are fundamental to ensuring positive engagement and collaboration across the school community. Endeavour Hills Specialist School staff explicitly teach, model, and demonstrate school and DET values in all their dealings with students, parents/carers, staff and the broader community.
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SC1-Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals including teaching staff, non-teaching staff, parents and students.
SC2-Demonstrated capacity and the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position. Proficiency in Compass and CASES21 Administration and Finance would be favourable. Must be proficient in Microsoft Suite.
SC3-An excellent team player able to demonstrate ability to develop and support team members.
SC4- Demonstrated high level of organisational skills and ability to coordinate and prioritise workflow, time management skills along with the ability to work to and meet deadlines
This is a full-time position and maximum of 7 days school holidays attendance per year.
Working hours: 8am to 4pm or 8.15am to 4.15pm - Monday to Friday
The successful applicant will be highly experienced in organising and prioritising work. You will work independently and as part of a team under the supervision of the Business Manager with the focus of maintaining effective and informative communication with parents, staff, students, service providers and the wider school community.
Qualities necessary to be the successful applicant:
¿ Exceptional reception and telephone skills
¿ Strong oral and written communication skills
¿ Excellent time management
¿ Strong experience in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel
¿ Ability to work independently
¿ Knowledge of schools IT packages such as CASES21 and Compass are desired
Applicants are expected to submit the following:
¿ A cover letter addressed to the Principal
¿ A curriculum vitae including the names, positions and contact details of 3 work referees - line manager preferred
¿ A statement addressing the key selection criteria
¿ Manage client reception and office operations
¿ Provide routine clerical or other administrative support responsibilities including general telephone, front office enquiries, mail deliveries, assisting with stock control, supporting organisation of meetings, receiving and initial processing of standard paperwork and liaise with school staff in regard to support requirements
¿ Maintain, enter and retrieve data from the schools IT systems, such as the school's records system, including computerised student, staff and school records
¿ Support or coordinate the preparation of standard routine internal and external communication according to school procedures (e.g. form letters, newsletters)
¿ Coordinate the delivery of administrative services within the school
¿ Develop and implement strategies to ensure effective administration procedures
¿ Manage the processing of student admissions, registrations, enrolments and transfers
¿ Follow Student Attendance procedures in accordance with DET and school police
¿ Maintain and update office records, enrolment data, diary records, and basic written records
¿ CSEF and SSR entering and ordering
¿ Update Student records on CASES
¿ Order stationary and photocopying paper
¿ Provide required level of administrative support for school events, functions, and projects
¿ Opening and distributing mail and processing outgoing mail. Take delivery of parcels and arrange their distribution
¿ Support Accounts payable and receivable when needed
¿ Make school announcements
¿ Compass post to the school community
¿ Manage enrolments basic enquiries and school tours
¿ Ensure the reception area is tidy, presentable, and well-stocked with necessary supplies
¿ Support end of the year process for administration
¿ Support school's recruitment process
¿ Arrange School Council meetings - Attendance is not required
¿ Provide accurate reports for the principal team, Business Manager and School Council as required
¿ Any other task requested by the Business Manager and Principal Team
This position description describes in general terms the normal duties which the Administration Officer - Receptionist is expected to undertake. However, the duties described may vary or be amended from time to time without changing the level of responsibility associated with the position.
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
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.
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).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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
The successful applicant will be highly experienced in organising and prioritising work. You will work independently and as part of a team under the supervision of the Business Manager with the focus of maintaining effective and informative communication with parents, staff, students, service providers and the wider school community.
Qualities necessary to be the successful applicant:
Applicants are expected to submit the following: