Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: Administration
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1481914
At Mount Eliza Secondary College (MESC) a collaborative and personalised approach supports students and staff as active learners. We work to empower students to be their best by questioning their experiences, expressing themselves with confidence and participating in local, national, and global communities. We are committed to safety and wellbeing for all young people, and this is the primary focus of our care and decision making. Our college values, `Educated for excellence - Prepared for life underpin all we do. The College is an accredited International Baccalaureate school and runs the Middle Years Program in Year levels 7-9. There is a wide array of VCE subjects to choose from, electives in Year 10, VCE, some Distance Education options, VCAL and the new VCE Vocational Major. Located in the Shire of Mornington, Mount Eliza Secondary is a medium sized secondary college that provides for students from over 15 feeder primary schools, including a large number from the local Central Peninsula Network (CPN) The current school enrolment is 800 students enabling a guaranteed and viable curriculum, notwithstanding a rich array of extra-curricular programs and activities, including in the areas of Music, Performing Arts and Sport.
The College has long been known for its caring and dedicated approach to its students, the calibre of young people who attend, and the support of its parent community. These factors remain as strengths of the College as does our desire for continuous improvement, and a commitment to remain as one of the highest performing government colleges in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula areas.
The major focus for our work in recent years, and into the next Strategic Plan is around:
1. Maximise the achievement and learning growth of all students:
· Design and embed a curriculum and pedagogical approaches that explicitly develop Literacy and Numeracy skills, and that promote deep inquiry and authentic application of learning across all areas.
· Build all teachers capability in using data to monitor students learning growth, to address their points of learning, and to offer differentiated learning challenge.
2. Maximise the wellbeing and engagement of all students.
· Enhance students agency through opportunities for real-world learning, improved feedback practices, and increased choice in their learning.
· Embed a whole-school approach, with tiered and responsive practices, that supports all students, wellbeing and engagement in school.
We continue to address an approach as a whole college to focus on accountability and consistency, and a genuine belief in meeting the needs of our students. Managing increasing enrolments continues to be a priority that we are happy to have. To manage and promote calm and a restorative learning environment growth in student numbers, we have employed additional staff to support the wellbeing and behaviour of our young people. This has included the recruitment of an Assistant Principal, increased Coordinator time and increased Mental health Practitioner time. We have also become partners with Adam Voigt's REAL SCHOOLS. Real Schools - About Real Schools
At Mount Eliza Secondary College, we believe that we have an obligation to our students. This informs our work on an ongoing basis and makes us confident that we can provide a learning environment of the highest quality. Mount Eliza SC strives to compete favourably with local private and government providers have therefore become, the school of choice in the local community. We believe we have high potential students and commit to ensuring that value adding is a reality for every student in the college. We also believe that education should be truly contemporary and are prepared to make the changes necessary to ensure this is a reality, and that students leave the college well equipped in terms of the General Capabilities, IB Learner Profiles, and their experiences in working in their community.
Education support class Level 1 Range 5
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 where it is an integral part of the employee's position or in circumstances where supervision is required individually or in groups up to 4 in controlled circumstances where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
A role at this range may include:
- Professional support management responsibilities, including Nurse Managers (performing the role of Nurse Manager as described in Schedule 3)
- Management of a major school or network function, initiative or project, or Department targeted strategy
Dimensions of Work
Administration/Operations :
Technical :
Health and Wellbeing Services:
Under the direction of the Principal, the Business manager is responsible for the complex general accounting and reporting functions of the School, together with compliance reporting, administrative systems and the supervision of staff.
Responsibilities:
Risk and Occupational Health and Safety
The following core competencies are the skills, knowledge and behaviours expected of an employee at Mount Eliza Secondary College
College Focus - Demonstrates a desire to address College needs and does so in a professional manner.
Flexible Team Player - Works effectively within a variety of situations, individuals and groups applying the 'whatever it takes' attitude.
Planning and Organisational Skills - Establishes a clear course of action to achieve long or short-term goals in an organised manner.
Technical Knowledge / Skills - Possesses the level of technical skills to preserve and / or enhance the quality of services provided by the school.
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
Qualifications/experience/knowledge