Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 2
Occupation: Education and training
Location: Hume - Greater Shepparton
Reference: 1537167
St Georges Road Primary School is a diverse and inclusive school community serving families from many cultural, linguistic and national backgrounds. Our school values are Respect, Responsibility and Learning, and our work is guided by the belief that every child and family should feel that they can learn, connect and belong.
The successful applicant will play an important role in helping families feel welcomed, understood and connected to our school.
Child safety
St Georges Road Primary School is committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. The successful applicant will be required to comply with the school¿s Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy, Child Safety Code of Conduct and all relevant Department of Education requirements.
Employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a current Working with Children Check and any other checks required by the Department of Education.
How to apply
Applications should include:
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.
St Georges Road Primary School is seeking a welcoming, organised and community-minded person to join our administration team as a School Receptionist and Multicultural Education Aide.
This is a dual-purpose position. The successful applicant will provide professional reception and administrative support while also helping the school communicate and build strong relationships with students and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Applicants must be able to communicate confidently in Arabic, Dari or both, as the role will regularly support families who use these languages. Strong spoken and written English is also essential.
The successful applicant will often be the first person students, families and visitors meet when they contact or enter the school. We are therefore looking for someone who is warm, respectful, calm under pressure and committed to providing excellent service to every member of our community.
The successful applicant will:
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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
You will be well suited to this position if you:
Previous experience in a school, reception, administration, interpreting, community services or multicultural education role would be highly regarded.