Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1503461
Purpose
Western Autistic School's vision is to provide a dedicated school for students with autism.
At Western Autistic School, we envision a nurturing environment for autistic students in grades Prep to Year 3. Through personalized support and collaborative teaching, we empower each child to thrive socially and academically. Our community celebrates diversity and fosters a commitment to building a strong educational foundation for our students that encourages lifelong learning and achievement.
Our school demonstrates commitment to the following values:
· Diversity
· Respect
· Learning as an ongoing process
· Sharing and growth of knowledge
· Collaboration
School Profile
The Western Autistic School is a large, vibrant and unique school in the western suburbs of Melbourne. We offer an early years program for 300+ young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Prep to Grades 3.
Our school caters to autistic students, and synthesises an evidence base drawn from student-centred, strengths-based approaches and contemporary research from the fields of autism and inclusive education to develop Individual Learning Programs for each student.
Key features of our program include:
-The individual student is the focus of our teaching
-Each student is provided with an Individual Learning Plan, in collaboration between the student, their family and the teaching team
-An emphasis on building foundational skills in social communication and functional areas, alongside academic skills particularly in the areas of literacy and numeracy
-Small classes of approximately eight students with a teaching team of consisting of teachers, education support staff and allied health professionals
-Individualised transition program for children to move on to their local neighbourhood school
-Ongoing outreach supports.
As part of our school's mission, WAS is actively involved in research and training. It has a registered training provider The Autism Teaching Institute (ATI) which provides post graduate qualifications to educators working with autistic students.
Further information about WAS and its branches is available at:
www.westernautisticschool.vic.edu.au
www.autismteachinginstitute.org.au
KSC1. Demonstrated skills and expertise necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position, including the appropriate qualifications, technical skills and expertise as relevant to the position
KSC2. Demonstrate a high level of written and verbal communication skills and a high level of interpersonal skills, including the capacity to provide advice and support to students, staff and parents in respect to the work area. Additionally possess the ability to maintain confidentiality and be entrusted with private and sensitive information.
KSC3. Demonstrated ability of working in a collaborative team environment.
KSC4. Experience in the delivery and coordination of student and family health and well-being services in a school setting.
KSC5. Basic computer literacy for the purpose of maintaining records and the ability to learn new systems quickly, if required.
School nurses promote the optimal health, wellbeing and development of students in a school setting. This may include a focus on one or more of the following: health monitoring and surveillance; health promotion, education and counselling; and the provision of primary health care to students. School nurses also make early identification, and intervention for students and families at risk. School nurses practice collaboratively with other members of the school¿s education and health and wellbeing team and may also make referrals to other health practitioners to support the health and wellbeing needs of students. School nurses are an integral part of the school community. In promoting optimal student health wellbeing and development, school nurses play a pivotal role in enabling students to meet their full educational potential. School nursing is predominantly performed by registered nurses. All nurses practice in accordance with the legal, ethical, and professional framework set out by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Outside of the Victorian School Nursing Program, school nurses focus significantly on the provision of primary health care to students. Their role can also involve early identification and intervention around child health, wellbeing and development, and undertaking nursing activities relating to health promotion, education and counselling. In this setting, school nursing is predominantly performed by registered nurses however, limited activities of nursing care can be delegated to an enrolled nurse. Enrolled nurses must practice under the delegation and supervision of the registered nurse.
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 employees position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
The Registered Nurse promotes the optimal health, wellbeing, and development of students in a school setting. Through a focus on one or more of the following, the Registered Nurse:
The daily duties include are not limited to:
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