Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Education Support - Level 1, Range 4
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Loddon Mallee - Greater Bendigo
Reference: 1495017
Eaglehawk Primary School is situated in the main business district of Eaglehawk and is part of the City of Greater Bendigo. The current enrolment is 158 students. The school has a proud heritage, making a strong contribution to education for over 150 years. Our school is committed to providing a safe, supportive learning environment to ensure all students reach their full potential and is committed to improving student learning outcomes. With a strong focus on literacy and numeracy, smaller class sizes are all below 20 to optimise student-learning opportunities. As a 'Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden' School for over 10 years, there is a specialist kitchen and established edible garden with all grades participating in weekly garden classes. Other specialist programs include Reading Recovery, Art, Music, Circus, Physical Education, Choir and LOTE (Chinese). Grade 6 students participate in the region's 'Passions and Pathways' Program - a partnership with local business and industries.
High expectations around work and behaviour are part of the school culture. Calmer Classrooms, Berry Street and School Wide Positive Behaviour Supports are used throughout the school to ensure all children are engaged and experience success in all aspects of the day. The school works hard to build and maintain relationships with families to support every students' education.
Our school vision: To provide a caring, supportive learning environment, which prepares all students to reach their full potential, continue learning and make positive contributions to the community.
The following Values are a part of all attitudes, behaviours and learning at Eaglehawk Primary School. Respect, Responsibility and SafetyEaglehawk Primary School is situated in the main business district of Eaglehawk and is part of the City of Greater Bendigo. The current enrolment is 158 students. The school has a proud heritage, making a strong contribution to education for over 150 years. Our school is committed to providing a safe, supportive learning environment to ensure all students reach their full potential and is committed to improving student learning outcomes. With a strong focus on literacy and numeracy, smaller class sizes are all below 20 to optimise student-learning opportunities. As a 'Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden' School for over 10 years, there is a specialist kitchen and established edible garden with all grades participating in weekly garden classes. Other specialist programs include Reading Recovery, Art, Music, Circus, Physical Education, Choir and LOTE (Chinese). Grade 6 students participate in the region's 'Passions and Pathways' Program - a partnership with local business and industries.
Eaglehawk Primary School is situated in the main business district of Eaglehawk and is part of the City of Greater Bendigo. The current enrolment is 158 students. The school has a proud heritage, making a strong contribution to education for over 150 years. Our school is committed to providing a safe, supportive learning environment to ensure all students reach their full potential and is committed to improving student learning outcomes. With a strong focus on literacy and numeracy, smaller class sizes are all below 20 to optimise student-learning opportunities. As a 'Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden' School for over 10 years, there is a specialist kitchen and established edible garden with all grades participating in weekly garden classes. Other specialist programs include Reading Recovery, Art, Music, Circus, Physical Education, Choir and LOTE (Chinese). Grade 6 students participate in the region's 'Passions and Pathways' Program - a partnership with local business and industries.
High expectations around work and behaviour are part of the school culture. Calmer Classrooms, Berry Street and School Wide Positive Behaviour Supports are used throughout the school to ensure all children are engaged and experience success in all aspects of the day. The school works hard to build and maintain relationships with families to support every students' education.
Our school vision: To provide a caring, supportive learning environment, which prepares all students to reach their full potential, continue learning and make positive contributions to the community.
The following Values are a part of all attitudes, behaviours and learning at Eaglehawk Primary School. Respect, Responsibility and Safety
1. Demonstrated ability to administer relevant language/speech assessments and develop goals for individual students.
2. Demonstrated ability to design, deliver and evaluate high quality speech therapy and communication programs across all areas of the school for students who have moderate to severe language delays and concerns.
3. Demonstrated high level organisational (timetabling and note taking), communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to provide advice to teachers, Education Support staff and parents on program delivery and follow up.
4. Demonstrated interest and willingness to work collaboratively with Universities to support the placement of speech pathology students within the school environment
5. Demonstrated commitment to engage in ongoing professional learning, both within the school and externally as well as willingness to participate and contribute to networking with other professionals.
6. Demonstrated ability to work independently, utilise effective time management strategies, establish priorities and meet deadlines.
Range 4 is distinguished by broader management responsibility, particularly in the areas of finance, human resource and other support functions. Range 4 is responsible for managing a range of functions under a wide range of conditions, subject to the size and complexity of school operations.
Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad and day-to-day direction minimal. Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school. Range 4 generally provides key support and timely advice to the leadership team and school council and liaises with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and service providers.
Specialised professional roles will carry a high level of independence and accountability where suitable scope is provided to achieve objectives.
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 employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
Services provided by Speech Pathologists may include (but are not limited to):
Carry out other duties as required by the Principal Team.
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