Job Description Education Assistant – Carnarvon Campus
Closing Date for Applications: 10th August 2016
The College is seeking to appoint Education Assistants to commence Term 1 2017. Given the nature of
the role and the geographical location, the College is willing to consider full and part-time applications,
as part of a job sharing arrangement. Applicants are required to nominate the FTE they wish to work in
their letter of application.
Role of the Education Assistant at Nagle Catholic College
The primary goal of the Education Assistant is to support the educational opportunities and interventions
designed to improve the participation and learning outcomes of students with disabilities and/or specific
learning needs.
Education Assistants play an important role in assisting and supporting students with special learning
needs and/or disabilities.
Role overview
Education Assistants are required to undertake the prescribed duties of employment as detailed by the
principal in the job description/duty statement.
The primary role of the Education assistant is to directly assist classroom teachers to implement, monitor
and supervise the planned learning experiences within the classroom and in other areas as directed by the
teacher. Similar to all staff in Catholic schools, Education Assistants will be expected to:
Actively contribute to and maintain the Catholic vision and ethos of Catholic education
Abide by policies, guidelines and directives of the Catholic Education Commission of Western
Australia
Abide by policies, guidelines and directives of Nagle Catholic College
Support the philosophy of the Catholic Education Commission where all students with disabilities
and special needs are included in mainstream education
Help ensure the provision of a Catholic perspective and support the co-curricular activities of the
school
Perform such duties as customarily rostered and shared by all staff including meetings, staff events,
school events, professional development and training
Undertake appropriate accreditation programs and training at the discretion of the principal
General Learning Support Assistance may vary from general class support to working with small groups of students for particular activities to providing for the needs of an individual student. Specific roles, tasks and responsibilities will be varied depending on specific needs of the individual, numbers of students and level of assistance required and the types of programs operating within the school. Generally, duties of the Education assistant include:
Provide in-class support to students including help with understanding, guidance in completing
assignment tasks and homework in all subject areas. Be supportive by listening, encouraging,
reassuring, directing, redirecting, explaining, reinforcing and practising skills, concepts and
instructions
Build a relationship with the whole class (circulate and assist the whole class)
Answer students’ questions honestly and directly and direct to teacher if unable to provide satisfactory solution
Demonstrate an understanding of sound skills in all learning areas, especially literacy and numeracy
Direct students to appropriate resources for research
Possess a high standard of information technology skills and applications
When a student shows inappropriate behaviours or difficulty with application to tasks the teacher must be made aware as soon as possible
Demonstrate a knowledge of learning difficulties and specific strategies to assist students with learning difficulties to reach their full potential
Support the teacher as directed with various tasks, resources and student/s
Develop positive relationships with all staff and work as part of a team
Develop positive relationships with students
Provide appropriate encouragement and positive reinforcement for students
Instruct students in small group sessions for a specialised program, for example Quicksmart Maths, Intensive Literacy Intervention, Independent Living, under direction of teacher
Demonstrate ability to work with all students in high school setting, regardless of specific needs, disabilities
Monitor and supervise hygiene and self-care programs such as dressing, eating
Have an understanding of the physical needs of students as well as their allergies and medication
Mentor students in the workplace learning environment in the local business community
Write in or assist student to write in school diary to maintain communication between home and school
Assist in the development of learning resources and assessment tools
Encourage students to learn independently and foster social integration with peers under the direction of the classroom teacher
Special Needs Academic Support Education Assistants may be required to assist in the implementation of special programs for specific curriculum needs, individual mobility needs or personal hygiene requirements. This may involve assisting with the implementation and delivery of social skills programs, protective behaviour or behaviour management programs, speech, physio or occupational therapy programs, life skills and work based programs or transport training as directed by the principal and learning support coordinator.
Monitoring and/or supervision of hygiene and self-care programs, such as dressing, eating, toileting, and for personal needs
Students mobility needs, such as lifting, handling, positioning and transferring a student from one position or place to another
Maintaining, cleaning, setting up and storing of specialised equipment such as communication and vision aids, braillers etc
Recharge essential equipment such as electric wheelchair and stair chair batteries, computers, cameras
Scribe, note take, interpret the needs of hearing impaired students or those with a significant disability
Assist with the use of orthotic devices, specialised equipment and augmentative communication programs either aided or unaided
Assist with specific instructional programs as directed by the teacher/learning support coordinator
For further information about the role, please contact: Meredith Roe Director of External Studies 0447 736 131 [email protected] For further information about the remuneration package, please contact: Marie Masotto Business Manager 0428 833 470 [email protected]
Application for Non-Teaching Position
Please complete this Application for Employment to which you should attach your:
Cover Letter
Resume
Copies of all relevant qualifications
Copy of Working With Children Card and National Police History Check
1. Personal Information
Surname
Christian Names
Home Address
Home Telephone
Present Employer Business Address
Present Employer Business Telephone
Religion
Length of notice
required by present
employer
Earliest date for
taking up appointment
2. Referees
Names and addresses of persons who have consented to act as referees.
The Principal reserves the right to contact persons not nominated in this application
2.1 Professional Referee 1
Name
Address
Telephone Home: Business:
2.2 Professional Referee 2
Name
Address
Telephone Home: Business:
2.3 Current Employer
Name
Address
Telephone Home: Business:
If you do not want the person nominated in 2.3 to be contacted please outline your
reasons, and nominate as a referee a previous employer or another person to whom
you have been responsible in your employment.
2.4 Alternative to 2.3
Name
Address
Telephone Home: Business:
3 Employment History (Provide details of the places in which you have worked, the duties undertaken, and the length of service with each
employer)
Company Name Duties Undertaken Years of Service
4. Other Qualities
Please briefly outline your personal qualities which would make you a suitable
applicant for appointment.
5. Other Relevant Information
Additional relevant information should be attached separately.
Where did you see this position advertised?
Date
Successful applicants will need to apply for a Working With Children Check and a
Department of Education & Training Criminal History Check. The cost of these clearances
is borne by the applicant. Information about these forms is available on
www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au and on
http://eddept.wa.edu.au/screening/docs/police_clearance.pdf
NAGLE CATHOLIC COLLEGE
Notice concerning Collection of Information
1. In applying for this position you will be providing Nagle Catholic College with personal information. We can be contacted by telephone at (08) 9920 0500, by fax at (08) 99200 515, and by e-mail at [email protected].
2. If you provide us with personal information, for example your name and address or information contained on your resume, we will collect the information in order to assess your application.
3. You agree that we may store this information for as long as is necessary to finalise the appointment.
4. Nominated referees of short-listed applicants will be contacted prior to the offering of a position. Non-nominated referees may also be contacted.
5. You may seek access to your personal information that we hold about you if you are unsuccessful for the position. However, there will be occasions when access is denied. Such occasions would include where access would have an unreasonable impact on the privacy of others.
6. We will not disclose this information to a third party without your consent.
7. If you provide us with the personal information of others, we encourage you to inform them that you are disclosing that information to the School and why, that they can access that information if they wish, that the School does not usually disclose the information to third parties and that we may store their information until the completion of the appointment process.
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