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 roe.meredith@ncc.wa.edu.au For further information about the remuneration package, please contact: Marie Masotto Business Manager 0428 833 470 masotto.marie@ncc.wa.edu.au

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 admin@ncc.wa.edu.au.

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.