Education Support - Teacher Aide

Location : Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type : Part time / From 28 / 01 / 2025 - 19 / 12 / 2025

Organisation : Schools (Government)

• Salary
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Occupation : Teacher

Reference : 1453860

Lysterfield Primary School values people and relationships over all else. We believe school culture underpins our successes and create opportunities to build trust and care amongst out school community.

We develop students who are curious about the world around them and confident in their knowledge and skills to be successful in the future.

We are guided by the following principles :

Lysterfield PS is located in a relatively quiet residential area on the outskirts of Melbourne's eastern suburbs between Rowville and Ferntree Gully. Our enrolment is currently 538. We offer a comprehensive curriculum driven by our values of curiosity, acceptance, resilience, respect and integrity. There is a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy as well as effective development of the 'Whole Child' which includes social and emotional learning and positive mental health. Our programs include :

Our school values of Curiosity, Acceptance, Respect, Resilience and Integrity are embedded across the school.

There is a wide range of interesting outdoor spaces with shade for students in grounds that have been designed with active and passive areas to cater for the needs of all students. We also have a synthetic turf play area and a soccer ground. The school has the use of the adjacent Lakesfield Reserve for lunchtime and sport activities.

We have developed an inclusive play space in an area which is utilised by students across all year levels. We promote student wellbeing through programmes such as : Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships, Values, Restorative Practices, Student Leadership, Friendology and the PERMAH framework. Our student leaders across the school have a strong sense of community and take responsibility for assemblies, Circles groups and many other leadership opportunities.

We offer specialist classes in Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Mandarin, STEM and Physical Education. We also have literacy support and intervention teachers for Junior, Middle and Senior school students. We currently have 38 teaching staff and 12 non-teaching staff, including administration and integration aides / first aid assistants.

We have an active and engaged parent community that supports the school through fundraising, support with student activities and being actively engaged with their child's education. We have a strong commitment to professional learning for staff and encouraging leadership growth at all stages of a staff members career.

Our staff are committed to improving student outcomes through working in cohesive and collaborative level teams and ensuring our students are fully engaged with their learning.

Attendance requirement for this position]

An education support class position at this range will perform tasks that are carried out in accordance with guidelines, accepted practice, and school policy under supervision and direction. This may include coordination of other education support class staff within the work area or educational program.

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