Job Description
This role involves assisting students to participate fully in school activities. This includes providing support in the classroom, in the school yard, on school excursions, at sports days, and other out-of-classroom activities. The role may also involve running intervention programs with individuals or small groups......
Bayside Christian College is seeking to appoint Education Support staff to fill vacancies and commence as soon as possible.
The role of Education Support (also known as Teacher Aides) is to support the inclusion of students with a range of needs into school activities.
Bayside Christian College is a coeducational Christian school offering Kindergarten through to Year 12. The College is located in Langwarrin South, at the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula. The College’s 600+ students enjoy learning within a caring and friendly atmosphere set within beautiful natural surroundings.
The Role
This role involves assisting students to participate fully in school activities. This includes providing support in the classroom, in the school yard, on school excursions, at sports days, and other out-of-classroom activities. The role may also involve running intervention programs with individuals or small groups. Learning assistants work under the guidance of the classroom teacher and the Heads of Education Support.
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About You
The successful candidates will have:
- A sound understanding of and commitment to the Christian mission and philosophy of the College
- Ability to build rapport with students, staff and parents
- A desire to support vulnerable students to thrive
- Willingness to learn
It is desirable that you have relevant training and/or previous experience in educational support or a related field.
People currently undertaking (or who have a willingness to undertake) an educational support qualification are encouraged to apply.
People studying a teaching qualification are encouraged to apply as this is credited as relevant training and experience.
Experience in implementing literacy and numeracy intervention programs will be valued, as it strengthens the College’s capacity to provide targeted support and improve student outcomes across core learning areas.
Making an application
Please submit your resume and a cover letter to the HR department via the 'Apply to this Job' button below or alternatively you can forward your resume and cover letter to employment@baysidecc.vic.edu.au. You will also need to complete the Support Staff Application Form.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
Enquiries
For further information about this role, please contact the HR department via hr@baysidecc.vic.edu.au
Please note that Bayside Christian College is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. This will be the primary focus of our care and decision-making. College leaders, staff, volunteers and contractors at Bayside Christian College are required to abide by the Child Safety Code of Conduct.
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Bayside Christian College is a coeducational Kindergarten to Year 12 school located on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne's south-east. The College belongs to a group of schools throughout Australia known as Christian Education National, created to partner with parents in providing an education that embraces Christian values and is based on a Christian worldview.
At Bayside Christian College, we recognise that one of the most important choices you will make for your children will be regarding their education. As children spend approximately one third of their lives at school, we appreciate your desire to choose a school that is aligned with your family’s values and that will cater for your child’s gifts and abilities.
Bayside is committed to providing a nurturing environment to allow your child to develop to their full potential in Christ. We believe that our caring, friendly atmosphere and devotion to Christ is responsible for building the vibrant, healthy school community that we have today.
We recognise that learning is most effective when the needs of the whole child are taken into consideration. Therefore, we provide programs that will help children grow academically, socially, physically, and spiritually. At Bayside Christian College, we believe it is important to be at the cutting edge in education while also ensuring that all we do comes under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
This organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with a disability, Aboriginal children, and children from a culturally and/or linguistically diverse background.