Role Details

Continuing, Term Time (full-time during term-time)

Start: 28 January 2025

 
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION:
Geraldton Flexible School is a Catholic School in the Edmund Rice tradition. There are 23 Flexible Schools throughout Australia who offer a full-time and multiyear secondary education program for young people who have disengaged from mainstream schooling. Enrolled young people may express a broad range of complex education and social needs and flexible schools respond with a variety of flexible and innovative teaching and learning practices including vocational planning and the development of social connectedness.

The purpose of a Flexible School is to provide young people with a varied and holistic set of learning experiences supporting them to identify and pursue an individual transition to adulthood, employment, further education and training and social connectedness.

ABOUT THE ROLE
The Education Assistant – Special Needs (EA) reports to the Principal or to their delegation and has responsibility to support and maintain learning and social inclusion responses of the site. This includes but not limited to:

• Assist Teachers with the delivery of effective learning and teaching programs for young people in both middle and senior phases of secondary education.
• Contributing to the development and implementation of the FLC’s objectives and planning.
• Support a teacher in the delivery of targeted, intensive literacy and numeracy programs.
• Work one-on-one and in small groups with Young People to support their learning.
• Contribute to the Individual Education Plan (IEP) by collecting evidence (particularly for NCCD adjustments).
• Undertake administrative duties such as the preparation of resources for the Young People and as required by the classroom teacher.
• Provide educational and wellbeing support to the young people of the campus including engagement programs, camps and electives
• Support staff in providing resources for activities/programs for young people.
• Work collaboratively and are supported by Teachers, Youth Workers, and the leadership team to provide a safe, conductive work environment.
• Operate within the context of ERAFSN Policies and Procedures.

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Additional Information

ABOUT YOU

• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience with disenfranchised youth, in an education setting – highly desirable
• WA Working with Children Card – essential
• A current unrestricted driver’s license and willingness to drive a bus – essential
• Knowledge of the causes of educational disengagement and barriers young people face
• Experience in supporting young people in literacy and numeracy programs.
• Ability to role model and provide a positive influence for all young people.
• Capacity to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships to work effectively and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team as a team member to achieve positive outcomes.
• Willingness to undertake professional development and to pursue continuous improvement.
• Organised and able to work independently to achieve the goals of the role.
• Capacity to work within timelines and to complete assigned tasks within set timeframe.
• Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a challenging and unpredictable environment.
• Current qualifications or willingness to work towards gaining relevant qualifications.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• Edmund Rice Charism
• Learn how to do school differently
• Salary sacrificing benefits, including FBT exempt payments of up to $15,900 p/a
• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment
• Induction, wellbeing and ongoing professional development
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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