The Royal Children's Hospital

School Support Officer

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  $48/hr  •  Sandoyar Sýsla, FO (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia) is one of Australia’s largest autism-specific service providers, with one of the biggest autism-specific school programs in the world. A not-for-profit organisation, we work in partnership with people of all ages on the autism spectrum, and their families to deliver evidence-informed solutions that are person-centred, family-focused and customer driven.

At Aspect we recognise a different brilliant®, where we seek to understand, engage and celebrate the strengths, interests and aspirations of people on the autism spectrum.

  • Permanent, ongoing opportunities for experienced School Support Officers (5 days per week)
  • A number of casual positions also available (please nominate your preferred days)
  • Are you dedicated to making a profound difference in the lives of students and their families?
  • Do you want to help students achieve their education & wellbeing goals with your expertise and passion?
  • At Aspect, work with students and families to identify student learning goals, building their capacity to succeed and excel.

You will help create a learning environment that tailors to the individual needs of students through evidence informed best practice in autism. A challenging, rewarding and varied role making a difference in the lives of children on the autism spectrum and their families. Develop your knowledge of autism and specialist education approaches. You will work closely in a team with other professionals such as our school psychologist, speech therapists and occupational therapists to develop and deliver quality learning programs.

About Aspect Treetop School

Qualifications

What you bring:

  • Experience working with students on the autism spectrum or other intellectual disability (desirable)
  • Experience implementing Individual Learning Plans
  • Knowledge of transitioning students into mainstream settings
  • Certificate III in Education Support or other relevant tertiary qualification (desirable)
  • Effective communication skills
  • First Aid Certificate (desirable)
  • Depending on the school's location/requirements it may be essential to have a current driver's licence (per relevant state legislation)
  • A Light Rigid (LR) driver's licence (desirable)
  • Capacity to travel across all sites in the area
  • South Australian Working with Children Check required
  • RRHAN-EC mandatory notification training certificate
  • You may be required to provide an international police check

For further details please refer to the Position Profile.

Additional Information

What we offer:

  • Part-time, ongoing positions (school term time only) $32.70 per hour + superannuation
  • Casual hourly rate is $48.44 per hour + superannuation
  • Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay
  • Employee referral incentives
  • Access to a wide range of discounts through Beny on everyday purchases
  • Discounted membership to fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This position is covered by the Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award 2020

To apply: Click on the green "I'm Interested" button, attach your resume and complete the candidate questionnaire; a cover letter is optional. We do not accept CV's directly via email.

Aspect reserves the right to interview and appoint at any stage during the search process.

Enquiries should be directed to: Ian Stewart, Head of Learning & Wellbeing, Aspect Treetop School, (08) 7326 0200 or treetop@aspect.org.au

Aspect is committed to increasing the number of Autistic staff and providing an inclusive workplace where everyone can feel that they belong. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds including, but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, neurodivergent people, people with a disability, the LGBTQIA+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, to apply. We have a range of universal strategies to meet the needs of different people in our hiring processes, and are happy to individualise these.

Learn more about us: www.autismspectrum.org.au

The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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