This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2025
Geraldton Senior High School (SHS) is seeking to appoint a hardworking and motivated Mainstream Education Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team.
Geraldton SHS is an inclusive, diverse, and vibrant, growing school of choice located in a coastal, connected community. In 2019 the school transitioned to a Year 7 to 12 campus with an additional 3-year groups added to the school site. The school has adjusted well to this change and staff have worked to ensure younger students are catered for and provided with opportunities throughout their six years of schooling. The first group of Year 7 students will complete Year 12 in 2024.
Our collective vision and moral purpose is 'Learning Now, for the Future'. We are dedicated to this vision, and it calls us to action in several areas that define what Learning Now, for the Future, means.
It means that we teach a curriculum that is rich with real world relevance and has embedded career development within it. Our students are exposed to opportunities for career exploration through language and work-related skills. We teach our students to be literate and numerate to provide them with the foundation of empowerment for their futures. This is balanced with the commitment to explicit teaching of social, emotional, and self-regulation skills, in order to prepare them for a life of wellbeing. We focus on our students becoming effective positive communicators. We design our learning experiences to ensure students learn to think critically and problem solve, using design thinking as crucial STEM thinking skills for the future. We help our students define what the future is for them, and what success looks like for them, in both the short term and long term. Above all, we purposefully plan learning that will prepare our students to contribute to their community and society as a whole.
Find out more about our school by visiting geraldtonshs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
As a Mainstream Education Assistant positioned predominantly in the Physical Education team, you will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of planned education programs for small groups of students. The successful applicant will support the physical education and health education classes, and which will include attending overnight camps and excursions as required. The successful applicant should ideally be physically fit to be able to support the teaching staff with outdoor education and sporting activities.
Key roles and responsibilities for the mainstream EA would include:
- Maintenance and repair of equipment (bikes, canoes, snorkelling gear, fishing equipment etc.)
- Purchasing of equipment.
- Bus maintenance and booking of servicing etc.
- Liaising with external providers (bike shop etc.)
- Assisting teachers in classes.
It would also be desirable if you also held a LR manual, or higher, bus licence along with a Community Surf Rescue or equivalent qualification.
Our belief is that every child is unique with experience, learning styles and goals. From this we provide a broad comprehensive education with pathways leading to attainment of an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications or future employment.
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Anita Fitzsimons, Manager Corporate Services on (08) 9965 8400 or emailing anita.fitzsimons@education.wa.edu.au
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
- obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
- consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
Application Instructions
Apply online in two easy steps:
Step 1: Select Apply for Job
Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work related referees, preferably one (1) being your current line manager.
Step 2: Attach your documents
Your application should include:
- A CV of up to two to four (2-4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- A two to four (2-4) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF
- Demonstrated sound oral and written communication skills, including the ability to interact with students, parents, and teaching professionals.
- Demonstrated sound interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team.
- Demonstrated sound organisational skills that will assist in the delivery of effective educational programs to students.
- Demonstrated ability to assist with the general health and well-being of students.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS908088
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4:30pm (AWST) on Monday, 18 November 2024
