Wellbeing Suppport
Core
Provide routine support, basic physical care, and wellbeing assistance to students in a school environment, including those with mild intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors.
Role type
Education support class position (support staff)
Builds
Support for educational programs and student routines
Domain
Education / Special Needs Support
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Communication with students and staff, basic physical care (toileting, meals, lifting), behavior support, coordination of support tasks, medical intervention support (with training), specialized communication support (AUSLAN, braille)
Preferred skills
Experience with students with mild intellectual disabilities, experience with challenging behaviors, understanding of School Wide Positive Behaviour Supports
Responsibilities
Provide routine support for teachers including assisting with planning of student routines, provide basic physical care and wellbeing support for students, address immediate behavioral presentations, provide basic support and supervision for individuals or groups of up to 4 students, provide medical intervention support to students under specific conditions, provide specialized communication support for students and teachers
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, supervised role