Learning Support Assistant
Westminster School
Marion, Adelaide
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- 28/01/2020
Job overview
Fixed term part-time for 22 hours per week (during School term times).
About Westminster
Westminster School is a leading coeducational, day and boarding Uniting Church School located in Marion, south-west of the city. We promote being courageous, curious, inclusive, kind, mindful and resilient and aim to instill these values in both our students and our staff.
Our Mission is to provide an exceptional education for students Preschool to Year 12.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Learning Support Assistant to provide in-class assistance to students with special educational needs, including students for whom English is an additional language. You will support teachers in preparing differentiated teaching and learning materials, monitoring student progress and communicating with parents.
The Learning Support Assistant will work in the Senior School on a fixed term, part-time basis for 22 hours per week during school terms only. Hours may be spread across the week to fit in with student timetables and may change from term to term.
This is a fixed term arrangement for 2020 and Terms 1 & 2 2021.
Key Selection Criteria: Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Certificate III in Education Support (as minimum or equivalent)
- Demonstrated success in providing student support
- Excellent ICT skills in the classroom and for administrative tasks
- Sound administrative skills
- Current certifications in First Aid
- Awareness of the Privacy Act
- Demonstrated success in providing literacy and numeracy support at secondary level
- While teaching qualifications are not essential, experience working with students in a senior school and classroom environment would be an advantage.
- Experience providing support to English as an Additional Language learners would be advantageous.
- Experience providing support to Indigenous students would be advantageous.
- Fluency in Mandarin and English is highly desirable
Key Selection Criteria: Personal Qualities
- Initiative and the capacity for self-direction, while at the same time contributing to the output of the larger team.
- A positive, enthusiastic team member with superior organisational skills, the ability to set goals and prioritise work, and the capacity to manage multiple, simultaneous tasks.
- An open and friendly disposition and a sense of humour.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to students and parents from a range of age groups, experiences, cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
- Ability to ensure confidentiality
- Willingness to work within a flexible timetable
A position description is available on our website under Careers. www.westminster.school
For further information about this role please contact humanresources@westminster.sa.edu.au
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter to Mr David Wallage, Head of Senior School.
Applications will only be accepted when submitted through Seek
Applications close 18 December 2019.
Westminster, where you can achieve more than you thought possible.
Attached documents
About Westminster School
- Westminster School
- 1-27 Alison Avenue, Marion
- South Australia
- 5043
- Australia
We offer superb facilities set on 23 spacious hectares, more than 40 subject choices in Year 12, around 200 sporting teams, activity clubs and ensembles, outstanding wellbeing programs and teachers who are leaders in their field. Westminster provides the best resources for an exceptional all-round education, giving boys and girls from Early Learning to Year 12 every opportunity to achieve all-round excellence. Established in 1961, Westminster School is a leading coeducational independent day and Boarding School in Marion, a south-west suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, close to beaches and the city. We are affiliated with the Uniting Church, active members of Round Square and the World Leading Schools Association, both international networks of innovative schools. Westminster has around 1200 students from Early Learning to Year 12 who are given every opportunity to be their best every day.
Principal
Simon Shepherd
Vision and Values
Westminster’s holistic approach to education ensures that the social, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing of each student complements their academic success.
Our Aspiration: Westminster, where you can achieve more than you thought possible.
Our Mission: To provide an exceptional education for students, Preschool to Year 12.
Our Values: The Christian ethos of our School community is underpinned by our values:
KIND CURIOUS COURAGEOUS INCLUSIVE MINDFUL RESILIENT
Academic Overview
At Westminster, we aspire to provide every student with an exceptional all-round education. We are a leader in education and offer an extensive range of subjects (currently around 40 in Year 12).
The Melbourne Declaration, made by all Australian Education Ministers in 2008, set two goals to be met; the first that Australian schooling promotes equity and excellence; the second that all young Australians become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, active and informed citizens.
Everything we do here at Westminster aligns with these basic principles. Our curriculum gives students every opportunity to achieve their own excellence. We continually revitalise our curriculum across all year levels to ensure it is current and relevant, addresses the capabilities required by ACARA (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority) and meets the requirements of the SA Certificate of Education (SACE).
As students progress through school, they need greater choice to create their own adventures. Additionally, we need to account for students who perform at different levels by continuing to support and challenge them with tailored learning plans. Academically gifted children deserve to have their needs met as must those who need academic support. Education content and delivery is constantly evolving to ensure that we achieve the best learning outcomes for our students.
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