Overview : Work Type :Fixed-term - Part time

Salary : Salary not specified

Grade :Education Support - Level 1, Range 2

Occupation :Administration

Location :Melbourne - Western suburbs

Reference :1526249

Selection Criteria :

- Demonstrated general administrative competency, including knowledge, experience or the capacity to learn relevant computer software
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and high level interpersonal skills, including a capacity to develop constructive relationships with students, parents and other staff
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to and work in a team environment, including the ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality
- Demonstrated high level organizational and time management skills, initiative and the ability to work independently

Role :

- The Secondary Teacher Assistant (STA) will perform a number of duties in accordance with guidelines, accepted practice and school policy. The STA will be based in one of the College¿s four Houses and will be linked to a Leading Teacher who will supervise and monitor their work.

- The Secondary Teacher Assistant is required to:

- provide friendly and helpful assistance to students, parents and staff

- prioritise and manage work demands

- communicate effectively with a range of people

- work as part of the house team to ensure tasks are completed in a timely and professional manner

- provide specialized knowledge that is relied upon to deliver services to the work area

Responsibilities : Student Attendance :

- Checking homegroup rolls daily to ensure they are maintained correctly.
- Maintaining student attendance database
- Contacting parents to ascertain whether a student absence is approved.




- Preparing reports for Homegroup teachers and House coordinators to facilitate the follow-up of student absences.
- Issuing late passes and early leaver passes.
- Issuing uniform passes when a coordinator is not present.

House Support :

- Answering and attending to phone and general enquiries to the House
- Directing students to appropriate assistance especially in the absence of coordinators
- Word-processing, filing, photocopying of House documents and resources.
- Ordering supplies and requisites
- Attending House meetings
- Assisting in the organizing of House events eg. Graduations, parent info evenings

Whole school support :

- Creating student appointments with the school psychologist- Updating VET attendance rolls- Year 10 and 11 Exam support- Producing certificates for student award ceremonies- Supporting the VHAP coordinator
- Performing other duties appropriate to the classification to assist in the effective delivery of services

Who May Apply :

- Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

Diversity and Inclusion : Child Safe Standards :

- Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards.



All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at: DE Values :

- The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at: Other Information :

- 5 days, 8.30am to 3.30pm (includes

- hour unpaid lunch break).

- This position is not required to work during school holidays.

Conditions of Employment :

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

Location Profile :

- Keilor Downs College is a large single campus secondary school of approximately 1250 students, situated on the north-western edge of suburban Melbourne. Students and staff reflect the many different cultural backgrounds present within the local community.
- Vocational Major program, with excellent outcomes.
- The college also strongly participates in the Brimbank VET cluster which further enhances the choices available to students by offering over 30 VET classes, with Cert II Hospitality, Cert II Sport & Recreation, and Cert II Building & Construction run on site.
- VM in Year 11.
- A notable aspect of the college is its robust student support structures, with each individual student being known and supported academically and personally. This is achieved by both a House and a Home Group structure. Student engagement and management is based on four vertically str

📌 Administration Support - Sta (Student Teacher Assistant) (Melbourne)
🏢 Government schools
📍 Melbourne