Department of Education Victoria – Hoppers Crossing VIC

2d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Warringa Park School is a specialist school located in Hoppers Crossing. The school population is drawn from the City of Wyndham and caters for students aged 5 to18 years who have a diagnosed intellectual disability ranging from mild to profound. Warringa Park is a P-12 school organised around the three stages of learning
- the lower, middle and upper years. The Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) is offered in the later years. Our school currently has an enrolment in excess of 700 students situated over four campuses. Our Cayleys Road Campus, located in Werribee South, holds our Year 10-12 VPC students as well as a versatile learning program for our Year 7-12 students. A year 7 to 9 campus is situated on the grounds of The Grange P-12 College in Bethany Rd. Our new campus located at Polly Parade Tarneit opened in 2023 and caters for our foundation and lower primary students from Prep to Grade 3. Warringa Park School promotes and values excellence in education for students with additional learning needs. There is collective efficacy amongst teaching staff that all students in our school can learn and want to learn and by working together we can make a difference to their learning achievements. The school provides a balanced and personalised curriculum where improved learning outcomes in English, Mathematics and Science are seen as integral to the achievement of successful post school options. The learning growth of students is charted using ABLES and The Victorian Curriculum.



A high level of student engagement and improved student learning is being achieved by integrating eLearning into teaching and learning practice. Our school prides itself on our work within the science and technology curriculum. Warringa Park School is a 1:1 iPad school and is one of 24 schools selected nationwide as an Apple Distinguished School. Our purpose is to provide a stimulating, safe, challenging, and flexible learning environment where student achievement is acknowledged and celebrated. The school provides facilities and centres of learning which are spacious, bright, and well-resourced to meet the needs of the 21st century learner. There is a strong focus on student well-being and building effective home school partnerships.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated experience and skills in coordinating a specific education support function.

SC2 Demonstrated capacity to supervise the work of other support staff and to develop procedures and guidelines relating to the work area.

SC3 Demonstrated high level oral and written communication skills.

SC4 Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.

SC5 Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management in respect to the work area.

SC6 Demonstrated commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others

Role

The school Nurse Assistant will form part of the Warringa Park School Wellbeing Team.




This team of multidisciplinary professionals are required to work across all Warringa Park School campuses. The school Nurse will work closely with students, school staff, the wider school community, external health services and relevant community agencies. The position of School Nurse involves, but is not limited to, administration of First Aid, responding to illnesses and injuries, administering medication, managing chronic conditions, liaising with parents and guardians and maintain medical records. Special considerations for this role are the ability to work with students aged 5 years to 18 years with an intellectual disability ranging from mild to profound and working with students with high medical needs.

Responsibilities

Provide effective initial treatment in the event of minor medical conditions to emergency medical situations. This includes, but is not limited to; management of cuts, abrasions, contusions, soft tissue injury, fractures, basic wound care, minor bleeding to emergency situations including trauma, severe bleeding and asthma;

- Support the management of students' chronic health conditions during regular school hours (this includes management and coordination of personal medications during sport and off-campus events, such as camps, excursions);
- Maintain written documentation for all treatments performed;
- Effectively communicate and liaise with school staff, parents, students, doctors and specialists in regard to any medical conditions relating to the student;
- Complete incident reports where necessary for students and staff and examine the individual situations t

📌 Nurse Assistant (Melbourne)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Melbourne