About this job
About the School:
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- Hume Anglican Grammar is a multi-campus co-educational Anglican Diocesan School offering education from Prep to Year 12 in the Northern growth corridor of Melbourne. Hume Anglican Grammar has an open enrolment policy so educates children from many faiths and with a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities.
- Since 2011, the School has occupied the Mt Ridley P-12 campus and has1,400 students. In 2019, it opened a second campus in Donnybrook. Commencing with junior primary, and will ultimately have an enrolment of 1,300 from Prep to Year 12.
- In 2023, the School opened its third campus in Kalkallo, as a Primary (P-6) school and as feeder to the Mt Ridley and Donnybrook Secondary schools, it will follow a similar growth pattern to Donnybrook with eventually some 600 students.
- This year, the school has 2,678 students and employs some 270 staff - 185 teaching and 85 non-teaching. Currently, the student enrolment at each campus is at Mt Ridley 1,418, Donnybrook 868 and Kalkallo 392.
- The school is on a growth trajectory and in 2025 is projected to increase to 2,912 students (Mt Ridley 1,428, Donnybrook 1,008 & Kalkallo 476) and ultimately have some 3,612 students (Mt Ridley 1,428, Donnybrook 1,596 and Kalkallo 588) with a corresponding cohort of teaching and general staff on its three campuses with plans for further expansion.
It is not by chance that we have young people who readily display warmth, humour and respect for one another and their teachers.
About the role:
Hume now calls for applications for the position of Learning Enhancement Assistant at our new and growing Donnybrook campus in the Primary School. This role is part time (0.4 - 0.6 FTE) and will commence at the start of Term 3 (22 July 2024) on an ongoing basis. Salary will be pro-rata based on part time working hours.
The Learning Enhancement Assistant is a part of the Learning Enhancement team working under the direction of the Learning Enhancement Coordinator within their area of responsibility. They are responsible for assisting students with additional needs by supporting and extending their learning in the classroom, under the guidance and with the cooperation of the classroom teacher. The Learning Enhancement Assistant will also contribute to assisting students develop the strategies and skills necessary to foster learning, independence and confidence in order to facilitate a students’ ongoing progress and attainment of optimal educational outcomes.
The Learning Enhancement Assistant is a member of the General Staff and works proactively and collaboratively in a team environment to support and enrich their collective responsibilities.
The Learning Enhancement Assistant works in close partnership with the other Learning Enhancement Assistants and Teacher Assistants, and reports to the Director of Teaching and Learning through the Learning Enhancement Coordinator.
About you:
Essential
- Knowledge of, and experience with the approaches to supporting children with additional needs
- Experience in a similar role in an educational setting
- Support for the educational culture and Christian/Anglican ethos of the School
- A current Working with Children Check
Desirable
- Qualifications in the field of educational support
- Involvement in professional communities
For the full position description please visit our website.
Hume Anglican Grammar is committed to child safety. As such, the successful applicant will be expected to obtain a Police Check and satisfy child protection screening (Working With Children Check), as well as adhere to the Schools Child Safety Policy and Staff Code of Conduct. These documents may be downloaded from the School website.
How to apply?
- Applications are required via SEEK, attaching the Hume Anglican Grammar Application Form
- Please visit our website for the Application Form and the Position Description (which contains the KSC) humegrammar.vic.edu.au/employment
- Please address your application to the Director of Teaching and Learning and include the following three separate documents; Cover Letter, Resume and Application Form.
- ***Applicants who do not upload a completed Application Form will not have their application considered. ***
For any enquiries, please contact the Director of Teaching and Learning - Sam Butterfield via email: butterfields@humegrammar.vic.edu.au
Applications may be viewed as they are submitted, and the position may be filled prior to the expiry of this Advertisement - so please apply now!