About this job
About the School:
Spinifex State College is a three campus educational facility. Our Junior Campus caters to years 7-9, Senior Campus years 10-12 and the Residential Campus houses all boarding students between Grades 7-12. These students come from North West Queensland and go home to community during the school holidays. Our school aims to develop clever, skilled and creative learners. To achieve this aim, we provide students with access to quality curriculum programs and learning opportunities. We also inspire our students to explore their passions, harness their unique talents and fulfil their potential. Each year our students who aspire to tertiary education achieve excellent results due to the support and readiness programs run by the school. Students who aspire to transition into work or Vocational Education and Training (VET) benefit by our close links with TAFE and industry.
About the Role:
You will be working in a team of people who are responsible for the safe and secure environment away from home for secondary students in a boarding setting.
As the Student Support Worker you will:
- Be responsible for the provision of a safe and secure environment away from home for secondary students attending the residential campus as well as monitoring the health and wellbeing of these students.
- Liaise with the students, school and parents of students on a regular basis to recognise any educational, social, emotional or behavioural problems.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide around the clock pastoral care to adolescent students living away from home in a residential campus, with specific responsibilities for:
- planning weekly and daily activity sessions for students.
- monitoring the health and wellbeing of students under pastoral care.
- enforcing residential rules and policies such as bedtime, departure, visitor and study.
- Monitor the behaviour of students and apply behaviour management strategies in order to assist students gain positive educational and social outcomes.
- Monitor the overall behaviour of students in order to identify if any individuals are experiencing problems and organise intervention before such problems get out of hand.
The ideal applicant should have experience in working with adolescents in a boarding school campus.
Current First Aid training or a willingness to obtain a First Aid certificate, the possession of a Working with Children Blue Card and a car licence are mandatory. A willingness to obtain a LHR bus licence is compulsory.
The successful applicant will undergo a Criminal History Check before employment commences.
Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
- Attach a 1-page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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