Hume Valley School is a special school with a current enrolment of 372 students from 5 to 18 years of age. The school population represents a broad range of socio-economic and multicultural backgrounds.
The main school campus in Koroit Avenue accommodates students from Prep to Year 2 and Year 7 to Year 10. Our newly established Narrun Campus, co-located with Dallas Brooks Community Primary School, accommodate our students from Year 3 to Year 6, inclusive and our Tanderrum Way campus, co-located within Hume Central Senior Secondary College, caters for our Years 11 and 12 students.
School facilities include:
Our Vision is to create an inclusive, safe, respectful and engaged learning community where all students are motivated and enabled to maximise their social, personal, educational and post school potential.
Values
The school values, Respect, Responsibility and Resilience are embedded in all school policies and practices. At the centre of the school’s values are the expectations that all students be ready for learning, respect themselves and others, act safely and care for their school.
Teaching and Learning
The school community is committed to creating a vibrant educational environment where students and their learning are highly valued.
The Prep to Year 9 curriculum is based on the Victorian Curriculum, Year 10 students participate in a PreCAL pre-vocational course, while Year 11 and 12 students undertake Foundation Level VCAL, a range of VET in Schools subjects and School Based Apprenticeships.
The school offers individual educational planning for each student.
The comprehensive curriculum is designed to enable inclusive and flexible approaches to learning to accommodate the various learning styles and special needs of all students.
Personal Learning Support Plan Goals are set at the Student Support Group meetings held at the beginning of the year and reviewed throughout the year.
The individually planned programs are based on the student’s abilities, strengths and interests with particular emphasis on English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Personal and Social Capabilities.
Specialist programs are provided in the areas of Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Instrumental Music, Physical Education and Inter School Sport, Traffic Safety Education, Outdoor Education, Food Technology, Gardening and environmental sustainability (Prep to Year 9) and Horticulture (Years 10 to 12), Media & Design, Independent Living Skills, Health & Safety, Careers Education and Vocational Training.
All programs focus on the development of literacy and numeracy skills, behaviour and social skills, creative and recreation skills and for older students, independence and work/industry skills. Enrichment programs include travel training, a community access (excursion) program and the highly engaging community connections and mentoring programs.
School Community
The Hume Valley School Community, parents, staff and students, work cooperatively to ensure a safe, professional approach to providing a quality education.
Parent and community group programs and activities are facilitated within the school to provide support for families in coping with the challenges of nurturing children with disabilities. These programs include regular parent group meeting, events and information sessions.
A well-resourced therapy team and a student wellbeing team provide support to students and their families across the school and coordinate the consistent application of School Wide Positive Behaviour Support and Trauma Informed policies and practices.
The school has an excellent history of achievement in meeting the needs of the students. It provides a supportive learning environment in which the students feel secure, and develop self-esteem by experiencing success.
The school has nominated to appoint a Numeracy Leader. This Learning Specialist Numeracy Leader position has proven difficult to staff due to the level of knowledge and expertise required to address the complexity of the learning needs of our students
Selection Criteria
SC1 Capacity to undertake routine support tasks across a range of functions in one or more work areas within a school environment.
SC2 Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively with members of the school community including students and the capacity to provide support and/or attendant care to students where necessary.
SC3 Demonstrated proficiency in the use of office systems, software or technical equipment as relevant to the position.
SC4 Capacity to work cooperatively with a range of people including teachers, education support, students and parents.
SC5 A commitment to professional learning and growth.
LOCAL SELECTION CRITERIA
SC6 Demonstrate an ability to work with students with special needs and develop positive relationships with students, including those who may also display challenging behaviours.
Role
Undertakes routine tasks that are usually carried out under close supervision and direction. Work that carries some degree of independence will generally involve a limited number of tasks performed on a regular basis where priorities are clear, procedures are well established and direction is readily available.
Work has little scope for deviation. Problems can usually be solved by reference to well documented procedures and instructions and clearly established practices.
Deviation from established procedures will require reference to others for guidance and direction.
Assistance is readily available when problems arise. An experienced employee at range 1 will exercise limited judgement within clearly defined guidelines and well established practices that relate specifically to the tasks performed.
Does not carry responsibility for the work of others. More experienced employees will provide basic guidance and advice to others relating to tasks within the work area.
An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor.
Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee's position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.
Qualification requirements do not operate at range 1. Certification requirements may be required to legally perform specific tasks - e.g. driver's licence, first aid, safe food handling.
Responsibilities
Who May Apply
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.
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