Library/First Aid Manager

Location Profile

Neerim District Secondary College is a small rural school of 230 students, situated in the picturesque town of Neerim South at the foot of the Baw Baw ranges. The school offers our students and staff an attractive, settled, and inclusive environment with spacious grounds.

Our vision is to empower our students to become the best version of themselves.

Our school is a community that cares for and respects one another. We pride ourselves on our staff working as a cohesive unit to support students and families to achieve their goals.

Our values developed by students, staff, and the community include:

Community - We have a strong sense of belonging to the school community and welcome everyone.
Respect - We have due regard for the feelings, wishes, and/or rights of others.

Perseverance - We admire and encourage others to continue to persevere in spite of barriers.
Leadership - We strongly encourage students to undertake leadership roles but also to take on leadership behaviours.

We offer a strong Year 7-10 Curriculum based on the Victorian Curriculum with a wide range of performing and visual arts, and design technology classes, available to students in the junior and middle years. Our Year 9 students spend one-fifth of their year participating in an applied learning inquiry-based program designed to support the development of students, interpersonal, problem-solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking skills.

Students in Years 10-12 have access to a broad range of VCE subjects offered through on-site face-to-face classes and blended delivery methods. We also offer a strong VCE-Vocational Major (VM) program at Years 10-12. Students completing VCE-VM are supported to enrol in a VET Certificate with external providers and complete Structured Workplace Learning one day per week.

Through the work of passionate and dedicated Student Wellbeing and Student Inclusion Teams, our school provides meaningful interventions and supports that ensure we meet all students individual learning and wellbeing needs.

Neerim District Secondary College receives strong and ongoing support from the Neerim South community and students are regularly involved in volunteering and supporting local community events. Our school is a destination school with increasing enrolments, supportive parents and families, and a motivated and progressive team of staff.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.

SC2 Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.

SC3 Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including 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 and other school staff in respect to the work area.

SC6 A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

Role

This position is 0.6 EFT (3 days a week)

Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.

Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with minimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.

This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

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.

Responsibilities

First Aid

• Coordination of First Aid including monitoring of students
• Completing First aid attendance data, including entering of student sick bay visits into Compass, and staff incidents into EduSafe
• Prepare and maintain student medical action plans, covering all forms of illness, e.g. Asthma, anaphylaxis, diabetes. Ensure all areas of the school are adequately notified of these students and receive up to date information through Compass, posters
• Update and maintain student medications; epipens, Ventolin etc
• Keep first aid room stocked with necessary medical supplies. Prepare inventories, and requisitions for sick bay medical stores
• Maintain qualifications in First aid, including School anaphylaxis assessor, asthma, and diabetes
• Liaise with wellbeing team and management regarding student wellbeing concerns
• Co-ordinate first aid, anaphylaxis and asthma training and maintain accurate records
• Co-ordinate student immunisation program
• Co-ordinate student dental van program.

Library

• Promote, plan, develop, implement and review Library programs and services
• Develop and implement strategies to promote Library products and services
• Select and manage Library resources, equipment and services
• Manage and monitor the Library budget in accordance with school practice
• Maintain and utilise an up to date knowledge of Library management system, carry out circulation operations.
• Support student use of Library computers and photocopiers/printers
• Produce, promote and display relevant materials which creates a positive environment for learning and enhances student engagement
• Manage Library events
• Oversee annual Library stocktake
• Liaise with Myli library service
• Keeping the area clean and safe, including cleaning and dusting bookshelves
• Issue and return library materials.
• Assist teachers in finding relevant materials for class
• Place holds for items required by library users and other Myli Library branches
• Unpack deliveries of items from other Myli branches and collect items from our Library which have been requested by other branches
• Support other educational services of the college as required
• Other duties as directed by the Business Manager

Who May Apply

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

EEO AND OHS Commitment

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via marrung@education.vic.gov.au

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:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

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:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Other Information

Applicants must have a current First Aid Certificate or be willing to obtain one.