This course is designed to provide you with the essential skills to work collaboratively with teachers and students in school and community settings. You may be involved in facilitation of learning for a range of instructional groupings, including for those students in need of additional support. In these roles, the education support worker sources and analyses information from diverse sources, may work with limited direct supervision and could provide guidance to other workers.

Education support workers work mainly with students in classroom settings in primary or secondary schools, as defined by State/Territory legislation.

To ensure an appropriate learning opportunity, prospective students need to demonstrate a capacity to undertake study at a Certificate III level, this can be demonstrated via the following:

• Pre-training review to ensure student has the appropriate level of Language Literacy and Numeracy to achieve the competencies. Where a test result is supplied, it must be within the last 12 months.
• Basic computer skills.
• You will need to be at least 18 years old.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

A satisfactory National Police Check (NPC) and where a student has resided in another country from the age of 16, as a permanent resident of citizen, they will be required to provide a Statutory Declaration.

A satisfactory Working with Children Check

1.CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people

2.CHCECE054 Encourage understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures

3.CHCEDS033 Meet legal and ethical obligations in an education support environment

4.CHCEDS045 Support student mathematics learning

5.CHCEDS046 Support student literacy learning

6.CHCEDS047 Assist in facilitation of student learning

7.CHCEDS048 Work with students in need of additional learning support

8.CHCEDS051 Facilitate learning for students with disabilities

9.CHCEDS056 Provide support to students with autism spectrum disorder

10.CHCEDS058 Support the implementation of behaviour plans

11.CHCEDS059 Contribute to the health, safety and wellbeing of students

12.CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice

13.CHCPRT001 Identify and respond to children and young people at risk

14.HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

15.HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety

16.CHCEDSO50 Support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander education

The Certificate IV in School Based Education Support provides for employment in the following roles:

• Teacher Aide in Schools
• Education Support Staff
• Education Assistant (Special Needs, language/literacy, cultural support)
• Home Tutor
• Early Childhood Assistant Educator
• School Age Care Assistant Educator (Vacation Care, OSHC)
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Education Worker
• Indigenous Language and Culture Teaching Assistant