Operational Teaching Assistant

Selection Criteria

Skills

1.Demonstrated strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks

2.Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills

3.Demonstrated a level of initiative to complete tasks in a timely manner

4.Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a team and take direction from teachers and school leadership

5.Demonstrated strong computer skills and the ability to learn new software applications quickly. 

6.Demonstrated strong written communication skills, including the capacity to clearly convey information, craft professional emails, and adapt writing style to suit difference audiences and purposes. 

Role

Victoria has secured funding from the Australian Government¿s Workload Reduction Fund to trial a new type of Education Support role in schools to reduce teacher workload. The Operational Teaching Assistant (OTA) will play an integral role in supporting a reduction in teacher workload. The role involves performing a variety of tasks typically undertaken by teachers that do not require a teaching qualification, VIT registration, or the specific skills and knowledge of a teacher. The OTA will undertake these responsibilities and reduce the workload of teachers.

Role Description:

P-6 Operational Teaching Assistant - Supporting 5 PLC Teams with a range of administrative tasks, each team has the OTA 1 day a week (Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3/4 and Year 5/6)

 The responsibilities and tasks for this role may include:

• photocopying, collating, laminating and cutting learning materials 

• placing classroom resource orders 

• collecti…