First Aid Officer
Core
Provides routine support for teachers, basic physical care and wellbeing support for students, and medical intervention support under specific conditions.
Role type
Education support class officer (First Aid focus)
Builds
Student routines, educational programs, and basic physical care tasks
Domain
Special education for students with intellectual disabilities
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
First Aid certification, basic physical care, medical intervention support, student supervision, communication support (AUSLAN/braille)
Preferred skills
Team coordination, professional learning, technical knowledge of basic principles
Responsibilities
Provides basic physical care and wellbeing support for students such as toileting, meals, and lifting; Provides medical intervention support to a student/s, under specific conditions, with appropriate training and guidance; Supports teachers in the coordination of educational programs independently or under minimal supervision; Addresses immediate behavioural presentations relating to specific students within a classroom setting aligned to school policy and procedure.