SLSO (School Learning Support Officer)
Role Statement
A school Learning and Support officer is required to assist teachers in school and community settings in:
• The implementation of individual education programs and individual transition programs;
• Providing opportunities for students to develop personal, social, independent living and pre-vocational skills;
• Toileting and personal care needs of students at all age and dependency levels, to include washing, bathing, showering and changing;
• Washing of soiled items of clothing and nappies and in the disposal of used sanitary items;
• Direct food preparation and assisting students with eating and drinking;
• The implementation of travel training programs;
• The supervision of students on excursion, work experience and travel training programs;
• Supervision of students with severe and/or multiple, physical and/or intellectual disabilities which can involve:
- Frequent physical lifting, also involving changing students from one piece of equipment to another;
- Therapy or nursing type duties (which include duties carried out under the guidance of professional staff);
- Administering prescribed medication, keeping medication register;
- Minor maintenance of physical and or electronic equipment used by students;
- Organising the regular servicing of physical and or electronic equipment used by students;
- Serving as part of a transdisciplinary (educational/therapy) team in the development and implementation of individual educational programs;
- Communicating with students using an augmentative communication system most appropriate to the needs of students;
- Taking performance data during the implementation of individual educational programs.