CHCEDS048 - Work with students in need of additional learning support

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• role and responsibilities of an education support worker and specific understanding of own work role and responsibilities
• education system policies and procedures
• organisational policies and procedures for students with additional needs
• communication and collaboration requirements between different people involved in student learning and its importance in providing support for additional needs
• language, literacy and numeracy support techniques appropriate to the phase of learning
• reasons that some students may require additional support:
• cognitive ability
• physical capacity
• emotional issues
• medical conditions
• psychological conditions
• social issues
• trauma
• giftedness
• support strategies for different types of needs:
• adjustments to program or activities
• adaptations to resources
• use of assistive technologies
• behavioural support techniques
• individual or peer support
• structuring of tasks
• arrangement of learning space
• features of an inclusive approach
• individual learning plans:
• what they are
• how they are developed
• how they are implemented and monitored
• classroom safety considerations and how to respond within the scope of the education support role
• potential indicators of risk to student emotional wellbeing and appropriate responses to these:
• changes in attention and concentration
• changes in interaction with peers
• agitation
• sadness or lethargy
• losing interest in activities usually enjoyed
• changes in perception of self-image
• physical symptoms or visits to the sick-bay
• lack of interest in eating
• talking about death or suicide.