Teacher Aide - Wellington Point State High School

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About the School

Wellington Point State High School is located in the beautiful Redland Bay area, just a short drive from Brisbane. Set in a relaxed coastal suburb, our school is part of a close-knit, family-focused community. We take pride in our supportive and inclusive environment, guided by our core values of being Respectful, United, Dynamic, Selfless and Determined.

Your Opportunity

As the Teacher Aide, you will:

Contribute to the provision of a quality educational service by assisting and supporting teachers with the preparation and enhancement of learning materials and associated activities.

The Teacher Aide reports to the Principal or nominated delegate as appropriate. The reporting relationship to teachers may be changed by the Principal on a regular basis to fulfil specific needs within the school. When supporting students with specific health procedures, a Teacher Aide will be under the direct or indirect supervision of a registered nurse or medical practitioner.

Your Responsibilities

As the Teacher Aide (TAOO2), your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Assisting teachers and students with sporting activities and with school excursions.
Assisting with the management and stocktaking of equipment and resources.
Communicating effectively and displaying high level of interpersonal skills to function as an effective team member.
Maintaining anecdotal records on students for use in reviewing student's development.
Displaying respect and empathy for students with high level needs.
Displaying confidentiality, tact, reliability and sensitively to students and their families.
The compiling and supervising of class rolls.

As the Teacher Aide (TAOO4), your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Assist and support teachers in the preparation of quality and effective teaching and learning programs which are consistent with the Principles of Effective Learning and Teaching and relevant syllabi, curriculum policies, work programs and educational trends.
Support students through interaction with them in a variety of settings and through the active development of supportive learning environments and effective behaviour management practices.
Assist teachers in providing for the physical, social, cultural and emotional wellbeing and physical safety of students whilst at school and enhance their overall development towards effective citizenship and responsible adulthood through participation in timetabled, non-timetabled and planned extra curricula activities.
Work in a number of areas that require knowledge of policies and procedures, hygiene monitoring, behaviour management, alternative and greater communication devices and strategies, physiotherapy, first aid, classroom duties, assisting in program delivery and keeping students focused.
With regard to the nature of the position, take responsibility for larger work groups or functions, field groups or regional operations.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history).
Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) addressing the how you maybe be assessed section of the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. Read more