Teacher Aide

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Yeronga State High School is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Teacher Aide to join our Senior School within our high school community, providing tailored support that empowers students to thrive. If you're passionate about education and making a difference, we'd love to have you on our team

This position is being offered in a Temporary Part-Time capacity (0.66FTE), 50 hours per fortnight.

Yeronga State High School is a diverse and inclusive secondary school located just south of Brisbane's Central Business District. With a strong commitment to academic excellence, cultural understanding, and student wellbeing, the school serves a multicultural community and offers a wide range of academic, vocational, and extracurricular opportunities. Yeronga State High School prides itself on fostering a supportive environment where every student is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential.

• Administrative duties including typing teachers' notes and work programs, compiling and supervising class rolls, duplicating/ photocopying teaching materials, collation and duplication of exam papers, recording of examination results, compiling students results records, checking bus lists, assisting in organising off-site activities.
• Supervision of small groups of students, undertaking specific learning activities designed by a teacher, when the teacher is not in the room but is available to be called on if needed.
• Conducting reading groups, maths groups, art activities, and sports activities, including the gathering of applicable resources, in cooperation with teachers.
• Conduct class/group tutorials in computer laboratory, including Microsoft Word and Publisher, in cooperation with teachers.
• Supervision of students on the playground, bus, during sporting activities and school excursions in partnership with a teacher.
• Contributing to the welfare, health and safety of students including the delivery of first aid. The teacher aide is required to be formally trained in the administration of first aid, and keep such qualifications current. All costs associated with obtaining and maintaining qualifications will be met from school funds.
• Assisting students with special needs, including moving disabled pupils, assisting with positioning, meals, toileting and dressing of pupils unable to care for themselves.
• Maintaining anecdotal records on students for use in reviewing students' development.
• Displaying respect and empathy for students with high level needs and confidentiality, tact, reliability and sensitivity to students and their families.
• Management of teaching/learning resources, book hire schemes, loans and retrievals.
• Providing support to teachers in behaviour management programs, learning support programs and to students requiring specific therapy programs, working with students on a regular basis where teachers/specialists are available only at intervals for reporting and review.
• Managing the printery using appropriate security measures, high level time management and work organisation skills. Produce publications as required, to deadlines negotiated with teaching and administration staff. Manage stock orders, allocate costs correctly and ensure schedules are followed for the maintenance of equipment.

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page written statement in response to 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.

• Occupational group: Education & Training
• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Education and Training
• Industries: Government Administration