Teacher Aide

**About the School**:
Lawnton State School was established in 1967 and proudly services the community of Lawnton and nearby suburbs in the Moreton Bay Region. We are an inclusive school catering for children across the Preparatory to Year 6 grades of schooling.
About the Role
As the Teacher Aide, Educational Interpreter, Auslan you will have responsibility for the following:

- Interpret everything that is said in and outside the classroom environment and assist with the communicative needs of deaf or hearing impaired students using Australian Sign Language (Auslan) according to the specific needs of the deaf or hearing impaired student.
- Orally interpret when a deaf or hearing impaired student uses sign language to address the class; when working in a small group and when communicating with another individual student or the teacher.
- Assist in the deaf or hearing impaired student's understanding of the education program through teacher directed tutoring to ensure that the education program is understood. This may include checking for understanding, working on difficult vocabulary and clarifying homework directions.
- Prepare for interpreting by pre-reading appropriate materials such as lesson notes.
- Provide classroom and school level support to enable the learning environment to be inclusive and relevant, with the health and safety of students a high priority.
- Provide support to class teachers and teachers of the deaf during classroom activities through the preparation of teacher designed materials for deaf or hearing impaired students.
- Assist the deaf or hearing impaired student to develop confidence, independence and a sense of well being, through a variety of approaches across educational and social settings.
- Maintain effective communication between students and teachers at all times.

**A mandatory requirement of this role is**:

- Applicants for this position must be willing to undertake appropriate training/proficiency testing in the production of Auslan as determined by the department or hold current National Accreditation Authority for translators and interpreters Ltd (NAATI) accreditation.
- When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

**How to Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Attach a 2-page response to the How you will be Assessed section of the attached role description.

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.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.