Teacher Aide

**Estimated start date**:January 2025
**Position tenure**:Part Time | Fixed Term
**Weeks worked**:School term weeks only (holidays unpaid)
**Tenure duration**:To the end of school year 2025
**Total Paid Hours (per week) & days required**:27.5 hours per week - required to work Monday to Friday
**Salary level, range or hourly rate**:School Officer Level 2 (School Salary Scale)/(Services Salary Scale)

**Employment conditions**: Diocesan Catholic Education Employing Authorities in Queensland Single Interest Agreement

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school in the Brisbane suburb of Darra, administered by the Brisbane Catholic Education Office. The school currently has 530 students enrolled in 21 classes from Prep to Year 6. We are a school community that takes pride in being ‘Heart People’ where we care for and support each other as we model the values of faith, hope, love and excellence each and every day. OLSH boasts a beautiful, multicultural community and we are proud to celebrate this diversity as we pray, learn and grow together. **Explore **our school website** to learn more about us.**

**We are seeking a Teacher Aide to undertake a range of tasks in supporting the needs of students, under the direction of the teacher, in our 7-12 classroom.**

**In this role, you will be expected to**:

- Participate in and support the P-12 Student Services Leader with the implementation of a number of programs designed to assist student learning;
- Assist developmentally appropriate student learning, either individually or in groups, under the direct supervision of an academic staff member where limited discretion and judgement are involved;
- Under direct and/or routine supervision, perform tasks of limited complexity, associated with classroom learning experiences, such as assisting teachers in preparing, implementing and supervising learning programs;
- Support developmentally appropriate student learning to engage at risk students, either individually or in groups, under the general supervision of academic teaching staff;
- Provide scribe, one on one reading support, reading aloud and storytelling to students under teacher supervision;
- Maintain anecdotal and routine records on student and classroom activities for use by the classroom teacher;
- Support the routine use of technology and assistive technology when working with students;
- Provide appropriate assistance to students experiencing academic/learning difficulties at school and at home which may put them at risk of leaving school prematurely;
- Contribute to school processes for the referral of at risk students to appropriate college support services that will assist students to overcome barriers to education and training;
- Support special needs students in relation to their physical and personal needs;
- Attend professional development sessions run by the College targeting educational support for special needs students;
- Perform within established routines, tasks associated with printing, copying, collating, filing, binding, document production and other administrative tasks as requested;
- Participate in the Playground Supervision Duty Roster as directed including playground support for special needs students; and
- Attend excursions as directed to provide support to special needs students.

**To be successful in this role, you will be able to meet the following criteria**:

- Ability to organise time and prioritise tasks;
- Good communication skills with both children and adults;
- Ability to accept direction but also exercise initiative when appropriate;
- Flexibility - able to work with students who have varying behavioural and learning challenges on a daily and weekly basis;
- Ability to act and react calmly in stressful situations involving student’s behaviour;
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism in all matters relating to the role; and
- Ability to work with special needs students in the classroom, individually or in small groups.

To be eligible to be considered for this role you will:

- hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement;
- be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment; and
- have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education.
- Have a commitment to Safeguarding
- The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct Working With Children (WWC) and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.

**Contact**: Renee Cabria
**Contact number**: 3489 4800
**Closing date**:17-Nov-2024