
2025 Teacher Assistant
1 week ago
**Job Title**:Teacher Assistant, Milkwood Steiner School
**Appointed by**: Principal
**Reporting to**: Principal
**Contract**:8:00am-3:00pm Monday to Friday
**Start Date**: January 2025
**Summary**
The Teacher Assistant is a person who strives to be a model worthy of replication for children. They bring a high level of consciousness to their movements, interactions and actions, striving at all times to support the Teacher to maintain a safe, creative, enriching learning space. Personal attributes of the Teacher Assistant include:
- A love for children and the capacity to establish positive relationships with all children
- An ability to respond quickly to directions from the Teacher
- A sensitivity to diverse needs of students the classroom and school
- An ability to speak and respond to challenging situations in ways that are mindful, calm and consistent
- A reflective, self-aware educator, committed to self-improvement and professional development
Indigenous applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Work effectively with the College of Teachers, Principal and Administration staff.
- Assist and support the Teacher in the school day, including modelling participation and supporting student inclusion.
- In future years, the Kindergarten Assistant will be required to supporting the Kindergarten Teacher to plan, implement, document, assess and report on teaching programs aligned to the National Quality Framework, Belonging, Being and Becoming: Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) (*Not required in 2023)
- Participate in the development of educational adjustment plans and other adjustments for individual students based on best practice interventions for inclusion, wellbeing and learning.
- Facilitate small group work in the classroom or in break out rooms, independently.
- Maintain records and participate in child observations.
- Supervise children, exercising duty of care.
- Foster a learning environment which supports independence and the reaching of potential, in each student, according to the principles of Steiner Education.
- Attend relevant meetings, including a reasonable number of planning and professional development meetings, at the discretion of the Principal.
- Ensure appropriate behaviour of students in class, around the school and whilst on excursions or camps.
- Contribute to the care for Milkwood’s learning spaces, ensuring that the aesthetics, layout and management of the room reflect the cultural values of Milkwood Steiner School and support teaching and learning.
**Qualifications**
Applicants seeking employment as a TA in classes Transition-Year 8 require a minimum Certificate III Children’s Services (or working towards this), valid First Aid Qualification and an Ochre Card.
Applicants seeking employment as a TA in the Preschool require a minimum Certificate III Early Childhood Teaching (or working towards this), valid First Aid Qualification and an Ochre Card.
**Selection Criteria**
**Essential**
- A love for children and a commitment to the principles of Steiner Education
- Experience in Primary Schools _or _Early Childhood Settings with an understanding of Steiner childhood development
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and community including demonstrated skills in communication.
- Demonstrated ability to respond to the needs of children with disabilities, Trauma or other factors that affect their capacity to learn.
**Desirable**
- An interest in participating in areas of the school’s professional and cultural life and being an active member of the school’s professional community.
- Training or experience in a Steiner setting.
- Additional qualifications in Trauma, Disability support, Gifted Education, Indigenous Knowledge or qualifications in relevant therapeutic approaches.
Applications to include
- Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria
- CV and registration documents
- 2 referees
Applications close **29 September 2024**
- SCHOOL:
- Milkwood Steiner School
- CLOSING DATE:
- 29 September 2024
- CONTACT:
- Netanela Mizrahi
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