Teacher Aide

**About the Department**:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

**About the School**:
Rosewood State School is situated in the West Moreton District and services the community of Rosewood, which is some 20 kilometres South-West of Ipswich.
Many students travel to school by bus or train. The electric train line stops opposite the school. The school community is drawn from both residential and rural residential areas and is representative of all socio-economic groupings. The majority of year 6 students proceed to Rosewood State High School with the remainder attending private and state high schools in Ipswich.
The parent community is supportive of the school and its programs, which must cater for the wide variety of interests and abilities of students. The school enjoys close links with the local community, participating in many of its activities.

**Your Role**:
As the Teacher Aide, you will contribute to the provision of a quality educational service by assisting and supporting staff.

**Responsibilities include**:

- 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.
- Assisting in preparing, storing, making available and clearing away teaching equipment and materials.
- Assisting teaching staff with playground/bus supervision.
- Contributing to the welfare, health and safety of students including the delivery of first aid. Where the teacher aide is required to administer first aid, the teacher aide would be required to be formally trained in the administration of first aid, and keep such qualifications current. All costs associated with obtaining and maintaining qualifications would be met with school funds.
- Assist students with special needs,
- Specific Literacy and Numeracy duties may include:

- Support for teachers in providing learning materials for students at risk
- Working with small groups as well as individual students
- Use of computers when working with students.

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 have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 1-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.
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).
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