Teacher's Aide

Aspect Hills Shire School (see more jobs from this school)

Box Hill, NSW 


Diverse Learning Support

Contract Type: Casual/Relief Position

Applications Close: 18 December 2024


Join us in building the foundation of a new school environment, and co-creating transformative experiences for both staff and studentsDo you want to help students achieve their education and wellbeing goals with your expertise and passion?At Aspect, work with students and families to identify student learning goals, building their capacity to succeed and excel.

<p><strong>Location: Gables NSW 2765, Australia</strong></p><p><strong>Job Description</strong></p><p><strong>TEACHER'S AIDE (casual opportunities commencing 2025)</strong></p><ul><li><i><strong>Join us in building the foundation of a new school environment, and co-creating transformative experiences for both staff and students</strong></i></li><li><i><strong>Do you want to help students achieve their education and wellbeing goals with your expertise and passion?</strong></i></li><li><i><strong>At Aspect, work with students and families to identify student learning goals, building their capacity to succeed and excel.</strong></i></li></ul><p><strong>What you will do</strong></p><p>You will help create a learning environment that tailors to the individual needs of students through evidence informed best practice in autism. A challenging, rewarding and varied role making a difference in the lives of children on the autism spectrum and their families. Develop your knowledge of&nbsp;autism and specialist education approaches.&nbsp; You will learn about the ACA which is Aspect's Comprehensive Approach to the way we support autistic people.&nbsp; You will work closely in a team with other professionals such as our school psychologist, speech therapists and occupational therapists to develop and deliver quality learning programs.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>What you bring</strong></p><ul><li>Experience working with students on the autism spectrum or other intellectual disability (desirable)</li><li>Experience implementing Individual Plans</li><li>Knowledge of transitioning students into mainstream settings</li><li>Certificate III in Education Support or other relevant tertiary qualification (desirable)</li><li>Effective communication skills</li><li>First Aid Certificate (desirable)</li><li>Depending on the school's location/requirements it may be essential to have a current driver's licence (per relevant state legislation)</li><li>A Light Rigid (LR) driver's licence (desirable)</li><li>Capacity to travel across all sites in the area</li><li>NSW Working with Children Check for paid employment (required)</li><li>You may be required to provide an international police&nbsp;check.</li></ul><p>Click <a href="https://c.smartrecruiters.com/sr-company-attachments-prod-aws-dc5/64b0a600312c281d46c0f5d1/625ad8c3-9f68-4e8c-a989-e9967b78afed?r=s3-eu-central-1">here </a>for the position profile.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>What we&nbsp;offer</strong></p><ul><li><strong>$49.13 per hour</strong>&nbsp;(includes casual loading) + superannuation</li><li><strong>Salary packaging</strong> options to increase your take-home pay</li><li>Employee <strong>referral incentives</strong></li><li>Access to a wide range of discounts through <i><strong>Perkbox</strong></i> on everyday&nbsp;purchases</li><li>Discounted membership to fitness facilities through<i><strong> Fitness Passport</strong></i></li><li>Employee Assistance Program <strong>(EAP).</strong></li></ul><p><strong>To apply</strong>:&nbsp;Click on the "I'm Interested" button and attach your resume (not compulsory) and complete the candidate questionnaire; cover letter is optional. We do not accept CV's directly via email.</p><p><strong>Applications should be received by 18 December 2024 (end of Term 4),&nbsp;</strong>however, Aspect reserves the right to interview and appoint at any stage during the search process.</p><p><strong>Enquiries should be directed to:&nbsp;</strong>Shane Morris, Principal, Aspect Hills Shire School, <u>hillsshire@autismspectrum.org.au</u> or 0409 245 607.</p><p><i>Aspect is committed to increasing the number of Autistic staff and providing an inclusive workplace where everyone can feel that they belong. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds including, but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, neurodivergent people, people with a disability, the LGBTQIA+ community, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, to apply. We have a range of universal strategies to meet the needs of different people in our hiring processes and are happy to individualise these.</i></p><p><strong>Learn more about us:&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://www.autismspectrum.org.au/"><strong>www.autismspectrum.org.au</strong></a>&nbsp;</p>