Brightwater State School are welcoming applications for a Teacher Aide to join their school community.

This vacancy incorporates permanent hours of 4.25hpw and temporary hours of 27.25hpw (total of 30hpw plus SJM) Rostered hours are 8.00am to 3.15pm. The temporary hours end date is 12 December 2025.

As a Teacher Aide you will contribute to the provision of a quality educational service by assisting and supporting teachers, students and parents with learning activities and administrative duties in a supportive school environment.

Job details

About Brightwater State School

Brightwater State School's vision is "A bright beginning to lifelong learning." This captures what our community strives to achieve daily. A learning community where all students, parents and staff collaborate to support, develop and facilitate active engagement, authentic success and instil a love of learning enabling our students to be clever, creative and caring young people. Our 2025 school priorities are teaching & engagement and wellbeing for learning success through a shared commitment to our school values. This supports a positive school culture where everyone feels safe, supported and a sense of belonging together with students demonstrating high levels of engagement and learning success.

About the Role

Teacher Aides at Brightwater State School are required to provide support to students from Prep to Year 6, First Aid Officer role and library support. The Teacher Aide team is deployed to ensure responsiveness to student learning and engagement needs. Rotation of roles and responsibilities occurs on a regular basis.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• The role involves a variety of cleaning and maintenance duties aimed at ensuring a clean and safe school environment. Responsibilities include cleaning windows, doors, sinks, drinking fountains, lavatory basins, glassware, and cupboards, as well as sanitising toilet facilities and sick bays. It also includes maintaining equipment, controlling cobwebs and mildew using extendable tools, and cleaning various surfaces such as concrete, bitumen, asphalt, and paved areas. Other cleaning tasks include dusting furniture and equipment, sweeping, vacuuming, removing graffiti, and maintaining vinyl and timber floors, including buffing, stripping, and polishing.
• Security-related tasks include activating and deactivating school security systems, and locking or unlocking buildings as needed. The role also involves liaising with the Principal or Business Manager regarding the purchase and replacement of cleaning materials. Additionally, the person in this role will report security, safety, or damage concerns to the Principal, Business Manager, or Schools Officer (Facilities and/or Grounds) and refer members of the public to the relevant school personnel.
• Other duties include the disposal of rubbish and litter control, removal of materials from drains and gutters, and performing any other appropriate cleaning tasks as directed by the Principal or Business Manager. The position may require taking on additional suitable responsibilities consistent with the role, as directed by the supervisor or nominated delegate.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply

• Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
• A 1-pg written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.
• Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in 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). 

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. 

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• NCR645929_25T - Role Description (PDF, 166KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants