Burpengary State School is seeking a passionate Teacher Aide (Identified) to provide culturally responsive support that strengthens engagement, wellbeing, and educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students through strong school community partnerships. You will also contribute to the broader school community by supporting cultural awareness and understanding.

This position is being offered in a Temporary Part-Time capacity (0.79FTE), 60 hours per fortnight.

Job details

About the School

Burpengary State School is a vibrant primary school in Burpengary, Queensland, educating students from Prep to Year 6 in a supportive and inclusive environment. The school focuses on quality teaching, strong student wellbeing and positive partnerships with families and the local community to help each student thrive.

About the Role

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting teachers and students with sporting activities and with school excursions.
• Communicating effectively and displaying high level of interpersonal skills to function as an effective team member.
• Development of activities which promote productive partnerships between individual and group members of the community, under the relevant teacher or other staff member responsible for the indigenous portfolio.
• Maintaining anecdotal records on students for use in reviewing student's development.
• Displaying confidentiality, tact, reliability and sensitivity to students and their families.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

A mandatory requirement of this role is:

• For this position, it is a genuine occupational requirement that it be filled by an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person as set out in Section 7 of the Anti Discrimination Act 1991 for the purposes contained in Section 25 of that Act.

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 2-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.

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 Applicant Information Package and follow the instructions.

Documents

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

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 232KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MNR683460_26T Role Description (PDF, 321KB)
  Role Description