Yandaran State School is looking for someone special and passionate to join our team as a Teacher Aide. This role offers the opportunity to expand your skills across library services, classroom support and the coordination of a small playgroup for local under school aged children. This position is being offered in a Temporary Part-Time capacity (0.29FTE), 22 hours per fortnight, for a period of 6 months unless otherwise determined.

Job details

About our School:

We are a small school 30 minutes drive from Bundaberg. We have a small number of staff and we work very closely together for the benefit of all the students. Our small school is well equipped with up to date resources. All our students, from the youngest prep students through to our fine young adolescent year 6 students, are nurtured and cared for by experienced staff who have genuine empathy with the young. Yandaran State School is a place where relationships matter, where caring for and knowing our students as individuals are two of our core values. As a community we strongly desire to work in a three-way partnership between the student, the parents and the school.

Your Opportunity:

As the Teacher Aide you will contribute to the provision of a quality educational service by assisting and supporting teachers with the preparation and enhancement of learning materials and associated activities.

The Teacher Aide reports to the Principal or nominated delegate as appropriate. The reporting relationship to teachers may be changed by the Principal on a regular basis to fulfil specific needs within the school.

When supporting students with specific health procedures, a Teacher Aide will be under the direct or indirect supervision of a registered nurse or medical practitioner.

Responsibilities:

• A requirement to work is the ability to accession new books to library, remove old books and borrow books to students (includes covering and adding books to our library system) or are willing to do on the job training.
• Initiation of a weekly playgroup at school.
• Communicating effectively and displaying high level of interpersonal skills to function as an effective team member.

Please refer to the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

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.
• 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.

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.

• NCR690169_26T - Role Description (PDF, 315KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 232KB)
  Information Package for Applicants