About this job
This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.
About our School:
With a school motto of "Strive to Achieve", at Miles State High School our partnership in learning is based on ensuring that our students are being prepared for an ever-changing future and that their learning engagement facilitates the pathway of their chosen profession. We consistently and proactively provide our students with many varied learning opportunities and effective resources to engage in a curriculum that supports technology, sport, science, humanities and the arts. These opportunities are delivered in modern facilities that include state of the art Trade Training Centre, a new hospitality kitchen, science laboratories, agricultural operations site, sporting ovals and undercover areas to name a few.
About your Role:
As a Teacher Aide you will contribute to the provision of a quality educational service by assisting and supporting teachers with the preparation of learning materials and associated activities. Your role will include communicating effectively as a team member, displaying confidentiality, tact, reliability and sensitivity to students and their families.
Responsibilities include:
- Assisting teachers and students with sporting activities and with school excursions.
- Assisting with the management and stocktaking of equipment and resources.
- 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.
- The compiling and supervising of class rolls.
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 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.
Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.
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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