Teacher Aide - Burdekin School

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About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About Burdekin School
Burdekin School is a State special school catering to students from Prep to Year 12, requiring highly individualised curriculum and support services. The school also has an Early Childhood Developmental Program which provides early intervention services for children not yet of school age who require developmental support. Our staff specialise in providing learning environments for students with a range of intellectual and multiple disabilities. Burdekin School caters to students with disabilities, from Gumlu, north of Bowen, to Giru, south of Townsville. We are committed to scaffolding work, social, and life skills of students preparing to transition to post-school options, and actively seek opportunities for our students to participate in the workforce and local community.
About the Role

• 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.

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).

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License