Drillham State School is seeking an energetic and positive person to join their school community within the role as a temporary part-time Teacher Aide. The position is offered at 24 hours and 0.31 FTE per fortnight, until 13 December 2024, unless otherwise determined.
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 Drillham State School
Welcome to Drillham State School, a rural school which prides itself on providing a quality education for Prep to Year 6. Drillham State School is located 20 kilometres west of Miles, in the Western Downs Regional Council. It is situated in a community supported by cattle, grain crops, mining and coal seam gas.
At Drillham State school our vision is to provide an exceptional education that meets the differentiated needs of every child; empowering them with confidence, skills, knowledge and resilience to be the best they can be in their future endeavours. We are passionate about your child and strive to provide a nurturing and supportive environment in which all children can grow. Underpinned by strong school values we focus on the whole child, working with their strengths to enable them to achieve their potential.
About the Role
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- 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.
- Clerical assistance duties
- Assisting in the supervision of education activities, under the direction of a teacher.
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. ( https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/induction/department/human-resources/inclusion-and-diversity#:~:text=Pathways%20to%20Parity,participate%20fully%20in%20our%20workplaces. )