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SalaryAn exciting opportunity exists at Kepnock State High School for a motivated and energetic person to join our team as Teacher Aide (Identified) on a temporary part-time basis (0.95 FTE) until 13 December 2024, unless otherwise determined.
This opportunity will allow the successful applicant to contribute to the provision of a quality educational service by assisting and supporting teachers with the preparation/enhancement of learning materials and associated activities, while supporting activities with the objective of improving learning outcomes of Indigenous students and providing resourcing for cross cultural awareness training to the broader school community.
About Us:
Kepnock State High School is committed to working together with parents to prepare students for the next stage of their life. With excellent teaching practices, high expectations and a supportive and nurturing educational community, students are continuously guided throughout their personal pathway to success. We highly value and focus on the Literacy and Numeracy needs of our students, believing these areas to be the building-blocks of success in all areas of schooling and throughout life.
About the Role:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- 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.
- Maintaining anecdotal records on students for use in reviewing student's development.
- Displaying confidentiality, tact, reliability and sensitivity to students and their families.
- Assisting in the supervision of education activities, under the direction of a teacher (for example, a bush tucker garden). Inclusion and Diversity We all have a role in making our workplace one that embraces and values diverse backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences, creating a workplace where we all belong. Reasonable adjustments may be discussed with your manager, approved and documented to support and promote human rights and diversity across the workforce.
- 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.
Mandatory Requirements for and Identified Role:
It is a genuine occupational requirement for Identified roles that the position 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.
Verification of Aboriginality and/or Torres Strait Island heritage
For administrative purposes, in relation to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role, an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person is a person who identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is either:
- of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent;
- accepted as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community in which he or she lives.
By definition a person who is not an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cannot be employed (on any basis) to perform the duties of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role.
Applicants to this position may have to provide confirmation of their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage. Requesting proof of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage from applicants helps to make sure that this intention is honoured.
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); and
- A 2-pg response to the “How you will be Assessed” section of 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.
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. )
