School Officer - Assisting Student Learning (Individual Support)

Townsville Catholic Education Office; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 47,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading

Long service leave after 7 years

Salary packaging options

Up to 14 weeks parental leave

Job summary

Townsville Catholic Education Office invites applications for a School Officer - Individual Support at Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan. The role supports students with complex health and personal care needs, providing mobility, hygiene and communication assistance to enable participation in school life.

You will work with teachers and staff to remove barriers to learning, promote safety and inclusion, and contribute to a welcoming school community that values every learner.

Qualifications

• Support students with complex health and personal care needs.
• Demonstrate patience, respect and collaborative approach.
• Experience assisting students with disability is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist with mobility, transfers, hygiene and toileting.
• Support students to use AAC and other communication methods.
• Provide individualised support inside and outside the classroom.
• Help remove barriers to learning and create a safe, inclusive environment.

Skills

Patience

Respect

Disability support experience

Collaboration

AAC knowledge

Tools

AAC

Job description

Job No: TCE5152

Location: Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan

Commencement Date: as soon as practicable

Salary Range: $34.17 - $35.62 per hour pending experiance

School Officer - Assisting Student Learning (Individual Support) | Permanent, Term-Time 30 hours/week.

Make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people by joining our dedicated team as a School Officer - Individual Support. In this important role, you will support students with complex health and personal care requirements to access, participate in and engage fully in school life.

You will provide individualised support both inside and outside the classroom, including assistance with mobility, transfers, hygiene and toileting, as well as supporting students to use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and other communication methods. Working closely with students, teachers and other support staff, you will help remove barriers to learning and participation and contribute to a safe, inclusive and welcoming school environment where every student is valued and supported to succeed. If you are a collaborative and caring professional who brings patience, respect and experience in supporting people with disability, we would love to hear from you.

Guided by Catholic values, you’ll embrace the school’s mission, prioritise student safety and wellbeing, and help create a welcoming, supportive environment where every learner feels they belong.

Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all staff. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.

The successful candidate will require a paid Blue Card before commencement as per the No Card, No Start policy developed by Queensland Government.

*Due to the nature of this role a pre-employment medical will be required for this role.

About us

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

We value your hard work and dedication, and we’re proud to offer a range of benefits designed to support you both professionally and personally:

• Annual Leave at 17.5% leave loading
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
• Salary packagingoptions
• Up to 14 Weeks paid parental leaveavailable to the primary carer, regardless of gender

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