Teacher Aide | Fortitude Valley

YMCA Brisbane; Brisbane; Remote; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to 15900 AUD per y

Free YMCA gym membership

Employee Benefits Program

Discounts for YMCA OSHC/Day Care

Private health insurance discounts

Job summary

YMCA Brisbane is seeking a Teacher Aide at Y Schools Queensland, Fortitude Valley, on-site five days a week. This permanent full-time role supports teachers, students and families with learning activities and administrative duties in a supportive school environment.

You will assist with literacy and numeracy interventions, supervise small groups, and help prepare resources in line with curriculum and policies.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Cert IV in Education Support or equivalent.
• Experience supporting teachers and students in learning activities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Current First Aid and CPR Certificates, or willingness to obtain them.
• Positive Notice Blue Card, or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Assist teachers, students and parents with learning activities and admin duties.
• Supervise small groups and implement learning activities designed by a teacher.
• Support literacy and numeracy interventions.
• Prepare resources aligned with intervention programs and curriculum.
• Assist with data collection to assess student progress.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Professional boundaries

Education

Cert IV in Education Support

Job description

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Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane (pending NSSAB accreditation) are recruiting a Teacher Aide on a Permanent Full-Time basis to join our team based in Fortitude Valley. This is an On-site role, 5 days a week

As Teacher Aide with the Y, you will be working within the Teaching, Learning and Inclusion Teams assisting and supporting teachers, students and parents with learning activities and administrative duties in a supportive school environment.

What will my time look like?

• Displaying respect and empathy for students with high level needs and confidentiality, tact, reliability and sensitively to students and their families
• Supervision of small groups of students, undertaking specific learning activities designed by a teacher, when the teacher is not in the room but is available to be called on if needed
• Work successfully in a small team and within the school’s philosophy and ethos to establish productive partnerships and achieve educational outcomes
• Adhere to all policies and procedures relating to safeguarding children and young people and the Safeguarding code of conduct
• Conducting reading groups, maths groups and other activities, including the gathering of applicable resources, in cooperation with teachers and consistent with curriculum, syllabi and relevant educational policies, procedures and frameworks

• Currently hold a Cert IV in Education Support or Equivalent Experience
• Supporting the delivery of literacy and numeracy intervention to be implemented throughout the school
• Supporting the delivery of differentiated teaching, learning and assessment plans offered to students
• Supporting the preparation of resources aligned with the Literacy and Numeracy Intervention program
• Assisting with data collection and collation to assess student progress in Literacy and Numeracy
• A bility to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Current First Aid and CPR Certificates, or willingness to obtain them
• Positive Notice Blue Card, or willingness to obtain

What’s in it for you?

• Join a supportive, inclusive and passionate team in an organisation making a difference.
• We invest in multi-disciplinary teams and work well together to support the students and each other, while working differently and thinking beyond traditional methods.
• Increased non-term time for our teaching team and more student free days in comparison to standard school environments.
• Reduced classroom contact hours compared to traditional schools and all meetings held in school hours.
• Non-term time for all school roles!

Here’s what on offer?

• Enjoy up to $15,900 per year to be salary packaged tax-free for everyday living expenses and up to $2,650 per year for entertainment benefits, as part of a non-for-profit organisation
• Free YMCA gym membership which includes our fitness classes
• Employee Benefits Program
• Discounts for all Y OSHC Services and Day Care Facilities
• Discounted banking, loan rates and private health insurance

Y Schools Queensland has been recognised as one of The Educator's 5-Star Employers of Choice for 2026, recognising its commitment to a workplace where educators feel supported, valued and empowered. The award is based on anonymous employee feedback across culture, professional development, benefits, and diversity and inclusion, with only organisations achieving a satisfaction rating of 75% or higher receiving this distinction.

More about the role and Y Schools!

At Y Schools Queensland we have a vision where our young people leave school empowered to be independent, courageous and resilient to achieve lifelong wellbeing.

Our mission is that Y Schools Queensland is where hope meets possibility, where everyone is seen, heard, and belongs. Our agile and responsive approach to education gives students not just knowledge, it empowers students to overcome challenges and embrace life-changing opportunities. At Y Schools Queensland, wellbeing is personal, pathways are unique, and every step leads toward a brighter future!

Central to realising this vision is our Thrive Model, a signature strength of our schools that guides everything we do. Embedded in connection, care and capability, it shapes our approach to wellbeing, learning and belonging.

We are an inclusive workplace and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply. We all belong at the Y!

At the Y, we are committed to empowering all children and young people to feel safe and be safe. As a Child Safe organisation, all of our candidates who don’t have an exemption, must have or obtain a working with children check.

The establishment and operation of The Y schools Queensland- Fortitude Valley is subject to NSSAB accreditation.

Applicants are advised that it is an offence for a person disqualified or suspended from holding a blue card to commence or continue in regulated, child-related employment