Teacher's Aide

Aspect; Port Macquarie; On-site; AUD 42,880 - 61,072; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Employee referral incentives

Discounts through Beny on everyday pu

Job summary

Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia) is seeking an educator to support students with autism in small class sizes across NSW sites. You will tailor learning experiences and work with families to help students achieve education and well-being goals.

Work with a team including school psychologists, speech therapists and occupational therapists to develop and deliver evidence-informed programs. A reward­ing, rewarding role requires WWC clearance, a relevant qualification and a current LR licence.

Qualifications

• Experience working with students on the autism spectrum or other intellectual disability (desirable).
• Experience implementing Individual Plans.
• Knowledge of transitioning students into mainstream settings.
• NSW Working with Children Check required.
• Light Rigid (LR) driver’s licence desirable.

Responsibilities

• Create a learning environment tailored to individual student needs using evidence-informed autism practices.
• Develop knowledge of autism and specialist education approaches to deliver quality programs.
• Collaborate with school psychologist, speech therapists and occupational therapists to implement learning plans.

Skills

Autism experience

Individual Plans

Transition to mainstream

Education

Certificate III in Education Support

LR driver's licence

Job description

• Compensation: AUD 37.73 - AUD 37.73 - hourly

Company Description

Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia) is one of Australia’s largest autism-specific service providers, with one of the biggest autism-specific school programs in the world. A not-for-profit organisation, we work in partnership with people of all ages on the autism spectrum, and their families to deliver evidence-informed solutions that are person-centred, family-focused and customer driven.
At Aspect we recognise a different brilliant®, where we seekto understand, engage and celebrate the strengths, interests and aspirations of people on the autism spectrum.

Job Description

• Are you looking for a rewarding change, an opportunity to focus and support students in small class sizes?
• Are you a confident, dynamic and passionate educator looking to specialise in autism?
• Are you dedicated to making a profound difference in the lives of students and their families?
• Do you want to help students achieve their education and well-being goals with your expertise and passion?
• At Aspect, work with students and families to identify student learning goals, building their capacity to succeed and excel.

You will help create a learning environment that tailors to the individual needs of students through evidence informed best practice in autism. A challenging, rewarding and varied role making a difference in the lives of children on the autism spectrum and their families. Develop your knowledge ofautism and specialist education approaches. You will work closely in a team with other professionals such as our school psychologist, speech therapists and occupational therapists to develop and deliver quality learning programs.

Qualifications

What you bring:

• Experience working with students on the autism spectrum or other intellectual disability (desirable)
• Experience implementing Individual Plans
• Knowledge of transitioning students into mainstream settings
• Certificate III in Education Support or other relevant tertiary qualification (desirable)
• Depending on the school's location/requirements it may be essential to have a current driver's licence (per relevant state legislation)
• A Light Rigid (LR) driver's licence (desirable)
• Capacity to travel across all sites in the area
• NSW Working with Children Check required
• You may be required to provide an international policecheck.

Additional Information

What weoffer:

• $37.73 per hour + superannuation
• Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay
• Employee referral incentives
• Access to a wide range of discounts through Beny on everydaypurchases

Applications close:Friday 21st August 2026.

Aspectreserves therighttointerviewandappointatanystageduringthesearchprocess.

Aspect is committed to increasing the number of Autistic staff and providing an inclusive workplace where everyone can feel that they belong. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds including, but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, neurodivergent people, people with a disability, the LGBTQIA+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, to apply. We have a range of universal strategies to meet the needs of different people in our hiring processes, and are happy to individualise these.