Teacher's Aide

BUSY At Work; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 58,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Meal entertainment benefit

Professional development and training

Fitness Passport

Paid parental leave

Retail discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Meaningful work

Job summary

The BUSY School in Townsville is seeking a part-time Teacher's Aide to assist teachers in maximising learning outcomes for disengaged students and to provide administrative support to the BUSY School.

Hours are 8am to 4pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (30 hpw, term time + 4 weeks annual leave). Salary: Circa $53k per annum pro rata + superannuation; Hourly rate $31.66. You will work with families and external providers, monitor attendance and assist with wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting disengaged or at-risk youth in education settings.
• Ability to obtain Blue Card and National Police Check with no disclosable outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Case manage at-risk and disengaged students from assessment through to review.
• Develop and monitor case plans, student support plans and wellbeing goals.
• Coordinate support services with families, teachers and external providers.
• Monitor attendance and implement intervention strategies to maintain minimum 85% attendance.
• Provide classroom, individual and small-group support for students.
• Support student wellbeing through crisis intervention and referral pathways.

Job description

The BUSY School is part of The BUSY Group, a not-for-profit organisation presenting nearly 50 years as a community partner providing employment services, vocational education and training, apprenticeships, mentoring, Inclusive Employment Support, and allied health services.

The BUSY School is an independent Special Assistance School with 10 campuses across Queensland and New Zealand, providing an alternative program for Year 11 and 12 students who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging from education. Our program has expanded to include The BUSY School Online (TBSO) offering flexible access to our program for all students across Queensland.

Each campus provides a supportive and safe learning environment for young people by providing them with an education program that includes vocational education and training (VET), work experience and opportunities for school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. Our team support the students to gain employability and transferability skills to increases their sense of wellbeing, resilience, belonging, academic achievement, career exploration and employment outcomes.

Our teams’ focus is centred at re‑engaging our students to learn, remain eligible for a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and gain employment or further training outcomes upon student’s graduation from Year 12.

10/11/2026

10/12/2026

Part Time - Permanent

Townsville

The BUSY School

About The BUSY School…

The BUSY School is part of The BUSY Group, a not-for-profit organisation presenting nearly 50 years as a community partner providing employment services, vocational education and training, apprenticeships, mentoring, Inclusive Employment Support, and allied health services.

The BUSY School is an independent Special Assistance School with 10 campuses across Queensland and New Zealand, providing an alternative program for Year 11 and 12 students who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging from education. Our program has expanded to include The BUSY School Online (TBSO) offering flexible access to our program for all students across Queensland.

Each campus provides a supportive and safe learning environment for young people by providing them with an education program that includes vocational education and training (VET), work experience and opportunities for school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. Our team support the students to gain employability and transferability skills to increases their sense of wellbeing, resilience, belonging, academic achievement, career exploration and employment outcomes.

Our teams’ focus is centred at re‑engaging our students to learn, remain eligible for a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and gain employment or further training outcomes upon student’s graduation from Year 12.

Job Description

About the Role

The BUSY School actively engages young people who have disengaged or are at risk of disengaging from mainstream schooling or other educational programs. The Teacher's Aide role will support Teachers to maximise learning outcomes for young people who need significant adjustments and interventions to their learning program along with providing administrative support to the BUSY School.

• Hours:Part -Time, 30hpw, Term Time -40 weeks per annum+ 4 weeks annual leave
• Days of Work: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - 8am to 4pm
• Salary:Circa $53kper annum (prorata)+ superannuation, with remuneration paid on a pro rata, 30 hpw, 44 week pa basis
• Hourly Rate: $31.66

Key Focus Areas

• Case managing at-risk and disengaged students from assessment through to review.
• Developing and monitoring case plans, student support plans and wellbeing goals.
• Coordinating support services with families, teachers and external providers.
• Monitoring attendance and implementing intervention strategies to support students in maintaining minimum 85% attendance.
• Providing classroom, individual and small-group support for students.
• Supporting student wellbeing through crisis intervention and referral pathways.

Why Join The BUSY School?

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 plus $2,650 meal entertainment
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Fitness Passport, paid parental leave and retail discounts
• Employee Assistance Program with Sonder
• Meaningful work that creates lasting impact in young people's lives

Desired Skills and Experience

About You

• Proven ability to develop cooperative working relationships with broad range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure outcomes for students are achieved
• You have knowledge and experience in working with youth in a vocational education pathway but not essential.
• Excellent communicator, a promoter who is influential with the ability to seek and secure opportunities
• Ability to obtain a Blue Card and National Police Check with no disclosable outcomes

Next Steps

If you're passionate about supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve success, we'd love to hear from you.

This role will actively commence recruitment from the date of advertisement. The closing date of this ad is dependent on the appointment of the role.

The BUSY Group is an organisation that prioritises the safeguarding of children and all vulnerable people by actively adopting strategies that embed a culture of zero tolerance for abuse of any kind. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening including criminal history and relevant working with children checks.

The BUSY Group is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from First Nations People, veterans, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.