Teacher Aide
Permanent Full-time  position

Scone Grammar School is seeking a Full-Time Teacher Aide for our school commencing 24 January 2024.
About us
Scone Grammar School (SGS) is an Anglican Co-Educational School for positive, flourishing learners from Preschool to Year 12. Based in the Upper Hunter, our Christian faith and values lay a safe, caring foundation.
Our school is an Anglican School in the Diocese of Newcastle where our core Christian values are lived each day in our community life together. We value learning, the development of the whole child, fostering the well-being of the individual; and seeking to grow students of good character who will contribute meaningfully to society.
We have wonderful teams, a caring and striving SGS Community, and we place an emphasis on fostering a positive culture not only for our students, but our staff as well. We also value internal progression and career development.

What are the benefits?
Our team are the heart of what we do here at Scone Grammar School and Newcastle Anglican Schools Corporation. As a part of our organisation, you have access to the following great benefits:

• Salary Packaging options
• Up to 40% off on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools 
• 14 weeks paid maternity leave or 3 weeks paid parental pay + Super Contributions after 12 months
• Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
• Career and professional development opportunities
• The opportunity to work within an innovative, collaborative team environment

Role Description:

The Teacher's Aide is to support student learning by working collaboratively with Teachers to develop and implement strategies to allow students to access the curriculum across Key Learning Areas.

Skills and Abilities:
•  Ability to work collaboratively and participate in faculty, whole school and community initiatives.
•  Commitment to pastoral care and extra-curricular activities.
•  Well-developed organisational skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; the ability to work well in a team, as well as the ability to work independently.

Essential Criteria

• Specific tertiary qualification/s in Learning Support and/or Education 
• Effective communicator with strong literacy and numeracy skills that enable them to support students in a range of subject
• Commitment and passion for excellence in Christian education
• Strong information and communication technology skills. 
• Practices confidentiality regarding student information at all times
• Communicate with and establish effective and co-operative working relationships with teaching and non-teaching colleagues
• Participate in the extra-curricular and co-curricular life of the School
• Undertake such other duties as may be required by the Principal

The successful applicant will possess or willingness to obtain the following: NSW Working with Children Check, Drivers Licence and undertake a pre-employment National Police Check (Newcastle Anglican will consider the relevance of any reported outcomes) and will be committed to our school values and proactively contribute to our SGS team. Applicants will be screened for appropriate child protection purposes as we are a Child Safe School.

If this sounds like you, please APPLY TODAY! 

For more information, or to have a confidential discussion about this role please contact Talent at [email protected]

Applications will be closing Friday 10 November 2023.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia. Newcastle Anglican Schools Corporation supports the rights of children and young people and are committed to ensuring the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of students.