Position: School Officer - Assisting Student Learning (Primary)
Salary Range: $31.58 - $32.26 per hour depending on experience
Tenure: Term Time, Fixed Term
Hours: 26.67 hours per week
Commencing Date: Term 2, 2025
Closing Date: Monday, 24 March 2025 unless filled prior

Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale is a co-educational college that offers classes from Prep to Year 12. The college values effort, commitment and support and challenges students to become their best selves. In doing so, a college environment is provided in which students can grow holistically. The college promotes activities, processes and structures that enhance a love of life.

Southern Cross Catholic College is currently seeking a School Officer - Assisting Student Learning (Primary). The position is a term time, fixed term role from 22 April to 27 June 2025 (Term 2), completing 26.67 hours per week.

About the role

The School Officer – Assisting Student Learning (ASL) works under the direction and supervision of a teacher to provide learning and classroom support to all students including students who have identified additional needs to access and participate in schooling.

Typical Duties

The typical duties of the role may include:
a. Providing support to individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to participate in learning and school activities
b. Assisting students (either individually or in groups) with specific learning needs including scribing, reading, which may include providing feedback and observations to the classroom teacher(s)
c. Assisting in the support of student engagement by reinforcing appropriate student behaviour
d. Providing practical assistance to students in using classroom technology
e. Performing administrative tasks of record maintenance, producing resources (eg. Printing, laminating etc) and other classroom administrative support
f. Assisting in the maintenance of a clean and tidy classroom environment including storage facilities and assisting in setting up appropriate classroom/learning space
g. Providing routine support to students in relation to their physical needs (eg. mobility support) and personal care (eg. toileting, feeding)

Mandatory Criteria

• Current Working with Children Suitability Card - The successful candidate will require a paid Blue Card before commencement as per the No Card, No Start policy developed by Queensland Government
• Current Drivers Licence
• Ability to travel from time to time within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role in a safe manner.

Desirable Criteria

• No formal qualification is required;, however, a Cert III in School Based Education Support or equivalent.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

What we offer

• Competitive hourly rate
• Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Salary packaging options
• Modern facilities, equipment and resources
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
• 14 Weeks’ paid parental leave if eligible
• Deferred Salary Scheme
• Corporate health insurance
• Induction, professional development and learning opportunities
• Wellbeing programs and initiatives

How to apply

• Upload a current resume
• Upload a cover letter addressing the skills, attributes and experience to support the key accountabilities of the role identified in the position description
• Complete the application form including your two nominated professional referees (name, position title and email address)

Applications close 3pm Monday 24 March 2025 unless filled prior.

Applications during the shortlisting phase will be kept confidential.

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