Position: School Officer - Assisting Student Learning (ASL)
Commencing Date: Monday 14 July 2025
Tenure: Permanent, Term Time
Hours: 30 hours per week
Salary Range: $33.20 - $34.61 per hour pending experience
Closing Date: Monday, 9 June 2025 unless filled prior

St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park is a Townsville Girls Catholic High School, founded as in 1963 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. The College accepts enrolments from girls Years 7 to 12, and offers a wide variety of subjects and vocational programs. The College is also noted for its many extracurricular activities, its commitment to students with special needs and its variety of service opportunities for students.

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

About the role

St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park is seeking a dedicated and experienced school officer - assisting student learning (ASL) to commence as soon as practicable completing 30 hours per week. The role is a Permanent, Term Time position.

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

Assist the student’s learning and participation in the school:

Assist developmentally appropriate student learning, either individually or in groups, where some discretion and judgement are involved in evaluating and assessing (under the supervision of an academic staff member(s)) the learning needs of students.

Assist teachers in preparing, implementing and supervising learning programs in the classroom

Follow reasonable Classroom Teacher’s expectations of the students in the class and work with the teacher by actively participating in activities, intervening and encouraging students where appropriate

Assist individuals or small groups, with activities as part of inclusive teaching and learning practices, supporting the teacher with behaviour management and the development of social skills and classroom skills development

Assist students with their personal organisation when required

Respond to all students in the classroom in a warm and encouraging manner and build collaborative relationships with the students and respond to individual learning needs

Participate in meetings, both internal and external as required

Learning and Teaching:

Provide support to teachers in the classroom

Assist the teaching team with classroom resources

Work in partnership with teachers to support student learning which may include:

General support to a group of students while the teacher is engaged in focussed teaching

Provision of personalised support e.g. mobility or communication support, where required

Assisting students to complete tasks designed by the teacher

Preparation of support materials and resources

Support identified students with learning barriers, to engage in a range of learning activities

Collect data for analysis by the teacher - anecdotal notes on performance of task, work habits, behaviour etc., provided to the teacher.

Inclusive Education

Assist individuals or small groups with activities as part of inclusive teaching and learning practices

Provide support to the Classroom Teacher with behaviour management and development of social and classroom skills of students

Assist students with their personal organisation when required.

Small Group and Personalised Support

Communicate with teachers about student progress and areas of need

Inform the Principal on any welfare issues that may arise with students

Develop professional relationships with students based on trust and respect, which utilises a strengths based approach

Provide general formative feedback to student on performance during the teaching session

Role model behaviour in line with the school’s mission

Work in partnership with teachers to implement aspects of learning plans, as identified by the teacher, for groups of students including:

Work with the student, under the direction of a teacher, to support the implementation of particular learning goals as identified in the Student’s Learning Plan.

Pastoral Care

Proactively monitor and support student wellbeing issues under the guidance of the pastoral care team

Work to promote self-esteem and assist with student social interactions by teaching them social skills and discussing with them their social behaviours as required

Provide assistance with personal care as required which may also include mobility and personal hygiene

Provide assistance with communication – including notetaking, taping material and using ICT to optimise the student’s learning experiences.

Professional Development

Support collegiate learning by sharing learnings with colleagues

Proactively seek opportunities to extend own professional learning via internal and external training.

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

Cert III in Education Support or a commitment towards completing this qualification

First aid qualification or a willingness to complete.

For more information, please refer to the Position Description.

Some employees may be subject to pre-employment medical assessments during the selection process. Depending on the nature of the position, it may be necessary for successful applicants to be immunised against certain preventable diseases in order to minimise the risk of transmission.

What we offer

Competitive Hourly Rate

Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading

Access to salary packaging options to maximise employee benefits and salary

Modern facilities, equipment and resources

Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service

14 Weeks’ paid parental leave

Deferred Salary Scheme

Access to corporate health schemes

Induction processes and professional learning programs

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Well-being programs and initiatives.

How to apply

Click on the link to apply via the Careers page.