<p><strong>Location: Wetherill Park, Australia</strong></p> <p><strong>Job Description</strong></p> <ul> <li><i>Are you looking for a rewarding change, an opportunity to focus and support students in small class sizes with 6 children per class?</i></li> <li><i>Are you dedicated to making a profound difference in the lives of students and their families?</i></li> <li><i>Do you want to help students achieve their education and well-being goals with your expertise and passion?</i></li> <li><i>At Aspect, work with students and families to identify student learning goals, building their capacity to succeed and excel.</i></li> </ul> <p>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 of&nbsp;autism 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.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What you bring:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience working with students on the autism spectrum or other intellectual disability (desirable)</li> <li>Experience implementing Individual Learning Plans</li> <li>Knowledge of transitioning students into mainstream settings</li> <li>Certificate III in Education Support or other relevant tertiary qualification (desirable)</li> <li>Effective communication skills</li> <li>First Aid Certificate (desirable)</li> <li>Depending on the school's location/requirements it may be essential to have a current driver's licence (per relevant state legislation)</li> <li>Capacity to travel across all sites in the area</li> <li>NSW Working with Children Check required</li> <li>You may be required to provide an international police&nbsp;check.</li> </ul> <p>Click <a href="https://c.smartrecruiters.com/sr-company-attachments-prod-aws-dc5/64b0a600312c281d46c0f5d1/625ad8c3-9f68-4e8c-a989-e9967b78afed?r=s3-eu-central-1">here </a>for the NSW position profile.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What we&nbsp;offer:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>$49.12&nbsp;per hour </strong>(inclusive of casual loading) + superannuation</li> <li><strong>Salary packaging</strong> options to increase your take-home pay</li> <li>Employee referral<strong> incentives</strong></li> <li>Access to a wide range of discounts through <i><strong>Blue Light Card</strong></i><strong> </strong>on everyday&nbsp;purchases</li> <li>Discounted membership to fitness facilities through <i><strong>Fitness Passport</strong></i></li> <li>Employee Assistance Program <strong>(EAP).</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>To apply:&nbsp;</strong>Click on the green "I'm Interested" button, attach your resume and complete the candidate questionnaire; a cover letter is optional. We do not accept CV's directly via email.</p> <p><i>Aspect&nbsp;reserves the&nbsp;right&nbsp;to&nbsp;interview&nbsp;and&nbsp;appoint&nbsp;at&nbsp;any&nbsp;stage&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;search&nbsp;process.</i></p> <p><strong>Next step after application submission:&nbsp;</strong>Eligible candidates will be invited to participate in a brief chat interview. This is similar to a first interview but you have the flexibility to complete it at your own pace. The interview consists of five questions and takes about 20 minutes. While it's best to complete it within 48 hours, you can pause and resume as needed.&nbsp;Check your junk or spam folder so you don't miss the email invitation in your inbox. Once completed, you will receive a personality profile highlighting your strengths. A member of the Aspect hiring team will reach out to you with the next steps or an update on your application, regardless of the outcome.</p> <p><strong>Enquiries should be directed to&nbsp;</strong>Tracey O'Connor, Head of Learning and Wellbeing, Aspect Western Sydney School:&nbsp; <a href="mailto:toconnor@aspect.org.au?subject=Teacher%27s%20Aide%20position%20%28via%20Teachers%20On%20Net%29">toconnor@aspect.org.au</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><i>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.</i></p> <p><strong>Learn more about us:&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://www.autismspectrum.org.au/"><strong>www.autismspectrum.org.au</strong></a>&nbsp;</p>