Teacher Assistant

Sacred Heart Catholic School

LAUNCESTON, TAS 


Learning Support / Teacher's Aide

Contract Type: Contract Position Part Time

Applications Close: 4 December 2025


Deliver quality educational support for students to enable enhanced learning outcomes. Provide support to teachers in the delivery of educational programs, activities and interventions for students.

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a co-educational Catholic School in Launceston, catering for Kindergarten - Gr 6 students with an enrolment of approximately 454 students in 2025.</p> <p>Applications are invited from suitably qualified, registered and experienced candidates for the following positions</p> <p><strong>Teacher Assistant</strong></p> <p><strong>(Limited Tenure)</strong></p> <p>25 hours per week</p> <p>Commencing Monday 2nd February 2026 - Thursday 17th December 2026</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;As a Teacher Assistant, you will:</p> <ul> <li>Provide support to the teachers in the delivery of educational programs to students.</li> <li>Assist students on an individual or group basis in specific learning areas.</li> <li>Assist student learning, where discretion and judgement is required, including providing more individualised approaches and intervention strategies, and assisting in identification of learning needs and evaluation of progress.</li> </ul> <p>Some of the skills and experiences we are looking for are:</p> <ul> <li>Excellent communication.</li> <li>Collaborative and works well in a busy team environment.</li> <li>Maintains a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.</li> </ul> <p>You will join an organisation that is driven by:</p> <ul> <li>Its vision of Student Focused, Christ Centred, Learning for Life.</li> <li>A professional service-oriented network of offices, teams and employees,</li> <li>Our desire to provide a comprehensive, quality Catholic school curriculum of the highest standard.</li> </ul> <p>For further information in relation to the position, including an application package, head across to our Careers page at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://careers.catholic.tas.edu.au/en/listing/">https://careers.catholic.tas.edu.au</a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Applicants must have a genuine commitment to the philosophy and aims of Catholic Education and a willingness to participate in the life of Sacred Heart Catholic School.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Applications close: Friday 5th December 2025 at 9:00am</strong></p> <p><i>Catholic Education Tasmania are committed to supporting the rights of children and young people and providing a safe and supportive environment for them.&nbsp; The successful candidate will require satisfactory child safety checks and registrations.</i></p> <p><i>We demonstrate our commitment to Reconciliation by encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.</i></p> <p><br><br> &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://careers.catholic.tas.edu.au/cw/en/PositionDescriptionDocument/493202/teacher-assistant">Applicant Information Pack</a></p>