Teachers Assistant / Education Support Worker

• Are you an energetic, caring Education Support worker with a Certificate III in Education Support, Disability Support or in another relevant area?

• Do you have a current Working with Vulnerable People/Working with Children Registration and a recent Tasmanian Police History Check, or the ability to obtain?

• Are you looking for a fulfilling job that will fit your busy schedule and your other commitments?

• Do you have those special skills that will help you connect with students on the Autism Spectrum?

• If so, we can offer you a challenging, worthwhile position with supportive, friendly colleagues at Giant Steps Tasmania, the only autism-specific school and therapy centre in Tasmania.

As an Education Support Worker/Teaching Assistant at Giant Steps Tasmania, you will support the delivery of a quality learning and teaching program at our friendly independent school. You will work collaboratively with teachers and therapy professionals to support a variety of students on the autism spectrum.

You will work with a variety of class groups, small groups, and individual students on days that suit you.

• Applicants must have a Certificate III or above in a relevant field or currently studying a related area at university.

If you are the special person we are looking for, please email a brief cover letter along with Curriculum Vitae to the Principal, Kimberly Trebilco, at ••••@giantsteps.tas.edu.au

If you would like to ask us any questions before applying, please email ••••@giantsteps.tas.edu.au

Giant Steps Tasmania actively promotes the safety and wellbeing of all its students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in accordance with the school’s ethos, their legal obligations and duty of care. Giant Steps Tasmania promotes the safety, participation and empowerment of all of its students, irrespective of disability, cultural or linguistic heritage.

The Giant Steps Tasmania Staff Professional Conduct Policy can be viewed on our school website.