Education Aides

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What the job involves

  • Demonstrating, supervising and participating in activities which enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in schools and preschool centres
  • Preparing indoor and outdoor areas for learning and recreational activities
  • Assisting children with intellectual, physical and behavioural difficulties with their academic studies
  • Assisting children individually to learn social skills
  • Assisting with preparing teaching aids, and copying and collating written and printed material
  • Distributing and collecting lesson material
  • Providing assistance to small groups of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori students
  • Providing home-school liaison and counselling for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori students and their families