Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to improve and enrich the lives of young learners?

Tombolo Academy is seeking an innovative, creative, and dynamic Senior Teaching Assistant to join our friendly and experienced team.

• Full-time
• ASAP start
• Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday to Friday
• As a registered charity, we offer attractive salary packaging benefits.

At Tombolo Academy, we strive to re-engage the disengaged by providing meaningful learning opportunities, forming purposeful relationships, and improving student outcomes by adopting an innovative approach.

About Tombolo Academy

Tombolo Academy is a unique specialist setting that caters for highly capable neurodiverse (twice exceptional) students aged 8-16 who have previously found it challenging to learn and engage in a mainstream setting.

We provide a calm, safe and stimulating learning environment where students feel comfortable to fail and face their challenges with the support of caring and understanding staff members.

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative Teaching Assistant to join our growing team. You will be an outside-the-box thinker, have excellent communication skills at all levels.

The ideal applicant will

• Be required to demonstrate a high level of collaboration in a flexible classroom setting. All classes within the school are multi-aged groupings ranging from 8-16 years.
• Have experience of positive behaviour support models.
• Have experience working with children with social, emotional, and behavioural issues.
• Experience in working collaboratively with a passionate team of staff to deliver a range of inspiring experiences for students.
• A proven ability to understand and support students with individual needs at all levels.
• Have effective interpersonal skills and be prepared to work independently as well as a member of a team.
• Be able to form strong and meaningful relationships with students and parents.
• Have experience and interest in using new age technology to enhance learning.

Tombolo Academy can offer you

• Competitive salary and a range of benefits including NFP salary packaging.
• Over 13 weeks of holiday per year.
• Small class sizes with a high staff ratio.
• Modern, flexible, and designed-for-purpose learning spaces.
• A focus on work-life balance, with team building and wellbeing days scheduled in.
• A highly experienced team of educators to offer assistance and guidance.
• Ongoing coaching and mentoring with behaviour strategies and learning design.
• Flexibility to create engaging and innovative lessons.
• A friendly, supportive, and welcoming team.
• Professional development opportunities and role diversity.

Essential requirements

• A minimum of two years’ experience in the classroom
• Cert III or equivalent
• Working with Children’s Check
• Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (or willingness to obtain this)
• Be legally entitled to work in Australia.

Desirable

• Understanding of neurodiverse students.

Tombolo Academy is committed to being a child-safe organisation.

Please apply by submitting a current CV and cover letter below via the Apply Now prompts.

If you are interested in learning more about twice exceptional students or Tombolo Academy, please explore our website at tombolo.vic.edu.au.