• Make a significant difference to the community
• Immediate start available
• Attractive salary packaging options - up to $15,900 tax free

This is an identified position for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. All applicants must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage. Aboriginality is a genuine qualification authorised under Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination ACT 1977.

ABOUT YWCA AUSTRALIA

YWCA Australia is a feminist not-for-profit organisation focused on improving gender equality for women, young women and girls. Together we challenge the systems, structures and policies that act as barriers to women, especially young women, achieving their full potential.

For 140 years we have stood for gender equality in all communities, transforming the lives of individual women, young women and girls. Cheered on by a fiercely passionate and supportive team, we shout loud and proud and our voices echo around the world in a global feminist movement.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

YWCA Australia is currently seeking a passionate Aboriginal Teacher’s Assistant to join our Goonellabah Transition Program Team. This role is offered on a part time (14 hours per week) basis on a maximum term contract ending on 27 December 2022 and is based at Goonellabah Public School.

Goonellabah Transition Program (GTP) provides a play-based, early learning program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the year before school. The program is delivered in Goonellabah Primary School and uses a ‘whole of family’ approach, partnering with parents and carers to foster a love of learning. Service providers including therapists, health specialists and children’s services work closely with the program to give children the skills needed for a successful transition into school, and to give families the information they need to succeed.

The Aboriginal Teacher’s Assistant is responsible for providing support to the GTP Coordinator to deliver the Ngulliboo Muggi (All of Us Strong) transition to school program. This involves supporting program delivery and classroom management, providing strong linkages between the Aboriginal Community and the GTP program, and supporting parents/carers as part of the GTP program.

ABOUT YOU

The ideal applicant we are seeking will have:

• Children’s Services Cert III with experience in early childhood environment
• Experience working with children with developmental delays and behavioural challenges
• Experience working and communicating with other professional workers
• Demonstrated understanding of, and training in, relevant child protection legislation
• Willingness to undertake a National Criminal Check and obtain a Working with Children’s Check.
• This position will require the applicant to satisfactorily complete a national criminal history record check and hold the relevant state-based working with vulnerable persons permit prior to employment

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