Aboriginal Teacher Assistant (Aboriginal Teacher Assistant)

Description:

St Maria Goretti's Catholic School - REDCLIFFE
School Principal : Mr Kim Hughes School Address : 64 Morrison Street Redcliffe WA 6104 Phone Number : 6279 2000 Fax Number : Email Address : admin@smg.wa.edu.au. Web Site : www.smg.wa.edu.au.
Type : Part-Time Term : Temporary
Position Details
Aboriginal Teacher Assistant (ATA)
This is a temporary part-time position (0.4 FTE) commencing 28 April 2025 and concluding 19 December 2025.
Selection Criteria
Education
As an ATA, you have a significant role in the school. Your experience, knowledge and contributions are very important to the Child Focussed, Christ Centred approach of Catholic Education WA. You are part of the school’s professional learning team, within the classroom and at a strategic level and you have a valuable contribution to make to the learning environment and journey of all students, in particular Aboriginal students. Applications addressing the following selection criteria will be considered:
Work as a collaborative member of our team Work in partnership with our Aboriginal Playgroup, Moort Waabiny Build a strong rapport with our First Nations students and their families Lead the planning and organisation of our NAIDOC celebrations Work within the Transforming Lives Strategy 2025. Especially working with the school to build on cultural competentency Work with our First Nations students to express their identity, culture and connections to Country and family.
Applicants must be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.
Qualifications Required
Experience as a Teacher is desirable but not essential.
Application Details
In addition to addressing the selection criteria, applications must include a curriculum vitae or resume and the names of three referees including where possible a current employer.
Applications are to be sent via email to: kim.hughes@cewa.edu.au.
Catholic Education Western Australia encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people of all ages and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.
Applicants must be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.
In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School. This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.
A current National Police History Check as issued by the Department of Education Western Australia must also be included. The appropriate Criminal History Record Check form is available from the Department of Education website.
On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check. Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State. A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website. An application for a WWC must be made in person.
Listed : 28th February , 2025 Applications Close : 4th April , 2025 Vacancy Number : 31628