Teachers' Aide

Overview

Assists teaching staff in preparing teaching materials and with general classroom tasks.

Skills

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

Tasks

• 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

Specialisations

• School Services Officer
• Student Liaison Officer
• Teachers' Assistant

Related Occupations

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Worker
• Integration Aide
• Kaiawhina Kohanga Reo (Maori Language Nest Assistant)
• Kaiawhina Kura Kaupapa Maori (Maori-medium School Assistant)
• Preschool Aide