Major Group: 4 - Community and Personal Service Workers
Sub-Major Group: 42 - Carers and Aides
Minor Group: 422 - Education Aides
Unit Group: 4221 - Education Aides
Description
Assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in their education, provides feedback to parents or guardians and teachers about students' progress, and liaises with educational bodies, government agencies and committees.
Alternative Titles
There are no Alternative Titles for this occupation
Specialisations
- Aboriginal Education Worker Coordinator
- Aboriginal Home-School Liaison Officer
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Unit Group 4221: Education Aides
Description
Perform non-teaching duties to assist teaching staff in schools, provide care and supervision for children in preschools, and provide assistance to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori students and their teachers.
Indicative Skill Level 4
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
In New Zealand:
NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
The occupation Teachers' Aide in this unit group has a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
In New Zealand:
NZQF Level 4 qualification, or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
- 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
- 422111: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Worker
- 422112: Integration Aide
- 422115: Preschool Aide
- 422116: Teachers' Aide
- 422113: Kaiawhina Kohanga Reo (Maori Language Nest Assistant)
- 422114: Kaiawhina Kura Kaupapa Maori (Maori-medium School Assistant)
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013, ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2013, Version 1.3, cat. no. 1220.0, https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/1220.0