Teacher's Aide

• Are you a confident dynamic and passionate educator looking to specialise in autism
• Are you dedicated to making a profound difference in the lives of students and their families
• Do you want to help students achieve their education and well-being goals with your expertise and passion
• At Aspect work with students and families to identify student learning goals building their capacity to succeed and excel.

You will help create a learning environment that tailors to the individual needs of students through evidence informed best practice in autism. A challenging rewarding and varied role making a difference in the lives of children on the autism spectrum and their families. Develop your knowledge of autism and specialist education approaches. You will work closely in a team with other professionals such as our school psychologist speech therapists and occupational therapists to develop and deliver quality learning programs.

Qualifications :

What you bring:

• Experience working with students on the autism spectrum or other intellectual disability (desirable)
• Experience implementing Individual Plans
• Knowledge of transitioning students into mainstream settings
• Certificate III in Education Support or other relevant tertiary qualification (desirable)
• Effective communication skills
• First Aid Certificate (desirable)
• Depending on the schools location/requirements it may be essential to have a current drivers licence (per relevant state legislation)
• A Light Rigid (LR) drivers licence (desirable)
• Capacity to travel across all sites in the area
• NSW Working with Children Check required
• You may be required to provide an international police check.

Click here for the NSW position profile.

Additional Information :

What we offer:

• $37.73 per hour superannuation 
• Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay
• Employee referral incentives
• Access to a wide range of discounts through Beny on everyday purchases
• Discounted membership to fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with Converge International.

This position is covered by the Independent Schools NSW (Professional and Operational Staff) Cooperative Multi-Enterprise Agreement 2025.

To apply: Click on the green Im Interested button attach your resume and complete the candidate questionnaire; a cover letter is optional. We do not accept CVs directly via email.

Applications close: Friday 21st August 2026.

Aspect reserves the right to interview and appoint at any stage during the search process.

Enquiries should be directed to: Lauren Shearer Head of Learning & Wellbeing Aspect Hunter School

Aspect is committed to increasing the number of Autistic staff and providing an inclusive workplace where everyone can feel that they belong. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples neurodivergent people people with a disability the LGBTQIA community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply. We have a range of universal strategies to meet the needs of different people in our hiring processes and are happy to individualise these.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time