Career
Education Aides
Education & Training
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Career stats
Weekly pay
$1,137
Prospects
High
Employed in Australia
116,700
Growth
Very strong growth
Ideal for
Overview
Education Aides 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.
Job Titles
Job Tasks
This occupation may include associated occupations with varying 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
Training & Qualifications
Vocational education & training (VET)
- Certificate IV in Education Support
Short Courses Available
- Certificate III in Coding Aboriginal Languages For Indigenous Literacy
- Certificate III in Education Support
- Certificate III in School Based Education Support
- Certificate IV in School Based Education Support
- Certificate IV in Teaching an Australian First Nation's Language
Industry
Education & Training
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