dazandleesa

Hi, Finally got the go ahead for medicals only took 3 years!!!!!
I am hoping to have finished my course before we go to Perth, do the schools have teaching assitant like we do????
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Leesa

scrubbedexpat020

http://www.myfuture.edu.au/The%20Fac...anzsco=422116A

quoll

Nope. Teacher aides are quite a different kettle of fish. Usually no qualifications required except a current first aid certificate and clean police record. Jobs in very high demand from mums who want school conditions, low paid and unpredictable - you may be lucky and get a short term contract but long term permanent employment is unlikely.

Some states have cert iii and iv for integration aides supporting kids with significant impairments but they arent mandatory in most states.

jothefw

Quoll - I agree with you in part. We call them SSO's over here in SA but my friends one and she's got a permanent contract having only been working there for a couple of years, no previous experience etc.

From what I can understand - the department (of education) will have a set no of temp and perm places each year and once you get a permanent contract you're set. My friend then has to apply for what hours she wants each school year, this varies on budgets, no of kids that need assistance etc. What's good is she can fill in any spare gaps with time in the printing office, front reception etc. Oh and I get the impression pay is ok too.

Perhaps it varies state to state or by expectation - certainly I don't think it's much different from teaching assistants in the UK!

Gems

Im in WA and hubby a primary teacher.
All the teaching assistants in our town have Aussie qualification. (Short course at TAFE).

Also think its oversubsribed, basically everyone has done the course so getting a permanent job as a teaching assistant will not be as easy as most people think. You certainly will not get one without a qualification.

Gems

scrubbedexpat020

Yes, it's about who you know.

I know a uni student who has a job paying $23/hour but her dad is the principal.

Another possibility. Lots of opportunities in childcare and feds will pay for your course at dip and adv dip level. Pay is about $22/hr for dip qualified.

Jaycee1

I'm in Melbourne and my friend is in Perth.
Here we are Education Aides.
I am at a great school and feel very valued. We have both skilled aides and mums. The applications are very oversubscribed and here we have to meet 5 or 6 criteria. My job had 54 applications!
The advertised roles here are as ES1-1 or ES1-2 if you are lucky. In Perth my friend works in a base attached to the mainstream school and has children with ASD. She is ES3!!! She gets about $100 a week more than I do. An ES2-3 here are speech pathologists or social workers.
In Melbourne there is a website for jobs search google for recruitment online
My job is on there we are reapplying for our own jobs so be aware not every job is as adverised...
J x

Sam

I/am was a level 3 special needs EA. (in Perth)

I am currently seconded to a behaviour centre till the end of the year which is a totally different role


Your best bet is to go around the schools that you are prepared to travel to and put your name on their relief list

They get reliefs in to cover absences (unlike the UK) etc

if they like you then they will use you on a regular basis... you have to put your name back in the list every term/year

Then if the position is vacant they will advertise it on the gov job site

http://www.jobs.wa.gov.au/

you have to write a selection criteria and forfill all of them to secure an interview (hence getting your name on the relief list to get experience to use on selection criteria)

any thing else i can help with PM me

Jiffy 1

Hi,back in the uk I was a NNEB with a Diploma in Childcare & Education and worked for 7years in a special needs department of a main stream comprehensive school. I have been in Perth for almost 9 weeks but have hit a brick wall. I have taken my CV around to schools but I need a police check and a working with childrens card but can`t get these without being in a school!! HELP!!!!!

HelenTD

I've got a WCC and police clearance card, and I don't work in a school. Anyone can apply.

Jiffy 1

Yep thats what I need how did you go about getting them?
Thanks
Amanda

HelenTD

The WCCC is from Australia Post, info here: http://www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au/checkwwc

National Police Clearance:
http://www.police.wa.gov.au/OurServi...5/Default.aspx

Down the bottom of the screen is a link "how to apply".

Didn't take too long, as far as I remember, WCCC was less than 2 weeks, I think, police one longer, about 3-4 weeks.

Jiffy 1

Thank you will give it a go tomorrow
Amanda