UNIT GROUP 6311 EDUCATION AIDES
EDUCATION AIDES perform non-teaching duties to assist teaching staff in schools and provide care and supervision for children in pre-schools or provide assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this unit group is an AQF Certificate II or higher qualification or at least one years relevant experience.
Tasks Include:
- demonstrating, supervising and participating in activities which enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in schools and pre-school centres
- preparing indoor or outdoor areas for learning or recreational activities
- assisting children with intellectual, physical and behavioural difficulties with their academic studies
- assisting children individually to learn social skills
- assisting with the preparation of teaching aids, and copying and collating written or printed material
- distributing and collecting lesson material
- providing assistance to small groups of Aboriginal students
- providing home-school liaison and counselling for Aboriginal students and their families
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