Learning Support Teacher - Primary - New Lambton

St Therese'S Primary School - New Lambton; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

St Therese'S Primary School, New Lambton is seeking a permanent part-time Learning Support Teacher (K-6) to commence January 2027.

The role focuses on identifying and supporting students with additional learning needs within a Catholic school community. The teacher will collaborate with parents, staff and external providers to deliver interventions and differentiate the curriculum in line with Australian standards.

Qualifications

• Identify students with special educational needs and work with parents, CSO personnel and external providers.
• Deliver targeted interventions and support curriculum differentiation as directed by leaders.
• Collaborate with class teachers to design, implement and monitor personalised adjustments.

Responsibilities

• Identify students with special educational needs and coordinate assessment procedures.
• Deliver intervention sessions and support teachers with curriculum differentiation.
• Collaborate with staff to implement and monitor adjustments documented in Personalised Plans or Learner Profiles.
• Contribute to development of inclusive learning environments and disability supports.
• Prepare documentation in line with privacy and disability obligations.

Skills

Special education needs

Collaboration with parents

Curriculum differentiation

Intervention delivery

Job description

Learning Support Teacher - Primary - New Lambton

Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Part Time (0.60 FTE)

Applications Close: 11 November 2026

St Therese's Primary School, New Lambtonis seeking a permanent part-timeLearning Support Teacherto join the team, commencing January 2027!

St Therese's Primary School, New Lambtonis seeking a permanent part-time (0.6FTE working Monday to Wednesday)Learning Support Teacherto join the team, commencing January 2027.

St Therese’s Primary Schoolis a unique school community offering students a quality education from Kindergarten to Year 6.

At St Therese’s students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning while offering a community that is supportive of the creative, unique and individual talents of every student.

Working with parents and the wider community to provide a holistic education, St Therese’s provides a number of enrichment opportunities for students to extend their learning experiences and enable them to reach their full potential.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Learning Support Teacher (K-6) in a Catholic school has a unique role to play and is assigned with the task of ensuring each child has the opportunity to grow both academically and spiritually and to live a purposeful life. Examples of responsibilities of the Learning Support Teacher include but are not limited to the following:

• assist with the identification of students with special educational needs, consult and collaborate with parents, colleagues, CSO personnel and external providers, and facilitate referral and assessment procedures with Catholic Schools Office Student Support staff.
  
• deliver intervention, teach students, and assist teachers with curriculum differentiation, as specified by the Leader of Learning Support / Learning Support Coordinator.
  
• collaborate with class teachers and other relevant people to assist in the design, implementation, and monitoring and review of adjustments, as documented in the Personalised Plan (PP) or Learner Profile (LP).
  
• work collaboratively with other Learning Support personnel.
  
• contribute to the provision of staff professional development and parent education programs.
  
• liaise with relevant schools particularly in relation to transition periods.
  
• contribute to the preparation of documentation required under legislation in line with privacy, confidentiality, and disability obligations, for example, pre-enrolment documentation, and assist in the preparation of submissions for the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)
  
• support the development of inclusive learning environments
  
• assist in the implementation of programs and processes to support students with disability
  
• assist in building capacity of school staff in the area of Special Education
  The teacher will promote the school as a place of learning and excellence in accordance with contemporary evidence-based learning and wellbeing principles (including digital learning) and will ensure the ongoing development and implementation of pedagogical practices that impact on student learning outcomes. The teacher will acknowledge and agree to the requirement to work within the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Affiliation: Catholic

Teaching Level: Primary

Gender: Coed

553 Students

38 TeachingStaff

17 Non-Teaching Staff