Learning Support Teacher - Secondary - Booragul

Catholic Schools Office Maitland - Newcastle; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 18,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Training and staff development

Paid parental leave

Long service leave after five years

Job summary

St Paul's Catholic College in Booragul, NSW seeks a permanent part-time Learning Support Teacher (0.3FTE) to join the team from January 2027. The role focuses on academic and spiritual growth for students with diverse needs within a Catholic educational setting.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with teachers, CSO staff and families to implement personalised plans, differentiate curriculum and support transitions, under NSW WWCC requirements and the Catholic Schools Enterprise

Qualifications

• Ability to articulate a clear understanding of Catholic education and the mission of the Church
• Experience working with students with disability (7-12)
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with staff, CSO staff and external stakeholders
• Experience in delivering professional learning for staff and parents
• Ability to use assessment data to determine adjustments for students
• Ability to prepare Personalised Plans and Learner Profiles

Responsibilities

• Identify students with special educational needs and coordinate with parents and CSO staff
• Deliver intervention and assist teachers with curriculum differentiation
• Collaborate to design, implement and monitor adjustments documented in PP or LP
• Work with other Learning Support personnel
• Contribute to staff development and parent education programs
• Assist with transitions and documentation for NCCD requirements
• Support development of inclusive learning environments
• Assist in implementation of programs for students with disability
• Build capacity of school staff in Special Education

Skills

Catholic education

Collaboration

Assessment data

Professional learning

Education

Four-year trained teacher

Postgraduate in Special Education

NSW WWCC

Job description

Learning Support Teacher - Secondary - Booragul

Catholic Schools Office Maitland - Newcastle – Booragul NSW

St Paul's Catholic College, Booragulis seeking a permanent part-time (0.3FTE)Learning Support Teacher to join the team, commencing January 2027.

St Paul's Catholic College offers an inclusive, welcoming and comfortable environment. The calm, nurturing setting has been designed to allow students and staff to feel at home in developing their varied capacities and skills. The growth of the students is nurtured and encouraged by a supportive faculty through the provision of creative freedom, empowerment of the individual and opportunities for prayer and reflection. The curriculum, both formal and informal, focuses on spiritual growth and reflects a respect for the diversity of all 750 students, their differing levels of abilities, strengths, weaknesses and gifts.

Job Description

The Learning Support Teacher (7-12) 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.

Desired Skills and Experience

EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA

• Ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic education and the mission of the Church through Catholic schools.
• Experience working with students with disability (7-12).
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with school staff, CSO staff, and external stakeholders in order to establish productive partnerships and achieve educational outcomes for students.
• Experience in the delivery of professional learning for staff and parents.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively gather and utilise assessment data, and other relevant student data, to determine the adjustments required for individual students and groups of students.
• Demonstrated ability to collaboratively prepare Personalised Plans and Learner Profiles for students with disability.
• Experience in supporting student enrolment and transitions.
• Working knowledge of Disability legislation and the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data.
• Evidence of excellent organisational, interpersonal, and administrative skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualifications as a four-year trained teacher and postgraduate qualifications in Special Education and/or extensive special education experience.
• Active NESA Accreditation.
• Current paid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) number.
• Completion of anaphylaxis training.
• Completion of CPR training.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2025.

• Work in quality schools where students are nurtured, challenged and encouraged to excel and grow.
• A corporate fitness program through Fitness Passport(T&C's apply).
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Training and staff development programs.
• Paid parental leave for eligible employees.
• Access to long service leave after just five years for eligible employees.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact Anne-Maree Shipman, Acting Principal on Tel: [phone]***or via email: ***************@mn.catholic.edu.au

Applications close: Friday 30th October 2026 at 11.59pm

Additional information

The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable persons and preventing those in our care from suffering abuse or neglect. It is committed to implementing and maintaining compliance with the NSW Child Safe Standards and the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards and takes a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of children or vulnerable persons. All who work in the name of the Diocese must comply with the Diocesan Safeguarding Framework Policy and act in accordance with the Diocese’s Code of Conduct which includes the Diocese’s Safeguarding Commitment Statement.Employees are required to undergo a National Police Check and retain a valid NSW Working with Children Check where necessary, in accordance with legislation.