New School Learning Support Officer - 2027 start

Government schools; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Job summary

Kolorer College in Cobblebank, a brand-new secondary school 33km west of Melbourne, seeks an Education Support staff member. This role provides 1:1 or small group support to students with diverse learning needs and supports delivery of literacy and numeracy interventions.

You will work under guidance with a team, contributing to an inclusive, structured learning environment and engaging with families and staff. The position aligns with DE policies and offers flexible arrangements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills with the demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive relationships with students, staff and families.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, order and prioritise tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development and learning/training.
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively as a member of a team.
• Demonstrated experience or capacity to work with students to support a range of complex learning and behavioural support needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist students to access the curriculum and achieve academic success
• With the appropriate training and support, deliver structured and scripted small-group literacy and numeracy intervention programs
• Support students to actively participate in all school activities, including camps

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Professional development

Planning & prioritising

Disability support

Education

Education support qualifications

Job description

Kolorer College is a brand-new secondary school located in the growing suburb of Cobblebank, 33km west of Melbourne CBD. We opened in Term 1 2026 with 140 Year 7 students, and will grow by one year level each year, reaching Year 7-12 capacity in 2031. We are a supported inclusion school catering for all local students, with up to 10% of our enrolments with a recognised disability. We have an emphasis on high-quality, explicit and inclusive teaching practices for all students, and a system of Tier 2 and 3 supports for students with additional needs.

At Kolorer College we come together because learning matters. Our motto, Excellence Together, reflects our expectation that all students can learn and thrive at the highest levels. We are unashamedly ambitious for our learners and our school values, represented in the acronym `B.E.S.T `, are demonstrated each day by our dedicated staff and keen students:

• Be Brave - face challenges with courage and persistence

• Excel Together - aim high, support one another, and celebrate growth

• Show Integrity - act with honesty, fairness, and responsibility

• Think and Care - use wisdom, empathy, and respect to guide your actions

As a staff member at Kolorer College, you will enjoy:

• The opportunity to be part of building our school¿s culture and curriculum programs from the ground up

• Outstanding modern facilities including two indoor, multi-use courts, Performing Arts rooms, a modern Food Technology room and state-of-the-art VET kitchen, a STEAM building housing Art, Media, Design, Digital Technologies and Science, comfortable staff work spaces, high-quality natural light and acoustics in modern classrooms

• A highly structured teaching and learning environment, with teachers supported by shared instructional practices and behaviour and engagement routines

• Regular professional learning, coaching and mentoring using Steplab and other evidence-based resources

• Shared, knowledge-rich curriculum resources developed by experienced subject leads

• Part-time and flexible work opportunities in line with DE policies

Location Profile

Kolorer College is a brand-new secondary school located in the growing suburb of Cobblebank, 33km west of Melbourne CBD. We opened in Term 1 2026 with 140 Year 7 students, and will grow by one year level each year, reaching Year 7-12 capacity in 2031. We are a supported inclusion school catering for all local students, with up to 10% of our enrolments with a recognised disability. We have an emphasis on high-quality, explicit and inclusive teaching practices for all students, and a system of Tier 2 and 3 supports for students with additional needs.

At Kolorer College we come together because learning matters. Our motto, Excellence Together, reflects our expectation that all students can learn and thrive at the highest levels. We are unashamedly ambitious for our learners and our school values, represented in the acronym `B.E.S.T `, are demonstrated each day by our dedicated staff and keen students:

• Be Brave - face challenges with courage and persistence

• Excel Together - aim high, support one another, and celebrate growth

• Show Integrity - act with honesty, fairness, and responsibility

• Think and Care - use wisdom, empathy, and respect to guide your actions

As a staff member at Kolorer College, you will enjoy:

• The opportunity to be part of building our school¿s culture and curriculum programs from the ground up

• Outstanding modern facilities including two indoor, multi-use courts, Performing Arts rooms, a modern Food Technology room and state-of-the-art VET kitchen, a STEAM building housing Art, Media, Design, Digital Technologies and Science, comfortable staff work spaces, high-quality natural light and acoustics in modern classrooms

• A highly structured teaching and learning environment, with teachers supported by shared instructional practices and behaviour and engagement routines

• Regular professional learning, coaching and mentoring using Steplab and other evidence-based resources

• Shared, knowledge-rich curriculum resources developed by experienced subject leads

• Part-time and flexible work opportunities in line with DE policies

Selection Criteria

• SC1 Demonstrated experience or capacity to work with students to support a range of complex learning and behavioural support needs
• SC2 Demonstrated ability to plan, order and prioritise tasks to ensure deadlines are met
• SC3 Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills with the demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive relationships with students, staff and families
• SC4Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively as a member of a team
• SC5Demonstrated commitment to professional development and learning/training

Role

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An education support class position at this range will perform tasks that are carried out in accordance with guidelines, accepted practice, and school policy under supervision and direction. This may include coordination of other education support class staff within the work area or educational program.

An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students but must not include duties of a teacher as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students can be required individually or in groups up to 4 in controlled circumstances and where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

Certification and/or qualifications of up to three years can be required at this level (noting that Registered Nurse is not included at this level, the first level for which is Level 1 range 3).

A role at this range may include:

• Specific support tasks to achieve outcomes. Typically, this will involve accountability for a single function, (e.g. ensuring data is properly maintained) or the co-ordination of a work area under the direction of the principal or a manager.
• Assisting teachers, within an educational program, by undertaking specific support tasks or the coordination of the support function.
• Supervised health and wellbeing support tasks, medical intervention support tasks, or other specialised student/teacher support roles (e.g. enrolled nurses performing the role as described in schedule 3). These roles require specific qualifications and/or training, including roles where further training must be undertaken from time to time. The role is for a specific purpose, for which there will be direct accountability as opposed to support roles that are carried out by a range of staff performing routine tasks under direction.
• Technical tasks that require a sound knowledge of basic technical and/or scientific principles that are used to develop and adapt work methods and make judgements where there are clear guidelines and limited options. Routine technical support in libraries, science, and information technology would be typical examples.

An education support class position at this range commencing at the base will initially be limited to undertaking routine tasks that are carried out under close supervision and direction. Work that carries some degree of independence will generally involve a limited number of tasks performed on a regular basis where priorities are clear, procedures are well established, and direction is readily available. Subject to any specific qualification and/or training requirement, an education support class employee employed in this range may be progressively required to undertake coordination, specialisedstudent/teacher support tasks, or technical tasks as experience in the role is gained.

Responsibilities

Position overview

This position enables students with additional needs to access and achieve in all areas of their learning. The role provides 1:1 or small group support and intervention to students in one or more of the following areas:

• Structured literacy intervention
• Structured numeracy intervention
• General classwork or homework support
• Behaviour and self-regulation
• Organisation and self-management

Responsibilities

• Assist students to access the curriculum and achieve academic success
• With the appropriate training and support, deliver structured and scripted small-group literacy and numeracy intervention programs
• Support students to actively participate in all school activities, including camps