School Learning Support Officer – Full Time - Ongoing - Alexandria Park Community School

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The NSW Department of Education is seeking a School Learning Support Officer to assist students with identified learning needs in classrooms and other settings, under teacher supervision. The role includes supporting student welfare and wellbeing activities and may involve streams such as pre-school, vision, hearing, and bilingual support.

The position requires a Working with Children Check, mandatory training, and the ability to work effectively in a team while supporting students with

Qualifications

• Working with Children Check Clearance
• Completion of mandatory training and willingness to undertake first aid training
• Administration of Medications – training to be provided
• Health support training to be provided based on student needs
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to work with students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities
• Awareness of the needs of students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities
• Effective communication skills

Responsibilities

• Support for students with identified diverse learning needs including disability in classrooms and other learning environments under the direction and supervision of a teacher to support the achievement of educational outcomes
• This support includes student welfare, health and wellbeing activities as required
• In addition, may provide specific support for students in streams/settings: pre-school, vision support, hearing support, and bilingual

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Disability awareness

First aid readiness

Job description

The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world‑class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver the best outcomes for students and to advance the wellbeing of Aboriginal people.

About the Role

School Learning Support Officers provides support for students with identified diverse learning needs including disability in classrooms and other learning environments under the direction and supervision of a teacher to support the achievement of educational outcomes. This support includes student welfare, health and wellbeing activities as required. In addition School Learning Support Officers may provide specific support for students in the following streams or settings: pre‑school, vision support, hearing support, and bilingual. Student Learning Support Officers working in these streams/settings have specific additional duties, in addition to the general duties for School Learning Support Officers that are required to be performed.

Essential Requirements

• Working with Children Check Clearance
• Completion of mandatory training required by the Department of Education and a willingness to undertake first aid training relevant to the School Learning Support Officer role.
• Administration of Medications – training to be provided based on student needs.
• Health support training to be provided based on student needs (subject to transition provisions).
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to work with students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities.
• Awareness of the needs of students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities.
• Effective communication skills.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high‑quality public education to two‑thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage. A student becomes distressed, refuses to participate and begins engaging in behaviours that may pose a risk to themselves or others. How would you respond? (Max. 300 words) How would you communicate with a student who does not use speech or has difficulty understanding spoken instructions? (Max. 300 words)