School Learning Support Officer - Full Time - Ongoing - Georges River College Penshurst Campus

NSW Government; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Department of Education is seeking a School Learning Support Officer to assist students with diverse learning needs in classrooms and learning environments under a teacher's direction. The role covers student welfare, health and wellbeing activities and may include pre-school, vision, hearing, and bilingual support streams.

You will join a team, complete mandatory training including a Working with Children Check, and engage in additional health and first aid training as required to support

Qualifications

• Working with Children Check Clearance required.
• Willingness to undertake first aid training.
• Administration of Medications training provided.
• Health support training provided as needed.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to work with students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support students with diverse learning needs in classrooms and learning environments under the direction of a teacher.
• Contribute to student welfare, health and wellbeing activities.
• Provide streams-specific duties such as vision, hearing, and bilingual support where required.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Working with Children Check

First aid training willingness

Job description

Position Information

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).

Selection Criteria

1. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team.
2. Ability to work with students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities.
3. Awareness of the needs of students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities.
4. Effective communication skills.

Special Notes

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. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education's Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.