School Learning Support Officer - Full Time - Ongoing - Hebersham Public School

NSW Department of Education; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Department of Education is seeking a School Learning Support Officer to assist students with identified learning needs and disabilities within classrooms and other learning environments. This role supports student welfare, health and wellbeing activities under the direction of a teacher.

Specific duties include contributions to streams such as pre-school, vision support, hearing support, and bilingual settings, with additional duties as required by the students and program needs.

Qualifications

• Working with Children Check Clearance is required.
• Willingness to undertake first aid training.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Excellent communication with students, families and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide student welfare, health and wellbeing activities.
• Support learning in classrooms and other settings under supervision of a teacher.
• Assist students in streams such as pre-school, vision support, hearing support, and bilingual programs.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Disability support

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 all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, neurodiverse people and people with disability.

If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please contact the hiring manager using the contact details provided above.

For more information, visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion