School Learning Support Officer - Full Time - Ongoing - Singleton High School

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

Job summary

The NSW Department of Education is seeking a School Learning Support Officer to assist students with diverse learning needs in classrooms and learning environments. You will work under the direction of a teacher to support educational outcomes and contribute to student welfare and wellbeing activities.

Roles may include support across streams such as pre-school, vision, hearing, and bilingual settings, with additional duties as required.

Qualifications

• Working with Children Check Clearance is required.
• Mandatory training required by the Department of Education; willingness to undertake first aid training.
• Administration of Medications – training provided based on student needs.
• Health support training 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.
• Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for students with identified diverse learning needs under teacher direction.
• Support student welfare, health and wellbeing activities as required.
• Assist in streams/settings such as pre-school, vision support, hearing support, and bilingual programs.
• Support the achievement of educational outcomes within learning environments.

Skills

WWCC Clearance

First aid training

Medication administration

Disability awareness

Team collaboration

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.

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.