School Learning Support Officer - Multiple positions - Full Time - Ongoing - Ambarvale High School

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The NSW Department of Education is seeking School Learning Support Officers to help students with diverse learning needs in classrooms and other learning environments under teacher supervision.

You will support student welfare, health and wellbeing activities, and may provide targeted assistance in streams such as pre-school, vision & hearing support, or bilingual programs, depending on school needs. Two full-time positions are available.

Qualifications

• Working with Children Check clearance.
• Mandatory Department training with willingness to undertake first aid.
• Medication administration training will be provided based on student needs.
• Health support training provided based on student needs.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Awareness of the needs of students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities.
• Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support students with identified diverse learning needs under teacher supervision.
• Contribute to student welfare, health and wellbeing activities.
• Provide specialized support in streams such as pre-school, vision, hearing, or bilingual programs as required.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

First aid readiness

Disability awareness

Job description

About the Role

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.

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.

There are two full-time positions available.