Learning Support Coordinator

Porirua School; Porirua; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Porirua School is seeking a learning support coordinator to work collegially across primary and secondary settings in the Porirua West area. The role focuses on ensuring positive outcomes for all learners through collaboration with ākonga, kaiako, whānau and external agencies.

You will identify learning support priorities with leadership, build capability among kaiako, and support the wellbeing and learning of ākonga with diverse needs.

Qualifications

• Experience identifying school learning support priorities with leadership
• Proven ability to form positive, outcome-based relationships with ākonga and whānau
• Experience in inclusive teaching and learning support in classrooms
• Strong knowledge of the learning support system within NZ schools

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with kaiako and leaders to plan learning support
• Support ākonga wellbeing and learning outcomes across schools
• Build learning support capability among kaiako and whānau

Skills

Collaboration with leadership

Relationship building with ākonga/whān

Inclusive teaching practice

Learning support system knowledge

Education

Teaching qualification

Teaching Practising Certificate

Job description

We are seeking a learning support coordinator to work collegially across primary and secondary schools within the Porirua West area.

The employing school is Porirua School, your work will involve working across schools in the area.This exciting opportunity is for an experienced and inclusive teacher who is passionate about ensuring positive outcomes for all learners. The successful applicant will be working with ākonga, kaiako, whānau, external agencies and other learning support coordinators to support the learning and wellbeing of our ākonga.

Key attributes for the role include:

• the ability to work with leadership teams to identify school learning support priorities
• demonstrate an ability to form positive, outcome-based relationships with ākonga/whānau
• demonstrate successful experience in working inclusively and supporting learning needs in the classroom
• a sound knowledge, commitment to, and understanding of the learning support system
• a current teaching practising certificate and relevant teaching qualification.

LSCs will work to build the learning support capability of kaiako, and to help identify and plan for the learning support needs of all of the ākonga. The incumbent needs to be experienced to enable them to engage with kaiako and support the development of their practice working with ākonga with a range of learning support needs.