Learning Support Coordinator

Waikite Valley School; Waikato; On-site; NZD 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Waikite Valley School in the Waikato is seeking an experienced New Zealand Registered Teacher to join our team as a Learning Support Coordinator (LSC). The LSC role focuses on ensuring students with additional needs receive appropriate support through a collaborative, student-centered approach.

This is not a classroom teaching position, but an experienced educator will build teacher capability and support diverse learners.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting learners with learning needs in a classroom setting
• Ability to engage effectively with students, families, and communities
• Commitment to inclusive, culturally responsive practices

Responsibilities

• Provide culturally responsive support for students with learning needs
• Collaborate with teachers, families and external agencies to co-ordinate support
• Build teacher capability to support diverse learners
• Uphold professional standards relevant to the role

Skills

Collaborative team member

Relationship building

Leadership engagement

Education

Registered NZ teacher with current practising certificate

Teaching qualification

Job description

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About the role

We are seeking an experienced, passionate, and collaborative New Zealand Registered Teacher to join our Waikite Valley team as a Learning Support Coordinator (LSC).

The LSC role centers on ensuring students with additional needs get appropriate support through a collaborative, student-centered approach. While not a classroom teaching position, it requires an experienced educator to build teacher capability, support diverse learners, foster inclusive and culturally responsive practices, and work closely with kaiako, whānau, leadership, and external agencies.

Role requirements

An LSC will be a registered teacher with a current teaching practising certificate and relevant teaching qualification, and have:

• demonstrated successful experience in working with and including children and young people with learning support needs in the classroom
• an ability to build and maintain strong relationships with parents, whānau and communities
• an ability to engage at a school or kura leadership level
• influencing skills at a working level within a school or kura
• an ability to provide culturally responsive support
• met professional standards relevant to their current position.

Sector Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi

Position Part-time (0.2 FTTE), Permanent

Learning areas English, Health and PE, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Te reo Māori, Technology, The arts

Region Waikato