Learning Support Coordinator

Porirua School; Wellington; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Porirua School is seeking a learning support coordinator to work across primary and secondary settings in the Porirua West area. The role focuses on inclusive learning and wellbeing for ākonga, collaborating with kaiako, whānau and external agencies to build capability.

Key responsibilities include identifying learning priorities with leadership teams, supporting development of practice, and engaging with kaiako to plan for diverse needs.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with ākonga, kaiako, whānau and external agencies to support learning and wellbeing.
• Ability to work with leadership teams to identify learning priorities and to build capability across schools.
• Demonstrated success in working inclusively and supporting diverse learning needs in classrooms.
• Sound knowledge of the learning support system and its processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate learning support across primary and intermediate schools in the Porirua West area.
• Engage with kaiako to plan for learning support needs of ākonga.
• Support the development of teaching practice to meet diverse learning needs.

Skills

Relationship-building

Collaboration

Inclusive teaching

Student-centered approach

Education

Teaching practising certificate

Teaching qualification

Job description

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About the role

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.

Sector Primary and intermediate (Years 1–8) / kura tuatahi, Secondary (Years 7–15) / wharekura

Position Full-time, Fixed-term (28 Jan to 9 Apr 2027)

Reason for fixed-term position Parental leave

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