Learning Support Coordinator

Mana College; Wellington; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mana College and Porirua School are collaborating to appoint a Learning Support Coordinator who will work across the Porirua West area. The role involves 2 days at Mana College and 3 days across other primary schools, focusing on learning and wellbeing for ākonga.

The successful applicant will collaborate with kaiako, whānau and external agencies, lead learning support priorities with leadership teams, and build capability to support diverse learning needs in the classroom.

Qualifications

• Current teaching practising certificate and relevant teaching qualification.
• Experience supporting learning needs in classrooms.
• Ability to work across schools and build relationships with ākonga/whānau.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with kaiako, whānau and external agencies to identify learner needs.
• Build learning support capability and plan across schools.

Skills

Inclusive education

Collaboration

Relationship building

Learning support strategies

Cross-school collaboration

Education

Current teaching practising certificate

Relevant teaching qualification

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 2 days at Mana College and 3 days across other primary schools. 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.

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