Special Education Advisor - Whangarei

Kumara Vine; Whangarei; Hybrid; NZD 70,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Services Group in Whangārei, Te Tai Tokerau, is seeking a Special Education Advisor to join the Learning Support team. You will work with educators, parents, caregivers and whānau to develop and monitor personalised learning plans and to enhance understanding of the child's behaviours.

You will help adapt learning environments to improve participation, wellbeing and learning outcomes, and coordinate access to services such as speech and language therapy.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge, experience, and skills in supporting children and young people with severe and challenging behaviours.
• Ability and willingness to work in collaborative partnership with other professionals, agencies, families and the sector.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to sustain productive professional relationships.
• Commitment to evidence-based interventions that demonstrate inclusive education practice and raise student achievement.
• Sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity and commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi principles.

Responsibilities

• Working collaboratively with a team around the child, including educators, parents, caregivers and whānau, to enhance understanding about the child and their behaviours.
• Collaboratively develop, implement, and monitor an effective personalised learning plan.
• Helping the adults around the child to make changes to the learning environment so that their behaviour can be more effectively managed, and the situation can be stabilised/made safer.
• Facilitating access to wider services and support, such as speech and language therapy and local agencies.
• Enhancing inclusive practices in schools and other educational settings.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Behaviour support

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor of Teaching or Post-graduate Diploma in Special Education

Job description

We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes.

Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around Aotearoa, from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for our students in our education system.

Permanent full-time role based in Whangārei, Te Tai Tokerau.

As a Special Education Advisor, you will play a critical role in our region's Learning Support team by doing the following:

Working collaboratively with a team around the child, including educators, parents, caregivers and whānau, to enhance understanding about the child and their behaviours.

Collaboratively develop, implement, and monitor an effective personalised learning plan.

Helping the adults around the child to make changes to the learning environment so that their behaviour can be more effectively managed, and the situation can be stabilised/made safer. This includes supporting the child to develop more pro-social ways of responding, and improve their participation, wellbeing and learning outcomes.

Facilitating access to wider services and support, in response to individual needs, for example speech and language therapy and local agencies.

Enhancing inclusive practices in schools and other educational settings.

Salary range: $69,966 - $106,016 per annum + KiwiSaver. The successful candidate will be appointed at a salary which reflects individual skills and experience.

To be successful in this role you will hold a Bachelor of Teaching or Post-graduate Diploma in Special Education.

You will also have:

Demonstrable knowledge, experience, and skills in supporting children and young people with severe and challenging behaviours.

An ability and willingness to work in collaborative partnership with other professionals, agencies, families and the sector.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including an ability to sustain productive professional relationships.

A genuine commitment to evidence-based interventions, which demonstrate inclusive education practice and contribute to raising student achievement.

Sensitivity to cultural and ethnic diversity and a commitment to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi

The Education Services Group provides well-designed, integrated education services that support the impactful and effective operation of education settings to support student achievement and participation. The services help to remove barriers to participation and learning and provide regulatory advice, support and oversight to early learning providers, schools and kura.

The Group has three key priorities for Education Services:

Practice & Guidance: Managing practice and guidance to improve national coordination and consistency, whilst enabling regional autonomy for education service delivery.

Integration & Delivery: Providing education support directly to education settings via integrated regional and national services. This includes intervening when necessary to ensure a high standard of operation to support student outcomes and owning key stakeholder relationships to support schooling improvement and stronger outcomes for learners.

Monitoring & Improvement: Monitoring and advising on improvements to the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of services for achievement and progression, and attendance and participation. This includes monitoring education provider performance against regulations and intervening as required.

We want our people to feel valued for their unique qualities and have a sense of belonging. If you require assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process, please let us know.