School Learning Support Officer

**Position Information**: The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver the best outcomes for students and to advance the wellbeing of Aboriginal people. **About the Role** School Learning Support Officers provides support for students with identified diverse learning needs including disability in classrooms and other learning environments under the direction and supervision of a teacher to support the achievement of educational outcomes. This support includes student welfare, health and wellbeing activities as required. In addition School Learning Support Officers may provide specific support for students in the following streams or settings: pre-school, vision support, hearing support, and bilingual. Student Learning Support Officers working in these streams/settings have specific additional duties, in addition to the general duties for School Learning Support Officers that are required to be performed. **Essential Requirements** - Working with Children Check Clearance - Completion of mandatory training required by the Department of Education and a willingness to undertake first aid training relevant to the School Learning Support Officer role. - Administration of Medications - training to be provided based on student needs. **Selection Criteria**: - Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team. - Ability to work with students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities. - Awareness of the needs of students with emotional, physical or intellectual disabilities. - Effective communication skills. **Special Notes**: **About the NSW Department of Education** **Additional School Information (Optional)** Lawson Public School is geographically situated in the World Heritage listed, Blue Mountains of New South Wales. Our school comprises 8 mainstream classes and 4 classes in our support unit. Lawson Public School has a current enrolment of 196 students. The staff at Lawson Public School, are both professional and dedicated to, providing datainformed, evidence-based quality learning programs that catering to the individual learning needs of each child. Our students come from a broad range of backgrounds and we strive to partner with each family to ensure that each child is known, valued and cared for. Lawson is a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school. PBL brings together the wholeschool community to contribute to developing a positive, safe and supportive learning culture. The framework assists schools to improve social, emotional, behavioural and academic outcomes for children and young people. This strategic improvement plan has been developed as the result of a thorough situational analysis and in collaboration with our community. We have identified three high-level areas for improvement and named them as our strategic directions. They are "Student Growth and Attainment", "Whole-School Wellbeing Processes" and "High Expectations Culture". These focus areas have been determined to specifically improve student learning outcomes in reading and numeracy we will develop and sustain whole school processes which integrate collaboration, quality teaching, curriculum planning and delivery, and assessment practices that promote learning excellence and responsiveness to meeting the needs of all students. School and community partnerships are fostered through our proactive P & C, as well as, the many formal and informal opportunities for our mountain village to come together. The school belongs to the Mid Mountains Learning Community and participates in combined professional learning and projects, sporting, art and cultural activities. We work together to foster transition programs for Kindergarten students, as well as Year Six students who are preparing for year 7 at Springwood High School. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which Lawson PS is placed, the Dharug and Gundungurra people. **How to Apply** If there are targeted questions, you must respond to these (maximum 300 words) and include in your covering letter.