Learning Support Coordinator

Posted: 14/10/2024- Closing Date: 28/10/2024- Job Type: Permanent - Full Time- Location: Maitland- Job Category: Education, Childcare & TrainingSt John the Baptist Primary School Maitland is seeking a Permanent Full-Time Learning Support Coordinator to join the team in 2025.

St John the Baptist Primary School is a Catholic school catering for students from Kindergarten to Year 6. At St John the Baptist we provide a meaningful and inclusive learning environment that caters for the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social and physical dimensions of all students. Our educational frameworks reflect a commitment to growing, developing and responding to the needs of all students and encourage all students to become lifelong learners. We look forward to sharing in your child’s educational journey.

The Leader of Learning Support / Learning Support Coordinator (K-6/7-12) in a Catholic school has a unique role to play and is assigned with the task of ensuring each child has the opportunity to grow both academically and spiritually and to live a purposeful life. Examples of responsibilities of the Learning Support Teacher include, but are not limited to, the following:

- supervise the work of personnel in the Learning Support faculty/team.
- assist with the identification of students with special educational needs, consult and collaborate with parents, colleagues, CSO personnel and external providers, and facilitate referral and assessment procedures with Catholic Schools Office Student Support staff.
- deliver intervention, teach students, and assist teachers with curriculum differentiation.
- Oversee the design, implementation, and monitoring and review of adjustments, as documented in the Personalised Plan (PP) or Learner Profile (LP), collaborating with class teachers and other relevant personnel.
- work collaboratively with other teachers/educators to ensure that the adjustments developed to support students with disabilities are aligned to school curriculum plans.
- contribute to the provision of staff professional development and parent education programs.
- liaise with relevant schools particularly in relation to transition periods.
- coordinate the preparation of documentation required under legislation in line with privacy, confidentiality, and disability obligations, for example, pre-enrolment / transition documentation, submissions for increased support, etc.
- ensure the collection of evidence to support inclusion in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD).
- support the development of inclusive learning environments.
- manage programs and processes to support students with disability.
- build capacity of teachers and other school staff in the area of Special Education.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**CRITERIA/EXPERIENCE**
- Ability to articulate a clear understanding of and a personal commitment to Catholic education and the mission of the Church through Catholic schools.
- Proven successful experience working with students (K-6/7-12) with all categories of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory, social/emotional.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with school staff, CSO staff, and external stakeholders in order to establish productive partnerships and achieve educational outcomes for students.
- Experience in the delivery of professional learning for staff and parents.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team and manage programs.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively gather and utilise assessment data, and other relevant student data, to determine the adjustments required for individual students and groups of students.
- Demonstrated ability to collaboratively prepare Personalised Plans and Learner Profiles for students with disability, interpreting and responding to specialist reports.
- Experience in supporting student enrolment and transitions.
- Detailed working knowledge of Disability legislation and the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data.
- Evidence of excellent organisational, interpersonal, and administrative skills.

**Qualifications/Accreditations**
- Qualifications as a four-year trained teacher
- Postgraduate qualifications in Special Education and/or extensive special education experience.
- Active NESA Accreditation.
- Current paid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) number.
- Completion of anaphylaxis training.

**CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT**

Salary is in accordance with New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Catholic Systemic Schools Enterprise Agreement 2023.

**BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH US**
- Work in quality schools where students are nurtured, challenged and encouraged to excel and grow
- A corporate fitness program through Fitness Passport
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Training and staff development programs
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- Access to long service leave after just five years for eligible employees.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**

**TO APPLY**
- Please provide a cover letter along with your resume