Primary Learning Support Coordinator

Posted: 26/05/2025
- Closing Date: 08/06/2025
- Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
- Location: Singleton
- Job Category: Education, Childcare & Training

St Catherine's Catholic College Singleton is seeking a **Permanent Primary Learning Support Coordinato**r to join the team in 2026.

Imagine a role where you shape the future, ignite potential, and transform lives As the Learning Support Coordinator(K-6) you hold the key to unlocking every student's full academic and spiritual potential. You are the champion who ensures that each child, no matter their journey, is empowered to thrive, grow, and discover their purpose. With your guidance, students don’t just learn—they flourish, finding strength in their faith, confidence in their abilities, and meaning in their lives. This is more than a role—it’s a mission to inspire, uplift, and make a lasting impact.

St Catherine's Catholic College draws its students from the Singleton local Government Area. Singleton is approximately 73 kilometres from Newcastle, close to attractions such as historical villages of Morpeth and Wollombi and a 30minute drive from the beautiful vineyard area of the Hunter Valley. The College is a co-educational school offering a comprehensive curriculum for students from Kindergarten to Year 12. Nestled in the beautiful Hunter Valley, St Catherine’s has a proud history of excellence and achievements in academic, sporting and cultural pursuits and offers a seamless transition for your all students in their educational journey. St Catherine’s is a Visible Wellbeing School focused on high expectations for all students. We have a Gifted Education Program and provide differentiated curriculum for students with diverse learning needs, both intervention and extension.

The Learning Support Coordinator (K-6) 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**
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