School Learning Support Officer – Full Time

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.
• Health support training to be provided based on student needs (subject to transition provisions).

• 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.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

Additional Information

Chalmers Road School delivers differentiated educational programs for students with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities from Kindergarten to Year 12. A number of students have additional learning needs such as physical disabilities, sensory impairments and complex health and behavioural needs. Currently there are 80 students enrolled at Chalmers Road School across 12 classes, with approximately 90% of families having an English as an Additional Language or Dialect.

Every student is supported through a Personalised Learning and Support Plan (PLSP) designed to meet their individual needs and secondary students access Life Skills outcomes and syllabus to prepare them for successful post-school pathways.

Chalmers Road School adopts a multi-disciplinary team approach that includes access to the school's therapy team and external treating teams. Using the NSW Department of Education's Care Continuum, interventions are triaged to ensure that resources are allocated in an equitable way, leading to the best outcomes for all students.

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) underpins the school's approach to explicitly teaching students to be safe, respectful and caring learners. All staff model and reinforce student behaviour expectations, with a focus on effective communication, social interactions and self-regulation.

Strong links with the school and wider community support student success through varied learning experiences and financial support. The Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) work closely with the school executive to ensure valued collaboration between the school and community. Parent voice is strongly encouraged and represented in operational decisions.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please submit an application by clicking "Apply Online" below. You will need to attach a covering letter (max. 3 pages) and your resume (max. 5 pages), in either Word or PDF format, that demonstrates how your skills, knowledge and experience can contribute to the success of this role in accordance with the Selection Criteria as outlined in the Statement of Duties.It is a requirement that you include the name and contact details of two referees.

If there are targeted questions, you must respond to these (maximum 300 words) and include in your covering letter.

Note: It is a requirement that all applicants submit their applications online on No paper based, email based or late applications will be accepted.