Special Education Support Officer

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Alawa Primary School

Job title Special Education Support Officer Designation Administrative Officer 3 96%

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 22/01/2026

Salary $64,102 - $68,876 Location Darwin

Position number 5584 RTF Closing 02/11/2025

Contact officer Rachel Barnett, Assistant Principal on or

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment

process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the

merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures

plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

Assist classroom teachers with the implementation and provision of quality education programs for students with special

needs and identified disabilities in schools, including planning for intervention and support and providing high level

administrative support to the Special Education Teacher.

Context statement

Alawa Primary school is a small innovative school located in the northern suburbs of Darwin. The school provides a quality

education for a culturally diverse range of students from Preschool to Year 6 with a strong literacy and numeracy focus with

teaching informed by data analysis and review. We are committed to facilitating high quality educational outcomes for all

students in a caring, inclusive environment with differentiation a key strategy for improving outcomes for all students. We

aim to prepare students to contribute positively through productive partnerships to an ever-changing world. Our motto is

"Aiming High: Planting Seeds for the Future".

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Work with teachers to support students with special needs and disabilities in a variety of settings, including assisting with

implementation of individualised educational programs and provision of feedback about student progress in programs.

2. Assist in the preparation/modification of daily classroom materials and activities.

3. Maintain appropriate records for the Special Education Unit and individual students for case management, including

through SAMS, SSIDS and Xuno.

4. Work with limited supervision, including the supervision of students at recess or lunch as well as before and after school.

5. Support the delivery of programs including Allied Health Programs and intervention in collaboration with the Special

Education Teacher.

6. Assist schools in managing student issues identified in a student's health care plan including the administration of

medication and first aid

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Knowledge and experience in the provision of support to students with identified disabilities.

2. Ability to work independently and within a team to ensure outcomes for instructional programs are achieved.

3. High level of confidentially, ethics, maturity and patience.

4. High level of interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively written and orally with staff, students

and parents including people from a variety of cross-cultural backgrounds and/or disabilities.

5. Current Working with Children Clearance Notice (Ochre Card).

6. Highly skilled in the use of ICT systems such as SAMS, Xuno etc

Desirable

1. Formal training in disability.

2. First Aid Certificate.

Further information

All applicants must have the ability to obtain a current Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card) from SAFE NT.