School Learning Support Officer - Sydney, Australia - NSW Government -School Administrative and Support

NSW Government -School Administrative and Support

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Sydney, Australia

2 days ago

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Olivia Brown

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Full time

Description

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.

Conditions:

Special Notes:

About the NSW Department of Education

Additional School Information (Optional)

Royal Far West School (RFWS) is a unique School for Specific Purpose (SSP) situated within the Royal Far West (RFW) clinical service building Manly.

RFWS provides educational services to the clients of the Royal Far West's integrated health, education and disability service.

All students are from country NSW, often from remote areas of the state, and come to Manly for a multidisciplinary assessment.

The student cohort changes every week. Students present with a range of medical conditions, including developmental, learning, behavioural, emotional and communication difficulties and disorders.

The school has a dedicated and highly skilled staff who work with students aged 3.6 to 18 years, with 20% being Aboriginal.

All children are accompanied to RFW by a parent or carer.

The school works in partnership with families, RFW, country schools and local services to provide information, consultancy, resource advice, professional development and program assistance.

RFWS has a strong focus on building capacity in schools across the state using video conferencing and internet-based video communication for individual, ongoing student support.

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

Targeted Question 1

Describe the most important skills an SLSO must bring to a school such as Royal Far West, which supports a rapidly changing cohort of students with a variety of complex needs.

Targeted Question 2
Outline your capacity to support your and your colleagues' resilience and wellbeing when working with students with complex needs and behaviours