<p>Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary School Tarro is seeking a&nbsp;Permanent Part Time (0.9FTE) Learning Support Teacher&nbsp;to join the team January 2025.<br><br>Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro is a systemic Catholic school within the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, catering for students from Kindergarten to Year 6 from the areas of Tarro, Woodberry, Beresfield, Thornton, Tenambit and Ashtonfield.<br>Our school community is warm and welcoming, with a strong focus on supporting children with additional needs to help them reach their individual learning goals.<br>The school celebrates the unique gifts and qualities of each individual student and encourages them to fully participate in the life of their class and school.<br>At Our Lady of Lourdes, students can participate in many extra-curricular activities and competitions beyond the classroom environment such as debating, public speaking, ICAS, Science and Technology challenges, spelling bees and sporting events.<br><br><br><br><a href="https://diocesemn.azurewebsites.net/media/5704/position_description_-_cso_-_learning_support_teacher_-_primary.pdf"><strong>POSITION DESCRIPTION</strong></a><br><br>The Learning Support Teacher (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. &nbsp;Examples of responsibilities of the Learning Support Teacher include but are not limited to the following:<br>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>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.<br>&nbsp;</li><li>deliver intervention, teach students, and assist teachers with curriculum differentiation, as specified by the Leader of Learning Support / Learning Support Coordinator.<br>&nbsp;</li><li>collaborate with class teachers and other relevant people to assist in the design, implementation, and monitoring and review of adjustments, as documented in the Personalised Plan (PP) or Learner Profile (LP).<br>&nbsp;</li><li>work collaboratively with other Learning Support personnel.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</li><li>contribute to the provision of staff professional development and parent education programs.<br>&nbsp;</li><li>liaise with relevant schools particularly in relation to transition periods.<br>&nbsp;</li><li>contribute to the preparation of documentation required under legislation in line with privacy, confidentiality, and disability obligations, for example, pre-enrolment documentation, and assist in the preparation of submissions for the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)<br>&nbsp;</li><li>support the development of inclusive learning environments&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</li><li>assist in the implementation of programs and processes to support students with disability&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</li><li>assist in building capacity of school staff in the area of Special Education<br>&nbsp;</li></ul>