<p>About You:</p><p>The successful applicant will be a dynamic and passionate and committed to working with children, providing a rich and rewarding educational experience and who has a demonstrated commitment to Catholic education and to the safety and wellbeing of children.</p><p>The primary objective of the Education Support role is to work collaboratively with teaching staff by supporting them to enhance the learning outcomes of students and have a strong desire to work collaboratively with children with complex needs and will embrace a collegial, team-based approach to supporting teaching and learning at St Anthony’s.</p><p><strong>Qualifications and Experience Required:</strong></p><p>• Certificate IV in Education Support or Special Needs and previous primary school experience in this role</p><p>• understanding of NCCD funding model an advantage</p><p>• current &#39;Police and Working With Children Check&#39;</p><p>• names and contact details of at least 3 referees.</p><p><strong>Key Selection Criteria:</strong></p><p>• understand and reflect the ethos of a Catholic school including our Vision; Every Person Flourishing and Known.</p><p>• ability to create and maintain a supportive, safe and engaging learning environment</p><p>• respond to all students in the classroom in a warm and encouraging manner and build collaborative relationships.</p><p>• This community is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children in our care.</p><p>• be familiar and comply with the school&#39;s child-safe policy, standards and code of conduct, and any other policies and procedures relating to child safety</p><p>• demonstrate an understanding of appropriate behaviours when engaging with children</p><p>• engage in a professional and collegial manner with colleagues, parents/carers and the community and actively contribute to the development and maintenance of a positive team culture</p><p>• capacity to work effectively as a member of staff and acquire new skills</p><p>• capacity to respond pastorally to human and interpersonal issues</p><p>• ability to maintain an appropriate level of confidentiality</p><p><strong>Duties include:</strong></p><p>• work in partnership with the teacher to support student learning and implement associated goals as identified in the Personalised Learning Plan. This may include: General support to a group of students while the teacher is engaged in focused teaching; Provision of Personalised support eg. Mobility or communication support, where required; Assisting students to complete tasks designed by the teacher; Supervision of core program, work completion; Preparation of support materials.(Refer to Appendix - CECV Effective Practice Framework For Learning Support Officers Table One - Roles and Responsibilities of the LSO PG.15)</p><p>• work to promote self-esteem and assist with student social interactions by teaching them social skills and discussing with them their social behaviours as required</p><p>• make appropriate adjustments via the LSO adjustments form to learning materials or the environment to meet the needs of the student and maximise learning</p><p>• collect data for analysis by the teacher and/or the Student Support Group</p><p>• maintain effective communication with teacher, parents and relevant Leadership Personnel on student performance and strategies to be implemented as identified in the PLP</p><p>• provide relevant and timely feedback to the student during learning sessions</p><p>• support collegiate learning by sharing learnings with colleagues during formal and informal meetings</p><p>• assist with support and supervision on Excursions, camps and other extra curricular activities including sporting events when required</p><p>• respond to all students in the classroom in a warm and encouraging manner and build collaborative relationships.</p><p> </p><p><i>All staff in a Catholic school have an indispensable role to play. It is expected of all staff employed in a Catholic school that they:</i></p><p><i>(a) accept the Catholic educational philosophy of the school;</i></p><p><i>(b) develop and maintain an adequate understanding of those aspects of Catholic teaching that touch upon their subject areas and other aspects of their work;</i></p><p><i>(c) by their teaching and other work, and by personal example, strive to help students to understand, accept and appreciate Catholic teaching and values;</i></p><p><i>(d) avoid, whether by word, action or public lifestyle, influence upon students that is contrary to the teaching and values of the Church community in whose name they act;</i></p><p><i>(e) be committed to regular ongoing professional development;</i></p><p><i>(f) be qualified as required by state authorities;</i></p><p><i>(g) be a person suitable to work with children.</i></p><p><strong>How to apply:</strong></p><p>Applications including a cover letter and the LSO application form (attached) should be made in writing and forwarded via email to the Principal.</p><p>Ms Erin Nagel</p><p>enagel&#64;sanoblepark.catholic.edu.au</p><p>Applications are invited from suitably experienced persons for the position of Learning Support Officer.  Please provide a cover letter and address the key selection criteria as part of your application.</p><p> </p><p><strong><u>Applications close: 4pm 30th April 2025</u></strong></p><p>This school community promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children.</p><p> </p>